Just looked it up, and he has found his birth family, but his birth mother had passed away. At least he has some answers now. What a truly lovely man he has turned into.
For all the pain, this young man had a loving family and was treated with respect. He formed a decent life and showed that he would be a decent father. That is not a bad legacy. I hope that in the family that he eventually found will find some peace with it.
I’m so very proud of you. I was 17 and pregnant with my daughter in 1986. I was terrified, my family didn’t visit or help emotionally. Anyway, I wish you all the happiness in the world.
I feel your pain Steven. I was abandoned many times, handed from stranger to stranger. I traveled halfway across the country before a couple placed me in the orphanage. I was adopted at 5 and have had the best life ever!! Sometimes it’s hard not knowing where you came from but if you focus on the good in your life it’s a lot easier to focus on where you’re going. Best of luck!
Amy, my heart breaks for you in your first five years of life. Did you ever search or find your mom/dad?? I’m sooo happy to hear you had a great life after your adoption ❤️💥❤️💥
I was 18, about to graduate high school, and pregnant in 1986. I was alone and scared sh*tless that I would be found out. I didn't know what would happen, and able to hide my condition until my 35th week. Everything I feared my family would do came true. I was kicked out of my home, not spoken to nor visited, then bribed to give my baby up for adoption. Fully paid for college, an apartment, plus a car. But nope. I worked through it, keeping my daughter. At times of deep depression I wondered what could have been my life had I gone that route. In the end, I put myself through school, got a place to live, and 5 years later even bought the same car my grandmother tried to bribe me with. I admire your empathy. 💜 Always know there are 3 types of "family"; biological, legal, and chosen. Sometimes your chosen family is the best one for you.💜
If you were my daughter and you were pregnant I would be happy no matter what no matter what age no matter any of the conditions...... there's so many bad parents out there doing the wrong thing, or being too demanding too rude to their kids..... my son is 21 he's never met his dad but his dad moved far away and we didn't have his phone number he moved to a village in Mexico.... but we are in the u.s. my son has had a really good life and he never is concerned about a father because I am his mom and dad and his good friend..... everybody loves my son...... in the beginning it was only my mom that was rude but then everybody else in my family told her to shut up and then after that everything went great and everything was fine
I have to say, and I am not usually one who comments, that this lad is a very well brought up man. I am so impressed by his maturity through this whole video. He seems to be a really great guy so his path although not as lovely as some seems to be the right one. All the best to you Steve and your family for the future!
How sad that his Parents missed out on a wonderful little boy. Is he a good person because of his upbringing or due to genetics ? It's hard to say but he sure got lucky that she cared enough to make sure he was left in a safe place. She loved him and not just for those ten days, she loved him enough for life. God bless her for that. If this was me, I would be looking for a reliable Medium now to make contact with her on the Otherside and see what she had to say. Reverend Donna Seraphina is very good as well as Sara Saving Spirits. I'd wish Steven all the best in life but it looks like he's already made that for himself.
Overwhelming sense of lost little boy coming from this lovely, gentle and kind man. Made me want to cuddle him tight and make everything alright for him. How his poor mum missed out on such a wonderful son. Glad to see in the comments below that he found his biological family if not his mum. I hope he is still a happy family man now. xxx
What an fabulous young man...any mother would be hugely proud to be able to say "that's my son". He's clearly been raised by wonderful people how have nurtured his beautiful nature.
This is a situation where no one can understand what abandoned children feel unless you have been through it. It's something I could never imagine doing to my daughter. To Steve's credit, his adoptive parents did a great job with him. He's married, seems to be a great father to his credit. His beautiful daughter will never go through what he did. May he go on to live the best life with his wife and daughter.
FYI, genetics found both sides of family in May 2019, his mother has passed, his father and siblings knew nothing about him. Happily and he is documenting himself regularly on Facebook, put up photos just yesterday of himself with brothers and sisters. His face looks so much more relaxed. Congratulations to you young man, so glad you didn’t give up.
Wow, thank you for that update. I am sorry his mum passed, but happy in the knowledge that he finally got the answers he sought and deserved to know. So glad that he has siblings as well. It will make up for all the years of solitude.
Yes. Just type in baby left at Gatwick airport and his Facebook page came up. A few years ago you just watch this on TV. And always wondered did he ever find out about his family. Now you can do a Google search and even messaged him congratulations on Facebook.
Your adoptive parents have brought you up to be a really lovely young man,they should be very proud of them self's,i wish you and your partner and your beautiful daughter Emma all the best for the future Steven.Maggie x
Nothing can replace the parents that raised you. Your adopted parents are adorable. You are a great advocate for others in your situation. You have been chosen to share your amazing story and letting others know, they're not alone...Great story.
completely touched by you Steven, I am glad that you have embraced your parents and that you now have a family to love.....you do have a such a sweetness about you. my blessings and love to you and love to your parents
Steven, You have been raised by great people. I can tell by your thoughtful manners and your soft spoken way. You have a great life a beautiful wife and child. You are loved by all who know you. I hope you can find peace within and love your life. You belong.❤
Does not matter where you're from but where you're going. All that matters is you were raised by wonderful people& you're a wonderful person. Blessings to you.
Getting to know about your bioligical background does matter as it is a part of your identity. And for many people it is getting more important the older you get. Å specially if you are getting kids yourself. It is also a part of their family background and identity as well.
Clearly, it does matter to Stephen Hydes. He feels he's missing a part of himself, of his identity. He wouldn't search and keep searching if he doesn't think it's of great importance to him.
It kinda does matter where you come from.I have a degree in psychology and have studied all branches.Its incredibly important to know even if it's the worse,,where your roots are.But,apart from that I totally agree with you 😘
@Daniel Mulloy Of course she hasn't. But I think she means well. A lot of adoptive parents think that their love should be enough for a child. They don't realise that adopted children still need to know where they came from and even why their own mothers gave them away. Almost every adopted child I've ever met still feels that same missing link to their own identity.
Suzanne Cooke: Yes, he is a total sweetheart with a soft heart & surrounded by loving & caring people, thank God!!! I would love him to be reconciled to his blood family & I've got a feeling that he could be Irish: from Southern Ireland: with a Catholic mother from a very religious family meaning a baby born out of wedlock would be a "no no": 'persona non grata': especially in the very Catholic South!¡ Nowadays things have improved as 24~25 years have gone by!!!
From the date on the credits at the end of the programme it was made in 2010: 9 years ago!!! His mum could have died, be ill: physically, mentally, abroad, married & afraid to tell her husband/family, etc: BUT SHE KEPT HIM FOR THE FIRST TEN DAYS!!!??? VERY SAD AND MOVING!!! 🤔😐😟😰😓😢😭
It is such a tribute to the man you have become that you are working to make this search easier for others in the future. You are a caring, intelligent, thoughtful young man that any mother could be very proud of!
Steven, even if your mum never contacts you, don't let that change your lovely heart! Every mum that views this holds your wishes dear, you are one-of-a-kind in the most wonderful way! Cherish the family you have!
To all abandoned babies, I wish you well. I cannot understand how a parent can 'forget' the child they abandoned but I thank God that they did not kill the child.
I know that no matter what era we are born into, there are always going to be young girls who become pregnant and for what ever reason feel they have no where to turn, and have no idea what to do. I do commend Steve's mother for leaving him where it was that was warm, safe, and knew he would be found immediately.
The extended families couldn’t give any information of her character, what her life was like or ideas of why she abandoned him? Something to flesh out what his mother was like. What about pictures, anything.
@@Roses-lilac teenagers never think t will happen to them. They are still kids. She was only 15 from the phone call if it was true, so likely the boy was also. If she never told him he couldn't make a choice to help. We cannot judge from the little we know here.
