Joe and Donna Cougill via IndyStar / Facebook screen shot Woman Reunites High School Sweethearts 51 Years After They Gave Her Up for Adoption She even went to the same Indiana high school her parents had gone to, though she didn't know it at the time. By Amanda Thomason March 13, 2021
Karen Warner / Facebook screen shot Twins Separated at Birth Had No Clue They'd Been Crossing Paths Nearly Their Entire Lives With new information at her fingertips, Warner began to look through voter registration records to find anyone who shared the same birthday. By Amanda Thomason March 5, 2021
Cassandra Raquel Madison / Facebook screen shot Coworkers Discover They're Actually Sisters: 'The Type of Thing You See on TV' The girls believe Tinetti's paperwork had gotten mixed up with the paperwork of a close friend who had also been adopted on the same day. By Amanda Thomason March 3, 2021
Christopher Emanuel / Facebook After Months of Fighting in Courts, Father Finally Wins Custody of Daughter Put Up for Adoption Without His Consent He was not even listed as the biological father on the adoption paperwork, and his rights had been terminated illegally. By Amanda Thomason February 19, 2021
Toyota USA / YouTube screen shotCommentary Watch: Toyota Takes Bold Stand with Pro-Life, Pro-Adoption Super Bowl Commercial The Toyota advertisement, which highlighted their sponsorship of the U.S. Paralympic team, featured swimmer Jessica Long. By C. Douglas Golden February 9, 2021
Good Morning America via Police Lives Matter: Missouri / Facebook Heartwarming: Police Officer Adopts Little Girl He Helped Save from Abusive Home Their time with Kaila was precious, as they never knew what the next day would hold and whether or not her family would reclaim her. By Amanda Thomason December 3, 2020
Hamilton County JFS Adoption & Foster Care Recruitment / Facebook screen shot Single Foster Dad Draws from Personal Experience To Help Keep 5 Siblings Together Through Adoption 'I’m just happy that it’s over and I’m their dad for the rest of their life,' Carter said. The adoption was made official Oct. 30. By Amanda Thomason November 7, 2020
Korea Now / YouTube screen shot She Grew Up Believing She'd Been Abandoned. 44 Years Later, She Finally Learns the Truth About Her Family They never gave up - and finally, after a lot of worrying, four decades and some DNA tests, the family was able to reunite over video chat. By Amanda Thomason October 30, 2020
Myka Stauffer / YouTube screen shot) Companies Cut Ties with YouTube Mom After She Rehomed Adopted Child with Autism She and her husband came to the decision to find their son, Huxley, a 'new forever family' after taking care of him as their own for years. By Morgan Brantley June 3, 2020
American Idol / YouTube screen shot 'American Idol' Judges Blown Away by Pregnant 23-Year-Old When They Hear Her Sing Fiedler admitted that she'd been a partier and that she'd made some poor life choices. And then she found out she was pregnant: But that's exactly what saved her. By Amanda Thomason March 21, 2020