Right to Know

03/20/2026

03/19/2026

It’s finally here.

Untangling Our Roots.

People are landing in Atlanta right now—
coming from all over, carrying stories, questions, and pieces of themselves they’ve been holding onto for a long time.

This weekend is about community, laughter, and conversation—the kind that stays with you long after you leave.

No matter where you are on your journey… you’re not walking it alone anymore.

We’re here.

03/18/2026

Just 1 day.

Tomorrow, it all begins.

Tomorrow, you walk into a space where your story is understood—
where conversations go deeper, connections happen faster,
and you don’t have to explain why this matters.

Tomorrow, we gather.

Whether you’re coming with answers, questions, or just showing up as you are—there’s a place for you here.

The wait is almost over. See you tomorrow.

03/17/2026

Just 2 days.

Two days until we walk into a space where people get it—
no explaining, no minimizing, no pretending.

Two days until stories are shared, connections are made,
and pieces start falling into place.

Two days until laughter, hard conversations,
and moments that stay with you long after the weekend ends.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign… this is it.

Are you ready?

03/16/2026

The countdown is on. ⏳

In just 3 days, our community will gather in Atlanta for Untangling Our Roots 2026.

People from across the country are coming together to share stories, learn, laugh, grieve, heal, and reconnect with the parts of our identities that were hidden, lost, or waiting to be discovered.

Whether you're an adoptee, donor-conceived person, NPE, parent, genealogist, therapist, advocate—or someone still figuring out where you fit—you belong here.

Workshops. Panels. Creative sessions. Focus groups. Films. Community.

And most importantly… each other.

We cannot wait to open the doors and welcome you.

See you in Atlanta. ✨


National Association of Adoptees and Parents
DNAngels
NPE Stories
DNA Surprises
Family Twist Podcast

Adoption Network Cleveland: The Ohio Family Connection
NPE Network
Inconceivably Connected

03/16/2026

A man receives an email that begins:
“This is going to sound strange… but I think you know my mother.” What follows is the discovery of a 35-year-old son—and five grandchildren—he never knew existed.

Stories like this are becoming more common in the DNA era. Hidden family histories are surfacing decades later, reshaping identities and relationships overnight. DNA surprises affect everyone involved. A man has a right to know he has a child.

But DNA surprises also do something else: they often surface unresolved issues that have been buried for years or even decades. As Lori Gottlieb points out, the tension in this family isn’t just about the newly discovered son—it’s also about old wounds and trust issues that were never fully repaired.

Reunions can bring joy, curiosity, grief, and complicated dynamics for everyone involved—spouses, children, and newly discovered family members alike.

For many people impacted by adoption, donor conception, or misattributed parentage, this isn’t a rare headline. It’s real life.

Everyone deserves the truth about their genetic identity and family.

Read the article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/05/surprise-son-wife-mother/678504





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03/15/2026

We are honoring CUB throughout the year for being there for us by supporting, caring, and creating community for the past 50 years. Anyone impacted by adoption loss & family separation are welcome to show some love for CUB and share your stories of how CUB has been helpful and made an impact on you. For question's and submissions please send to editor@concernedunitedbirthparents.org

03/15/2026

More than 54 million DNA kits are available for genealogical matching!

03/14/2026

Adoptive parents often have much larger social media platforms than adult adoptees.

Some have hundreds of thousands, even millions, of followers.

Many of those accounts are built around the children they adopted.
Their faces.
Their stories.
Their trauma.
Their “before and after.”

Content that can be monetized.

But those stories don’t belong to the adoptive parents.

They belong to the child.

A child can’t meaningfully consent to having their life story shared with millions of strangers online.

And of course many children go along with it.
They want their parents’ approval and attention. That’s normal.

The problem is that the people whose lives are most shaped by adoption, adoptees themselves, rarely have the largest platforms.

Why?

Because people can easily imagine themselves as an adoptive parent.

But far fewer people are willing to imagine what it actually feels like to be the adoptee.

If people truly want to understand adoption, they should listen to adoptees.

Unfortunately, the truth isn’t always the version of adoption people want to hear.

03/13/2026

Untangling Our Roots is less than a week away, and it’s time for the annual conference tradition of standing in front of a suitcase asking, “But what do people wear to this?” 😆

Answer: whatever you want.

Really. We don’t care what you wear. We care that you show up. That you come. That you’re in the room with all of us. That we're together.

So start packing, grab what feels like you, and get ready. We are beyond excited to see everyone in Atlanta for a weekend of connection, conversation, healing, and community.

And if you're having FOMO - no worries, there are still a few tickets available.

Less than a week. Let’s go. 💜

www.UntanglingOurRoots.org



DNAngels Saving Our Sisters Concerned United Birthparents National Association of Adoptees and Parents Conversations About Adoption Is Adoption Trauma? Donor Conception Network Donor Conceived Australia NPE Network NPE Stories Watershed DNA DNA Surprises Family Twist Podcast Stripped Identity - A DNA & NPE Discovery

03/12/2026

Untangling Our Roots is just days away, and if you’ve ever wondered what happens when the truth about identity, adoption, or DNA discoveries finally comes to light, this gathering is where those conversations happen.

In this clip, you’ll hear from Rich, an adoptee advocate whose work has helped reshape adoption policy and transparency. As president of the Coalition for Truth and Transparency in Adoption (CTTA) and Adoption Search Resource Connection (ASRC), Rich has been part of the advocacy team behind more than 15 Colorado laws expanding rights and access for adoptees, birth parents, foster youth, and donor-conceived people.

At Untangling Our Roots, Rich will bring that same passion for truth and reform to the stage, sharing insights from years of advocacy, storytelling, and lived experience.

There’s still time to join us:
https://untanglingourroots.org/tickets

Come for the stories.
Stay for the community.
Leave knowing you’re not alone.