@@Roses-lilac contraceptives compared to the relative rates of sex in society and failure rates aren’t really that reliable. 1000’s of babies a yr are still conceived and that doesn’t even start to mention rape or young girls talked into sex or even just basic irresponsibility of young adults etc etc
What an absolutely charming young man and such a heart-rending story. One thing I think should be said is that he was so lucky with his adoptive parents. I think his birth mother must have been a desperate yet very loving person, and Steven should take great pride in that. I wish him a very happy and healthy life with his own young family.
What Beautiful Souls. The adoptive parents included I hope they all have a happy and humble life above ground! Much respect from katrinka, San Francisco Bay Area
Grew to be an attractive strong father and husband. I find it touching that a Man being thoughtful of other abandon babies. He was obviously raised well.
I was given up for adoption at age 3 months. In 1954 I was told a brother approximately 2 years of age was given up as well. I was in foster care for 2 years and adopted in 1956 . I had wonderful parents. I have never been able to find either parent though I did find out their names as I was born in a hospital. My brother if I had one was not mentioned on my original birth certificate. I am 63 now and have no regrets but I do understand your desire to find out about why you were abandoned. I am glad you were adopted by a loving family as I was. Good luck to you but it does turn out to be ok if you do not find out. Your loved and have your own family....God Bless
birth certificates never include siblings names other wise they would have to keep altering the first born's birth certificate with each sibling born after the first
Not just abandoned children want to know where their roots and family come from. I was adopted at 1 month old and have always wanted to know. I recently , through Ancestry DNA, found my roots and my birth family on both sides! For me it's filled a hole in my heart!!
I love to see how the community comes together to take care of these children when they are in a time of need. It’s truly amazing. You are all angels sent to protect these poor children💕
Steve later found his birth family. The mother had died and the father was unaware of his existence. This is why no one came forward during his appeals to the public in the media. He was unable to find out what had happened as the only person who knew was gone. However, he has met his father and his siblings. They were found via his DNA.
That's crazy how they can find ppl online with DNA jus by ppl wanting to look their family trees up im glad he found out where his mother was and found his father and some siblings that's great I always wished as a kid that the so called mother that raised me was not my mother she is a shit poor excuse for a mother
That is astounding. He finally has answers. It would be nice to have a follow up video, not as long as this one, but at least an update. Thank you for posting. I made my post above before finding yours. I just suspected this was the case, and I was right. It must have been amazing for him to learn of his bio family and especially siblings. Amazing.
You might never find out why your mother did what she did, but one thing is certain...she was desperate and despite her emotional state she fought to put you in a place where you would be safe until you were found. It is no comfort but she did what she did because she felt she had no other choice...I hope you find her or the information you want about her...one thing is also certain, you are a LOVELY person who feels very deeply about that little baby...God bless you and keep you and your new family safe...you deserve that immensely...
What a lovely, caring young man you turned out to be. Any mother would be proud to have a son like you. I hope you can ignore the few nasty comments left by people, they are completely inappropriate and untrue. Xx
Hi Andrew. You would be absolutely amazed at how many people, men and women, who wanted to take you home. My auntie tried to take you as well as many others. You were popular... a hit!!!!! Feel loved, know you're worth.. you were wanted.
Thank God that you are doing well I have a friend who lives in the UK. I lost my cellphone and I was wondering if you could help me find Him His name is Doctor Manji.. If you find him for me. I will give you a thousand times. There are many people name is Manji so you will have to go through the white page book. Please give me a call at 206 411 5227 I live in Seattle WA. This will help me so much. Thanking you in advance Alvene Alston
I live in South Africa where many babies are abandoned and I foster from birth to adoption... I document everything I can from when I get the baby at the hospital to when they are adopted so that they can have a sense of who they are. I am so sad for you steve and I really hope that find peace and the answers you search for.
Have you ever consider actually adopting one of them? I would die if a child I love and raised gets suddenly adopted and taken away. I'm quite selfish aren't I lol
I hope Steven finds peace within his mysterious beginnings. Such a natural desire to yearn to know who you are, where you came from. I hope he can make peace with whatever he finds or doesn't find.
The first thing to do is to not stigmatise these children by calling them abandoned children, how about renaming them saved children. I am happy that Steven found good parents and I feel sorry for his natural mother who obviously loved him. Hopefully she will come forward when she feels comfortable and make herself known even if only to him and not the world
According to Steven Pinker (the Harvard linguist, psychologist), if the stigma and prejudice are there, it doesn't matter what's the name you use, the stigma and prejudice will return. For e.g., how to call people in America of dark skin with African background; these abandoned children were called foundlings...
Playing with words...like words could change the way things are...some people love to define which words are good and which are bad, right? Well, the matter is the same and your words cannot do anything about it.
I am so glad Steve found his biological parents, I was a child when I heard the news about the Gatwick baby and had found it witty and silly. Ever since I have been wondering how many children every day wish they were adopted by some wonderful strong lovable mother and father. I am glad Steve solved the puzzle.
Just in case anyone is interested like I was after watch this documentary. Steve has found his birth family in 2019. Unfortunately his birth mom had passed away, his birth father is still alive.
Thank you for this post. I just watched Stevens story for the 1st time & was so touched. I tried to find out if he found her & thanks to your post, I know what happened💗
Georgina Dautovic From one of the articles I was reading, it said that his dad didn’t know that he existed but they have been reunited and he has siblings on that side of the family.
wow he is an amazing man, son, father, boyfriend, and I'm sure friend. He seems like he could help a lot of ppl presently and in the future with their questions and concerns. Hopefully he becomes a voice to all the snappiness babies out in the UK and helps to pass some sort of policies to help ensure the crucial beginning information is saved for those babies that are abandoned.. Like he said it fills many gaps when they actually do begin to search for information on their individual story.. Thanks for sharing your story. It was absolutely amazing and inspirational. To see what an amazing father he has become is truly beautiful.. Hope he gets all of his unanswered questions answered and most IMPORTANTLY I truly pray he is able to meet good birth parents if not both of them at least one of them .. Best of wishes.. Good luck and God bless ..
This was such a touching story. It appears that Steven is a wonderful son, partner and father. I hope his mother or another relative comes forward someday.
i was also abandone d by my mother with a good reasons thats why i never hate her infct thanks her to deliver me safe and nw that im a chrstian i knowhow to forgive and forget.
So glad you don't carry all that hate, pain and anger in your heart. It's a heavy burden and causes one to age faster and do more unnecessary damage. Only hurts you more if you can't let it go. So much better for everyone if more people could learn to let their hate and anguish go.
Kari Everythin you said is soo true & I wanna be able to heal n let go of pain & anger as I was abused growing up also Bullied badly in school. I don’t want it to define who I am, I don’t want it to ruin the rest of my life anymore!!! Any guidance n tips I’d truly appreciate. God Bless You, Gina x
Stephen there were so many times I felt your agony during interviews with people in this video and it left me with heartbreak for you. I want so much to heal the wounds in your heart ♥️. I am so happy you have a wonderful family and I hope you tap into they’re love for you when you feel abandoned. I really hope you find closure and maybe through changing the laws for the future little ones left. Hugs 🤗 to you from California ♥️🙏🏻
YOU ARE BLESSED WITH TWO PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU. SOME PEOPLE CAN HAVE NATURAL PARENTS AND NEVER BE LOVED. I CAN UNDERSTAND WANTING TO KNOW THE FULL STORY BUT DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT YOU HAVE.
Most people who can look around them at blood family (good or bad) and know what nationality they are and know what family diseases they have a chance of inheriting or passing on to their own children usually will never totally understand it.
Stephen, I was very touched by your story -- I do hope that your birth mom finds the courage to come forward someday, so that all of your questions can be answered. God bless you, your lovely girlfriend, and your little girl.
Steven really should put another article in an Irish newspaper, I'm Irish and we don't get the same newspaper's as the UK so maybe give it another go,best of luck he seems like such a nice guy.
before he does anything like that he should have more DNA testing done eg throu 23andME (its only I think $99) and look where his closest family members are RIGHT NOW at this moment. Sure they origionated in that area but other places in the world are filled with people from where he's from eg A very high percentage of those living in Australia have that ancestory he has. His mother could well be Australian!! (we usually got british, german, irish bloodlines more commonly due to all the immigrants came mostly from over there).
My first thoughts when I saw him was that he looks Irish. I wonder if there is an international data base or police data base for DNA that his DNA may be matched. Its a long shot but worth a try.
I know this was done several years as a matter of fact like 6 yrs. I love the man you've become. And that is part thanks to the gentle souls who raised. And wonderful parents. I know how much of a hole in you lovely soul you have. I hope you find what you are looking for. And may it doesn't change you. May you always treasure you beautiful daughter and your wife. God bless you Steven. And may you contuine to always be true to yourself, your wife and your daughter. Much love and happiness.
letsthinkitover1 agree, what she did was wrong, but at least this child was meant to be found safe, and thank God the scum of the earth meaning child molesters didn't get the baby.
Here in Florida, USA we have a law which allows a mother to leave a newborn child at certain places where they check often and will get them to someplace safe. This is for the mothers who are simply not able to care for an infant and saves the child from dying.
How sad that she had already passed away . She could have seen what a wonderful person her son turned out to be and that he was raised with the great fortune of having loving parents . She could have died in peace
She left him for somebody to find. What she did wasn't nice but nobody knows what would have happened to her or her baby if she was found out. Not everything is black and white.
It good she told Steve how she cared for him. Wow,she loved him just as she love her own birth child . What a blessing i feel happy that someone was there for him.
I love it that his adoptive family have kept all past documents, clothing and accept he wants to find his mother..moreso they loved him so💕 .. moi, canada 🇨🇦
Shly gra. I think the girl who called and said she was the birth mother was in fact the truth. She was probably too young,scared, and was left with the only alternative she could think of. At least she didn't kill him,like so many women have done. He does have loving parents who raised him with lots of love
I dunno if I believe that was the truth or not. People call in to stuff all the time and lie. . Maybe she was heading on a flight to someplace and left him there before catching it. That isn't unlikely , this being at an airport.
I wonder if his mother might've been a very young teen (13-16), someone with a very violent parent/spouse, or a rape victim. Those seem like situations where someone might be operating on panic and not thinking clearly. Since he was clean and nourished, he was probably loved and cherished by his biological mother. It wasn't a case of just not caring. I think the most important thing is to appreciate the family he does have. Many of us who know our biological parents didn't grow up with anything near the love and support he received. I don't happen to think your biological family can tell you anything about yourself that medical testing couldn't reveal. You're more than biology, and your experiences define you much more than the genetics you're born with.
Thank you for such lovely and encouraging words. Everything you said was exactly what I needed to hear today. I wish you all the best and brightest have a great day!
All your wonders prooved wrong. He found his parents in 2019. His mother hade died allready but his father and sibling where alive and they didnt know he existed.
Abandonment of a child has much more far reaching emotional disturbances. I am 72 years old, and my maternal grandfather was a foundling! Also, both families were dysfunctional, and so I was mostly brought up in institutions, and lost touch with extended family. Why did no one care? Why was myself and siblings forgotten? Conditions crop up unexpectedly, in looks, mental and emotional quirks etc. And the fact is, that without some kind of known background, the question of who you are, where and who you were from, can not be answered. It seems to be a deep seated need in humans; hence the big businesses of ancestry etc. M
What a remarkable young man you are Steven. I do hope and pray that you can find your birth Mum. I also was abandoned in a hotel room, along with 3 of my siblings and spent a horrid life in several institutions.... You were so lucky that someone found you and loved you... You have turned out to be a good person and will make a wonderful dad to your little girl... Don't dwell on the past, as I am sure your birth Mum had her reasons why she did what she did....All my love to you and your family and I wish you the best for the future XXX
@Linda Dobbs -- Wow, it was YOUR Grandfather who was abandoned and Yet, it's you & your sinlings who also experienced abandonment also by your mother?? Did I understand that correctly?? I'm very sad that it seems your family never truly knew how to take responsibility of their actions and keep, raising the children that resulted. If your 72, this would mean that you're birth year is roughly 1944, in the midst of World War II... unclear if you're American born or born in Europe. And then take into account the likelihood that your grandfather was possibly born in 1900s, perhaps late 1880s to 1900. Lots of immigrants coming into America at that time and also the whole Industrial Revolution and the surge of city living and the increase of factory workers who are barely surviving the city slum and squalor along with the abuse and mistreatment of the factory owners against the workers... long, exhausting shifts working for minimal pay, meager pay amount that could hardly be called a "wage". Who knows what happened to those who lived in the city back in those days... rats and dead animals (horses, cats, dogs, maybe chickens) and the sewage running in the streets and along the sidewalks and the trash/garbage piling up in the ghettos and neighborhoods. Wow. It's certainly interesting how people lived back then and how folks survived to make ends meet... it certainly says a lot about the children who stayed to raise the younger siblings and keep their little family of kids together especially when the parents took off and never came back or Maybe they/parent met up with foulplay? I hope that by 72/73 yrs old that you've found a way to let go, cope and handle the abandonment you experienced as a child... and hopefully, never inflicted those feelings of emotional pain and scars felt by Leslie D(¿avis) Yeah -- I'm just enjoying the pretty sunset and the sunset... They somehow were able to pick-up and continue on with their lives... very resilient as children and then by young adult aged, became aloof, and unemotional to cope....
My dad's mom died giving birth to him and his Father became an alcoholic blaming my Dad for her death. All of this happened during the Great Depression. My dad said when he was 5 yrs. he would have to wait for his Father outside on the streets while his Father drank in the bars. When my dad was 7 his Father abandoned him and he was cared for by his older sister for a couple of years until she died at 17 yrs.of appendicitis a week before she was to be married. He then was adopted by who I knew as my grandparents. My Dad never wanted his children to go through what he experienced. My brother and I never wanted for anything and I am quite grateful for the love we received because it could have been a horrible scene if my dad wasn't so level-headed. I see some of the same traits that Steven posses as my Dad did.
khataroo thats a lovely story,quite sad but still how your Dad overcame all which he had faced to give you what you needed,that is inspirational to say the least God Bless
Steve, you are so loved by your wonderful and caring parents, lovely girlfriend and daughter, and I hope that you've found an answer regarding your bio parents at this time in 2018. You're a handsome, intelligent, and caring man and I wish you and your family a lifetime of happiness with whatever information you have found.
Gosh, I'm thankful for the people who cared for you throughout your childhood and you're grown and healthy. I'd let them, your parents, find you. Blessings to you and your beautiful family.
Steven has high lighted the need for government policy to change in terms of what needs to be recorded so that the abandon child has identity and can connect with their roots.
Well, I think the government should rather do this: It struck me that many abandoned babies don't survive till they get found. And that's something the government can help: make it possible, that those children are abandonded in a place where they survive and are found quickly.
I was also adopted and i understand how we feel about our origin but now at 50 i would say it doesn't mean anything who made you since you have to made yourself.
What a sweet, beautiful young man! I cried. I never knew my father, though I have more information than this man, but the sadness of abandonment is real. My therapist will love this....
All the best to you, your wife, and daughter. You may never know more about your beginnings, but you have each other to love and live the best possible life you can. So glad you got adopted by such a good couple.
Justmiss jamey It’s a real shame his birth mother had passed away, so he was unable to find out exactly what happened to why he was left. And his birth father is alive but unaware of his son’s existence. If you just google ‘Gary Gatwick’ story should come up.
You are such a nice, lovely young man. Well done to your parents! It's 2017, any news you can share about your life since the interview and newspaper article. I do hope you pursue the avenue you were going down to help babies who were abandoned or as someone here said, "saved."
What a lovely young man Steven is. He has wonderful adoptive parents. Even thoe he was left he has been blessed all these years. I know his mother greaves at having to leave him like she did.
No words for his pain. I cried and cried for him and her touching beyond words. Poor little girl and she seem so cheerful God Bless her soul. What a touching story so people don't stare or offender. I personally learned a lot.
I'm adopted and did ancestry DNA. Thought it would take years tracking distant relatives to a person who could be my biological parent but amazingly my biological cousin did a DNA test and finally I have answers. I love my parents (non bio) they raised me the best I could have asked but not knowing your bio fam can (at least it did for me) torture you. Highly suggest doing ancestry and 23 and me. I did both to just double my chances or finding family and I'm so so so glad I did. Just suggesting this if anyone is reading and searching for their bio fam.
how does dna test find out your ancestors if your relatives didn't give them dna samples? you cant match dna unless there is two parties giving dna to compare. what if none of the people that could be my relative submitted dna to 23 and me or ancestry it dont make sense for finding family members
I did the Ancestry.com and found 5 paternal half brothers, one paternal half sister, 3 maternal half brothers and 2 maternal half sisters. Some of the revelation was good some would have been best left alone but you take the good with the bad. A lot of questions regarding ethnicity and health issues were answered. I grew up in foster care with one famiy from 8 months old til I was 18. From what I gathered I had the best life of all my siblings. Stevens' story tugged at my heart and I could see the sadness in his face so I'm happy that he, like myself, got those questions answered.
Im so happy he finally found his family even if he didn't get to meet his mother something is better than nothing. Im glad his long search has ended and some closure was given.💜💜💜💜
Oh Steven.. What a touching story. I’m adopted and i was blessed by two of the most amazing parents in the world. Your head can fill with every possible scenario. We were given a second chance and that’s so important!
Hello Steve, Without a doubt your mother loved you. She dressed you well and left you in a safe place where you would be found quickly. It is sad that you do not know the circumstances your mother was in when you were born. She may have purchased your two little outfits with the last and only money she had. She did not abort you; she gave you life. She did not throw you in an alley or a dumpster which is where some babies are found shortly after birth. You are now a very good looking young man and seem to have a caring nature and high values. Your mother gave you good genes. While I wholeheartedly support your quest to find answers I hope you dwell on the positive.
+peggyt1243 People take it for granted that just being born is enough information to satisfy one as to their background. Those people have backgrounds or they would not say it's enough just to have been born. There is a longing in the abandoned person's heart to know why they were not kept. Why didn't their mother love them enough? What happened.
Living beats the crap outta the alternative.. Maybe they should have just knocked him in the head when he was found to 'save' him the pain?? ... He is not a victim ... It is tragic, the circumstances, but..... He has a family that raised him and obviously loves him...... He is only a victim if he chooses to be..... he is a survivor
I was also abandoned at birth in a trash can so I can relate to this boy's situation. I did spend years to trace my biological parents and when they were discovered I was totally disgusted as they were drunks and drug abusers. Coincidentally I discovered that I had a younger brother who was also useless. I would recommend that this boy give up as his discoveries might traumatise him. I would recommend that he concentrate on living the good life and being happy, which I did. I have essentially been on my own since age 12 and subsequently progressed to graduate school and careers in law and medicine. My biological parents do not deserve knowing anything about me.
Navalator good on you! I’m sorry you had to go through that, but that’s an amazing story which will encourage others who are in the same situation. I can’t begin to imagine.
i think the call was real. the fact he was clean looked after. i think she was scared of her father. which prompted the call a plea to stop going public. some girls are petrified of their fathers. which makes them act totally out of character. i think steve needs to come to terms with the fact, his mother had no choice but leave him. she did it the best way she could. she prolly was under age. which is scary for a teen girl with dominant father. i would like to think id never abandon a baby. but when i look at my own teens..had i got pregnant i would have panic beyond belief. my father would have totally lost the plot.
Nicki Nite as a man a father you pray for the love and respect of your children, the fact that this girl was so terrified of her father That she left a her own flesh and blood in a public toilet, breaks my heart ,the crime of instilling such fear in your own child is a unforgivable sin ,irony probably a hellfire and damnation religious man ,whose faith has cost him the love and comfort of a beautiful grandson! God would not be amused!
So deeply moving. The way he has opened his heart and feelings about his being found is touching. It's quite brilliant that knowing he was probably from that local area and how much that means to him, we take so much for granted. I hope his mum finds the courage to reach out and give him some of the answers he so deserves.
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Just looked it up, and he has found his birth family, but his birth mother had passed away. At least he has some answers now. What a truly lovely man he has turned into.
Thank you for posting this update.
His love for his child is precious. He gives his baby girl the love he wished his birth mother could have given him.
What a lovely young man he is, kind and understanding. His adoptive parents must be very proud of him.
For all the pain, this young man had a loving family and was treated with respect. He formed a decent life and showed that he would be a decent father. That is not a bad legacy. I hope that in the family that he eventually found will find some peace with it.
I’m so very proud of you.
I was 17 and pregnant with my daughter in 1986. I was terrified, my family didn’t visit or help emotionally.
Anyway, I wish you all the happiness in the world.
How thoughtful of him to become an advocate for all abandoned babies. Very touching story.
He was a beautiful babe and child, his lil girl looks just like him, i hope he and his family are very happy together now. GOD bless everyone.
I feel your pain Steven. I was abandoned many times, handed from stranger to stranger. I traveled halfway across the country before a couple placed me in the orphanage. I was adopted at 5 and have had the best life ever!! Sometimes it’s hard not knowing where you came from but if you focus on the good in your life it’s a lot easier to focus on where you’re going. Best of luck!
❤️🙏 Thank you for your storyz I wish all. Best for you and your parents. - There are good people , you see!
You have a great attitude
Amy, my heart breaks for you in your first five years of life. Did you ever search or find your mom/dad?? I’m sooo happy to hear you had a great life after your adoption ❤️💥❤️💥
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I was 18, about to graduate high school, and pregnant in 1986. I was alone and scared sh*tless that I would be found out. I didn't know what would happen, and able to hide my condition until my 35th week. Everything I feared my family would do came true. I was kicked out of my home, not spoken to nor visited, then bribed to give my baby up for adoption. Fully paid for college, an apartment, plus a car. But nope. I worked through it, keeping my daughter. At times of deep depression I wondered what could have been my life had I gone that route. In the end, I put myself through school, got a place to live, and 5 years later even bought the same car my grandmother tried to bribe me with. I admire your empathy. 💜 Always know there are 3 types of "family"; biological, legal, and chosen. Sometimes your chosen family is the best one for you.💜
God bless you for staying firm and not going through what they wanted you to do.
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You are a strong young woman and sometimes for others the cant I admire you for that
If you were my daughter and you were pregnant I would be happy no matter what no matter what age no matter any of the conditions...... there's so many bad parents out there doing the wrong thing, or being too demanding too rude to their kids..... my son is 21 he's never met his dad but his dad moved far away and we didn't have his phone number he moved to a village in Mexico.... but we are in the u.s. my son has had a really good life and he never is concerned about a father because I am his mom and dad and his good friend..... everybody loves my son...... in the beginning it was only my mom that was rude but then everybody else in my family told her to shut up and then after that everything went great and everything was fine
I have to say, and I am not usually one who comments, that this lad is a very well brought up man. I am so impressed by his maturity through this whole video. He seems to be a really great guy so his path although not as lovely as some seems to be the right one. All the best to you Steve and your family for the future!
Steven is so compassionate. I wish him the best...
Lovely how he turned out. Very nice gentleman
How sad that his Parents missed out on a wonderful little boy. Is he a good person because of his upbringing or due to genetics ? It's hard to say but he sure got lucky that she cared enough to make sure he was left in a safe place. She loved him and not just for those ten days, she loved him enough for life. God bless her for that.
If this was me, I would be looking for a reliable Medium now to make contact with her on the Otherside and see what she had to say.
Reverend Donna Seraphina is very good as well as Sara Saving Spirits. I'd wish Steven all the best in life but it looks like he's already made that for himself.
Overwhelming sense of lost little boy coming from this lovely, gentle and kind man. Made me want to cuddle him tight and make everything alright for him. How his poor mum missed out on such a wonderful son. Glad to see in the comments below that he found his biological family if not his mum. I hope he is still a happy family man now. xxx
What an fabulous young man...any mother would be hugely proud to be able to say "that's my son". He's clearly been raised by wonderful people how have nurtured his beautiful nature.
This is a situation where no one can understand what abandoned children feel unless you have been through it. It's something I could never imagine doing to my daughter. To Steve's credit, his adoptive parents did a great job with him. He's married, seems to be a great father to his credit. His beautiful daughter will never go through what he did. May he go on to live the best life with his wife and daughter.
FYI, genetics found both sides of family in May 2019, his mother has passed, his father and siblings knew nothing about him. Happily and he is documenting himself regularly on Facebook, put up photos just yesterday of himself with brothers and sisters. His face looks so much more relaxed. Congratulations to you young man, so glad you didn’t give up.
Wow, thank you for that update. I am sorry his mum passed, but happy in the knowledge that he finally got the answers he sought and deserved to know. So glad that he has siblings as well. It will make up for all the years of solitude.
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Thank you for the update! I wouldn’t have thought to look on Facebook!
Yes. Just type in baby left at Gatwick airport and his Facebook page came up. A few years ago you just watch this on TV. And always wondered did he ever find out about his family. Now you can do a Google search and even messaged him congratulations on Facebook.
@@thamesironworkers36 Wow that's great !! I am so happy for him. Thanks for the update.
Your adoptive parents have brought you up to be a really lovely young man,they should be very proud of them self's,i wish you and your partner and your beautiful daughter Emma all the best for the future Steven.Maggie x
Get married and have a great family now ,wish u the best in your new future be happy.
Nothing can replace the parents that raised you. Your adopted parents are adorable. You are a great advocate for others in your situation. You have been chosen to share your amazing story and letting others know, they're not alone...Great story.
The lady who found Stephen was lovely and told him how well he was cared for. So sweet.
So is Stephen...a lovely guy. His adoptive parents must have given him so much love and appreciation. Good luck.
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completely touched by you Steven, I am glad that you have embraced your parents
and that you now have a family to love.....you do have a such a sweetness about you.
my blessings and love to you and love to your parents
Steven,
You have been raised by great people. I can tell by your thoughtful manners and your soft spoken way.
You have a great life a beautiful wife and child. You are loved by all who know you. I hope you can find peace within and love your life. You belong.❤
Does not matter where you're from but where you're going. All that matters is you were raised by wonderful people& you're a wonderful person. Blessings to you.
Getting to know about your bioligical background does matter as it is a part of your identity. And for many people it is getting more important the older you get. Å specially if you are getting kids yourself. It is also a part of their family background and identity as well.
It does matter ... really .
Clearly, it does matter to Stephen Hydes. He feels he's missing a part of himself, of his identity. He wouldn't search and keep searching if he doesn't think it's of great importance to him.
It kinda does matter where you come from.I have a degree in psychology and have studied all branches.Its incredibly important to know even if it's the worse,,where your roots are.But,apart from that I totally agree with you 😘
@Daniel Mulloy
Of course she hasn't. But I think she means well. A lot of adoptive parents think that their love should be enough for a child. They don't realise that adopted children still need to know where they came from and even why their own mothers gave them away. Almost every adopted child I've ever met still feels that same missing link to their own identity.
I think its amazing that Steven is not bitter and in fact very empathetic towards other children AND the mothers tht abandoned them.
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Suzanne Cooke: Yes, he is a total sweetheart with a soft heart & surrounded by loving & caring people, thank God!!! I would love him to be reconciled to his blood family & I've got a feeling that he could be Irish: from Southern Ireland: with a Catholic mother from a very religious family meaning a baby born out of wedlock would be a "no no": 'persona non grata': especially in the very Catholic South!¡ Nowadays things have improved as 24~25 years have gone by!!!
From the date on the credits at the end of the programme it was made in 2010: 9 years ago!!! His mum could have died, be ill: physically, mentally, abroad, married & afraid to tell her husband/family, etc: BUT SHE KEPT HIM FOR THE FIRST TEN DAYS!!!??? VERY SAD AND MOVING!!! 🤔😐😟😰😓😢😭
It's beautiful
He’s a much lovelier man than some of the nasty people commenting on this video. Thank you for not being one of these nasty people x
It is such a tribute to the man you have become that you are working to make this search easier for others in the future. You are a caring, intelligent, thoughtful young man that any mother could be very proud of!
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It’s called human compassion. Remember that the next time you forget to cover it.
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Steven, even if your mum never contacts you, don't let that change your lovely heart! Every mum that views this holds your wishes dear, you are one-of-a-kind in the most wonderful way! Cherish the family you have!
What a sweet boy! I wish him and his little family the absolute best in life.
Big heart and so much respect to Steve's adoptive parents who cared, provide shelter and give love to him. Amazing story :)
What an Amazing gentleman. His daughter is blessed to have him...🤗
Steven is a very special young man determined to find his birth mother. God speed to you Steven in your quest to find your birth family.
To all abandoned babies, I wish you well. I cannot understand how a parent can 'forget' the child they abandoned but I thank God that they did not kill the child.
He's so lucky he wasn't found by someone with bad intent, or left to die...
I know that no matter what era we are born into, there are always going to be young girls who become pregnant and for what ever reason feel they have no where to turn, and have no idea what to do. I do commend Steve's mother for leaving him where it was that was warm, safe, and knew he would be found immediately.
How come we never ask why these men, the father’s of these babies, made so little if any effort to use contraception?
One day who knows things will work on your behalf..keep strong...
The extended families couldn’t give any information of her character, what her life was like or ideas of why she abandoned him? Something to flesh out what his mother was like. What about pictures, anything.
@@Roses-lilac teenagers never think t will happen to them. They are still kids. She was only 15 from the phone call if it was true, so likely the boy was also. If she never told him he couldn't make a choice to help. We cannot judge from the little we know here.
@@Roses-lilac contraceptives compared to the relative rates of sex in society and failure rates aren’t really that reliable. 1000’s of babies a yr are still conceived and that doesn’t even start to mention rape or young girls talked into sex or even just basic irresponsibility of young adults etc etc
Interesting doc. Hear so many abandoned baby stories but never from the babies point of view. Best of luck Steven.
The DNA guy is your cousin! You have a wonderful mother and father. Also, in these cases, no one focuses on the father?#&
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@john b, just think some stories don't end that way. God bless all of them.
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What an absolutely charming young man and such a heart-rending story. One thing I think should be said is that he was so lucky with his adoptive parents. I think his birth mother must have been a desperate yet very loving person, and Steven should take great pride in that. I wish him a very happy and healthy life with his own young family.
What Beautiful Souls. The adoptive parents included
I hope they all have a happy and humble life above ground!
Much respect from katrinka, San Francisco Bay Area
Grew to be an attractive strong father and husband. I find it touching that a Man being thoughtful of other abandon babies. He was obviously raised well.
I was given up for adoption at age 3 months. In 1954 I was told a brother approximately 2 years of age was given up as well. I was in foster care for 2 years and adopted in 1956 . I had wonderful parents. I have never been able to find either parent though I did find out their names as I was born in a hospital. My brother if I had one was not mentioned on my original birth certificate.
I am 63 now and have no regrets but I do understand your desire to find out about why you were abandoned. I am glad you were adopted by a loving family as I was. Good luck to you but it does turn out to be ok if you do not find out. Your loved and have your own family....God Bless
birth certificates never include siblings names other wise they would have to keep altering the first born's birth certificate with each sibling born after the first
Not just abandoned children want to know where their roots and family come from. I was adopted at 1 month old and have always wanted to know. I recently , through Ancestry DNA, found my roots and my birth family on both sides! For me it's filled a hole in my heart!!
Same here!
I love to see how the community comes together to take care of these children when they are in a time of need. It’s truly amazing. You are all angels sent to protect these poor children💕
Well done Steven - for your resilience! So pleased that you've finally found your family!
Steve later found his birth family. The mother had died and the father was unaware of his existence. This is why no one came forward during his appeals to the public in the media. He was unable to find out what had happened as the only person who knew was gone. However, he has met his father and his siblings. They were found via his DNA.
Thank god that he found his family, he was blessed
That's crazy how they can find ppl online with DNA jus by ppl wanting to look their family trees up im glad he found out where his mother was and found his father and some siblings that's great I always wished as a kid that the so called mother that raised me was not my mother she is a shit poor excuse for a mother
That is astounding. He finally has answers. It would be nice to have a follow up video, not as long as this one, but at least an update. Thank you for posting. I made my post above before finding yours. I just suspected this was the case, and I was right. It must have been amazing for him to learn of his bio family and especially siblings. Amazing.
Bethany Kennedy Thank you for the update! ❤️
@@chrisgima9544 I wanted Cher to be my mom lol
You might never find out why your mother did what she did, but one thing is certain...she was desperate and despite her emotional state she fought to put you in a place where you would be safe until you were found. It is no comfort but she did what she did because she felt she had no other choice...I hope you find her or the information you want about her...one thing is also certain, you are a LOVELY person who feels very deeply about that little baby...God bless you and keep you and your new family safe...you deserve that immensely...
What a lovely, caring young man you turned out to be. Any mother would be proud to have a son like you. I hope you can ignore the few nasty comments left by people, they are completely inappropriate and untrue. Xx
He’s turned out good ! So his adoptive parents are wonderful caring people. He obviously cherish his own little family.
Their daughter is cutest little thing ever! She is so adorable!
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Hi Andrew. You would be absolutely amazed at how many people, men and women, who wanted to take you home. My auntie tried to take you as well as many others. You were popular... a hit!!!!! Feel loved, know you're worth.. you were wanted.
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Thank God that you are doing well
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He has a good grip on life thanks to his adopted parents and his empathy is amazing what hes saying is true
I live in South Africa where many babies are abandoned and I foster from birth to adoption... I document everything I can from when I get the baby at the hospital to when they are adopted so that they can have a sense of who they are. I am so sad for you steve and I really hope that find peace and the answers you search for.
bless ya 😢😟
Beshara I will pray for you and your foundlings. What a wonderful thing to do!
Have you ever consider actually adopting one of them? I would die if a child I love and raised gets suddenly adopted and taken away. I'm quite selfish aren't I lol
Do they allow American's to adopt them??? Very interested.
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I hope Steven finds peace within his mysterious beginnings. Such a natural desire to yearn to know who you are, where you came from. I hope he can make peace with whatever he finds or doesn't find.
skywriting33
The first thing to do is to not stigmatise these children by calling them abandoned children, how about renaming them saved children. I am happy that Steven found good parents and I feel sorry for his natural mother who obviously loved him. Hopefully she will come forward when she feels comfortable and make herself known even if only to him and not the world
I agree
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Shes probably in a different country.
According to Steven Pinker (the Harvard linguist, psychologist), if the stigma and prejudice are there, it doesn't matter what's the name you use, the stigma and prejudice will return. For e.g., how to call people in America of dark skin with African background; these abandoned children were called foundlings...
Playing with words...like words could change the way things are...some people love to define which words are good and which are bad, right? Well, the matter is the same and your words cannot do anything about it.
I am so glad Steve found his biological parents, I was a child when I heard the news about the Gatwick baby and had found it witty and silly. Ever since I have been wondering how many children every day wish they were adopted by some wonderful strong lovable mother and father. I am glad Steve solved the puzzle.
Just in case anyone is interested like I was after watch this documentary.
Steve has found his birth family in 2019. Unfortunately his birth mom had passed away, his birth father is still alive.
Thank you for this post. I just watched Stevens story for the 1st time & was so touched. I tried to find out if he found her & thanks to your post, I know what happened💗
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Thank you, I was wondering
Thank you I was wondering what the result was do you by any chance know why he was abandoned?
Can you tell us where is the story about Steve finding out about his birth Mother and birth Father in 2019?
Georgina Dautovic From one of the articles I was reading, it said that his dad didn’t know that he existed but they have been reunited and he has siblings on that side of the family.
What a lovely man.
wow he is an amazing man, son, father, boyfriend, and I'm sure friend. He seems like he could help a lot of ppl presently and in the future with their questions and concerns. Hopefully he becomes a voice to all the snappiness babies out in the UK and helps to pass some sort of policies to help ensure the crucial beginning information is saved for those babies that are abandoned.. Like he said it fills many gaps when they actually do begin to search for information on their individual story.. Thanks for sharing your story. It was absolutely amazing and inspirational. To see what an amazing father he has become is truly beautiful.. Hope he gets all of his unanswered questions answered and most IMPORTANTLY I truly pray he is able to meet good birth parents if not both of them at least one of them .. Best of wishes.. Good luck and God bless ..
This was such a touching story. It appears that Steven is a wonderful son, partner and father. I hope his mother or another relative comes forward someday.
Steve, you were loved from the beginning! The family that adopted you were so in love with you. My dad was raised by his mom’s brothers and sisters.
You are a good looking young man and very secure and self-confident. Plus you have a loving family of your own. God has blessed you.
i was also abandone d by my mother with a good reasons thats why i never hate her infct thanks her to deliver me safe and nw that im a chrstian i knowhow to forgive and forget.
izamael valle people can learn from you my friend
So glad you don't carry all that hate, pain and anger in your heart. It's a heavy burden and causes one to age faster and do more unnecessary damage. Only hurts you more if you can't let it go. So much better for everyone if more people could learn to let their hate and anguish go.
Kari Everythin you said is soo true & I wanna be able to heal n let go of pain & anger as I was abused growing up also Bullied badly in school. I don’t want it to define who I am, I don’t want it to ruin the rest of my life anymore!!! Any guidance n tips I’d truly appreciate. God Bless You, Gina x
@Gina Star: Bless your heart. May all the happiness come to your way.
A Bee Thank you same to you💕
I cried wish you luck! May your story inspire a safe haven for Abandoned babies. there is always a reason.
Steven actually looks like his adoptive mother.. salute to both his parents for raising him very well..
Stephen there were so many times I felt your agony during interviews with people in this video and it left me with heartbreak for you. I want so much to heal the wounds in your heart ♥️. I am so happy you have a wonderful family and I hope you tap into they’re love for you when you feel abandoned. I really hope you find closure and maybe through changing the laws for the future little ones left.
Hugs 🤗 to you from California ♥️🙏🏻
YOU ARE BLESSED WITH TWO PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU. SOME PEOPLE CAN HAVE NATURAL PARENTS AND NEVER BE LOVED. I CAN UNDERSTAND WANTING TO KNOW THE FULL STORY BUT DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT YOU HAVE.
karen e.h. naylor Stop shouting, please
Most people who can look around them at blood family (good or bad) and know what nationality they are and know what family diseases they have a chance of inheriting or passing on to their own children usually will never totally understand it.
I was abandoned on a snowbank in Canada's North, amazing I survived, btw great doc 👍🏾
Stephen, I was very touched by your story -- I do hope that your birth mom finds the courage to come forward someday, so that all of your questions can be answered. God bless you, your lovely girlfriend, and your little girl.
Steven really should put another article in an Irish newspaper, I'm Irish and we don't get the same newspaper's as the UK so maybe give it another go,best of luck he seems like such a nice guy.
before he does anything like that he should have more DNA testing done eg throu 23andME (its only I think $99) and look where his closest family members are RIGHT NOW at this moment. Sure they origionated in that area but other places in the world are filled with people from where he's from eg A very high percentage of those living in Australia have that ancestory he has. His mother could well be Australian!! (we usually got british, german, irish bloodlines more commonly due to all the immigrants came mostly from over there).
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My first thoughts when I saw him was that he looks Irish. I wonder if there is an international data base or police data base for DNA that his DNA may be matched. Its a long shot but worth a try.
Julie Cogan, you're right, he should also put an article in the Irish newspaper. He looks Irish to me!
They would have known that the girl/woman that phoned claiming to be the mother, had an Irish accent. I doubt he's Irish.
What a lovely guy, lucky he has obviously had a good upbringing. He wants to help others in his situation. :) Nice guy xx
I know this was done several years as a matter of fact like 6 yrs. I love the man you've become. And that is part thanks to the gentle souls who raised. And wonderful parents. I know how much of a hole in you lovely soul you have. I hope you find what you are looking for. And may it doesn't change you. May you always treasure you beautiful daughter and your wife. God bless you Steven. And may you contuine to always be true to yourself, your wife and your daughter. Much love and happiness.
She abandoned this baby in a warm public place, knowing he be found quickly, this mother shouldn't be judged harshly,
loren 1 yea but what if a pervert took it home and sold it as a sec slave or used it as a evil child sacrifice? ? there are bad people out there too.
letsthinkitover1 agree, what she did was wrong, but at least this child was meant to be found safe, and thank God the scum of the earth meaning child molesters didn't get the baby.
Here in Florida, USA we have a law which allows a mother to leave a newborn child at certain places where they check often and will get them to someplace safe. This is for the mothers who are simply not able to care for an infant and saves the child from dying.
loren 1 what a pitty. i am quite sure that the poor. mum will be feelling guilty heart broken. lord have mercy on her and forgive her sin.
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How sad that she had already passed away . She could have seen what a wonderful person her son turned out to be and that he was raised with the great fortune of having loving parents . She could have died in peace
But did she really deserve to know? She left him to die!
She left him for somebody to find. What she did wasn't nice but nobody knows what would have happened to her or her baby if she was found out. Not everything is black and white.
You have a beautiful little family God Bless your and your family keep you all safe
It good she told Steve how she cared for him. Wow,she loved him just as she love her own birth child . What a blessing i feel happy that someone was there for him.
You are special in Gods eyes ,he blessed you with a wife and lovely girls ,bless your heart
I love it that his adoptive family have kept all past documents, clothing and accept he wants to find his mother..moreso they loved him so💕 .. moi, canada 🇨🇦
i really hope his mom is okay. she must have been so desperate to abandon him, feeling that she was facing insurmountable obstacles.
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why do you just put another person's name and not actually leave a comment?
milkweedsage That's what I've always wondered. I see it every where.
Shly gra. I think the girl who called and said she was the birth mother was in fact the truth. She was probably too young,scared, and was left with the only alternative she could think of. At least she didn't kill him,like so many women have done. He does have loving parents who raised him with lots of love
I dunno if I believe that was the truth or not. People call in to stuff all the time and lie. . Maybe she was heading on a flight to someplace and left him there before catching it. That isn't unlikely , this being at an airport.
I wonder if his mother might've been a very young teen (13-16), someone with a very violent parent/spouse, or a rape victim. Those seem like situations where someone might be operating on panic and not thinking clearly. Since he was clean and nourished, he was probably loved and cherished by his biological mother. It wasn't a case of just not caring. I think the most important thing is to appreciate the family he does have. Many of us who know our biological parents didn't grow up with anything near the love and support he received. I don't happen to think your biological family can tell you anything about yourself that medical testing couldn't reveal. You're more than biology, and your experiences define you much more than the genetics you're born with.
Thank you for such lovely and encouraging words. Everything you said was exactly what I needed to hear today. I wish you all the best and brightest have a great day!
All your wonders prooved wrong. He found his parents in 2019. His mother hade died allready but his father and sibling where alive and they didnt know he existed.
Super fascinating well done video. To all moms who have ever given away their baby… God bless you for giving life to this child.
God Bless you and all other abandoned babies in the world. Treasure your little girl.
Abandonment of a child has much more far reaching emotional disturbances. I am 72 years old, and my maternal grandfather was a foundling!
Also, both families were dysfunctional, and so I was mostly brought up in institutions, and lost touch with extended family. Why did no one care? Why was myself and siblings forgotten?
Conditions crop up unexpectedly, in looks, mental and emotional quirks etc. And the fact is, that without some kind of known background, the question of who you are, where and who you were from, can not be answered. It seems to be a deep seated need in humans; hence the big businesses of ancestry etc. M
What a remarkable young man you are Steven. I do hope and pray that you can find your birth Mum. I also was abandoned in a hotel room, along with 3 of my siblings and spent a horrid life in several institutions.... You were so lucky that someone found you and loved you... You have turned out to be a good person and will make a wonderful dad to your little girl... Don't dwell on the past, as I am sure your birth Mum had her reasons why she did what she did....All my love to you and your family and I wish you the best for the future XXX
@Linda Dobbs -- Wow, it was YOUR Grandfather who was abandoned and Yet, it's you & your sinlings who also experienced abandonment also by your mother?? Did I understand that correctly??
I'm very sad that it seems your family never truly knew how to take responsibility of their actions and keep, raising the children that resulted.
If your 72, this would mean that you're birth year is roughly 1944, in the midst of World War II... unclear if you're American born or born in Europe. And then take into account the likelihood that your grandfather was possibly born in 1900s, perhaps late 1880s to 1900. Lots of immigrants coming into America at that time and also the whole Industrial Revolution and the surge of city living and the increase of factory workers who are barely surviving the city slum and squalor along with the abuse and mistreatment of the factory owners against the workers... long, exhausting shifts working for minimal pay, meager pay amount that could hardly be called a "wage".
Who knows what happened to those who lived in the city back in those days... rats and dead animals (horses, cats, dogs, maybe chickens) and the sewage running in the streets and along the sidewalks and the trash/garbage piling up in the ghettos and neighborhoods.
Wow. It's certainly interesting how people lived back then and how folks survived to make ends meet... it certainly says a lot about the children who stayed to raise the younger siblings and keep their little family of kids together especially when the parents took off and never came back or Maybe they/parent met up with foulplay?
I hope that by 72/73 yrs old that you've found a way to let go, cope and handle the abandonment you experienced as a child... and hopefully, never inflicted those feelings of emotional pain and scars felt by Leslie D(¿avis)
Yeah -- I'm just enjoying the pretty sunset and the sunset... They somehow were able to pick-up and continue on with their lives... very resilient as children and then by young adult aged, became aloof, and unemotional to cope....
Thank you for the update!
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What an nice young man you have become. Wishing you all the best. ❤️
My dad's mom died giving birth to him and his Father became an alcoholic blaming my Dad for her death. All of this happened during the Great Depression. My dad said when he was 5 yrs. he would have to wait for his Father outside on the streets while his Father drank in the bars. When my dad was 7 his Father abandoned him and he was cared for by his older sister for a couple of years until she died at 17 yrs.of appendicitis a week before she was to be married. He then was adopted by who I knew as my grandparents. My Dad never wanted his children to go through what he experienced. My brother and I never wanted for anything and I am quite grateful for the love we received because it could have been a horrible scene if my dad wasn't so level-headed. I see some of the same traits that Steven posses as my Dad did.
most men are wingey assholes... good on his sister
khataroo thats a lovely story,quite sad but still how your Dad overcame all which he had faced to give you what you needed,that is inspirational to say the least God Bless
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Aww I am sorry
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Steve, you are so loved by your wonderful and caring parents, lovely girlfriend and daughter, and I hope that you've found an answer regarding your bio parents at this time in 2018. You're a handsome, intelligent, and caring man and I wish you and your family a lifetime of happiness with whatever information you have found.
Gosh, I'm thankful for the people who cared for you throughout your childhood and you're grown and healthy. I'd let them, your parents, find you. Blessings to you and your beautiful family.
I think this guy is super strong to do this documentary. I hope he finds the answers he’s looking for
Steven has high lighted the need for government policy to change in terms of what needs to be recorded so that the abandon child has identity and can connect with their roots.
Well, I think the government should rather do this:
It struck me that many abandoned babies don't survive till they get found. And that's something the government can help: make it possible, that those children are abandonded in a place where they survive and are found quickly.
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So sad
I was also adopted and i understand how we feel about our origin but now at 50 i would say it doesn't mean anything who made you since you have to made yourself.
What a sweet, beautiful young man! I cried. I never knew my father, though I have more information than this man, but the sadness of abandonment is real. My therapist will love this....
All the best to you, your wife, and daughter. You may never know more about your beginnings, but you have each other to love and live the best possible life you can. So glad you got adopted by such a good couple.
Yay! I just read online that Steven found who his birth parents are in May 2019! Congratulations!!!
Oooh that's amazing!!!! Do you have a link or info to what you read?!?! Why did she do it?! Did she have other kids?!? Oh my gosh so many questions
Justmiss jamey It’s a real shame his birth mother had passed away, so he was unable to find out exactly what happened to why he was left. And his birth father is alive but unaware of his son’s existence. If you just google ‘Gary Gatwick’ story should come up.
That's awesome!!
@@justmissjamey news.yahoo.com/gatwick-gary-man-abandoned-as-a-baby-at-airport-33-years-ago-finally-tracks-down-his-birth-parents-091031227.html
@@staceyater8761 THANK YOU :)
You are such a nice, lovely young man. Well done to your parents!
It's 2017, any news you can share about your life since the interview and newspaper article. I do hope you pursue the avenue you were going down to help babies who were abandoned or as someone here said, "saved."
Bless him! What he's done for baby Jack is awesome.
What a lovely young man Steven is. He has wonderful adoptive parents. Even thoe he was left he has been blessed all these years. I know his mother greaves at having to leave him like she did.
No words for his pain. I cried and cried for him and her touching beyond words. Poor little girl and she seem so cheerful
God Bless her soul. What a touching story so people don't stare or offender. I personally learned a lot.
I'm adopted and did ancestry DNA. Thought it would take years tracking distant relatives to a person who could be my biological parent but amazingly my biological cousin did a DNA test and finally I have answers. I love my parents (non bio) they raised me the best I could have asked but not knowing your bio fam can (at least it did for me) torture you. Highly suggest doing ancestry and 23 and me. I did both to just double my chances or finding family and I'm so so so glad I did. Just suggesting this if anyone is reading and searching for their bio fam.
Bob Eighteen 👍🎈💐 congratulations 🎈🎈🎈
No one has responded to anything on 23&me....There's now well over 1000 relatives. Nobody will respond....😞
how does dna test find out your ancestors if your relatives didn't give them dna samples? you cant match dna unless there is two parties giving dna to compare. what if none of the people that could be my relative submitted dna to 23 and me or ancestry it dont make sense for finding family members
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I did the Ancestry.com and found 5 paternal half brothers, one paternal half sister, 3 maternal half brothers and 2 maternal half sisters. Some of the revelation was good some would have been best left alone but you take the good with the bad. A lot of questions regarding ethnicity and health issues were answered. I grew up in foster care with one famiy from 8 months old til I was 18. From what I gathered I had the best life of all my siblings. Stevens' story tugged at my heart and I could see the sadness in his face so I'm happy that he, like myself, got those questions answered.
Im so happy he finally found his family even if he didn't get to meet his mother something is better than nothing. Im glad his long search has ended and some closure was given.💜💜💜💜
Hi Steve, I am heartbroken by your story and wish you every success in finding your Mother.
You define who you are. From what I see here, that's more than enough. A good man.
Oh Steven.. What a touching story. I’m adopted and i was blessed by two of the most amazing parents in the world. Your head can fill with every possible scenario. We were given a second chance and that’s so important!
Hello Steve,
Without a doubt your mother loved you. She dressed you well and left you in a safe place where you would be found quickly. It is sad that you do not know the circumstances your mother was in when you were born. She may have purchased your two little outfits with the last and only money she had. She did not abort you; she gave you life. She did not throw you in an alley or a dumpster which is where some babies are found shortly after birth. You are now a very good looking young man and seem to have a caring nature and high values. Your mother gave you good genes. While I wholeheartedly support your quest to find answers I hope you dwell on the positive.
+peggyt1243 People take it for granted that just being born is enough information to satisfy one as to their background. Those people have backgrounds or they would not say it's enough just to have been born. There is a longing in the abandoned person's heart to know why they were not kept. Why didn't their mother love them enough? What happened.
+TheMinnie419 I agree. I have been researching my own genealogy for 15 years so understand the need to know where you came from.
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No she dint abort him, instead she lets him live with the pain of not knowing for the rest of his life!!! You think thats better do you!?
Living beats the crap outta the alternative.. Maybe they should have just knocked him in the head when he was found to 'save' him the pain?? ... He is not a victim ... It is tragic, the circumstances, but..... He has a family that raised him and obviously loves him...... He is only a victim if he chooses to be..... he is a survivor
I was also abandoned at birth in a trash can so I can relate to this boy's situation. I did spend years to trace my biological parents and when they were discovered I was totally disgusted as they were drunks and drug abusers. Coincidentally I discovered that I had a younger brother who was also useless. I would recommend that this boy give up as his discoveries might traumatise him. I would recommend that he concentrate on living the good life and being happy, which I did. I have essentially been on my own since age 12 and subsequently progressed to graduate school and careers in law and medicine. My biological parents do not deserve knowing anything about me.
you can leave yourself open to so much heartache,i should know.
Navalator Maybe u can help your younger brother
I'm so sorry that happened to you 😢 If I was him, I would want to know..
Navalator good on you! I’m sorry you had to go through that, but that’s an amazing story which will encourage others who are in the same situation. I can’t begin to imagine.
Navalator Maybe so and maybe that’s why she left you to be raised with somebody who would love u!
At the very least she did give you life!
i think the call was real. the fact he was clean looked after. i think she was scared of her father. which prompted the call a plea to stop going public. some girls are petrified of their fathers. which makes them act totally out of character. i think steve needs to come to terms with the fact, his mother had no choice but leave him. she did it the best way she could. she prolly was under age. which is scary for a teen girl with dominant father. i would like to think id never abandon a baby. but when i look at my own teens..had i got pregnant i would have panic beyond belief. my father would have totally lost the plot.
exactly
Nicki Nite years some times the parents would beat up the daughters. but in eastern countries they would just stone her to death.
i can assure u, we dont stone ppl.
u should research into what eastern countries are.
Nicki Nite as a man a father you pray for the love and respect of your children, the fact that this girl was so terrified of her father
That she left a her own flesh and blood in a public toilet, breaks my heart ,the crime of instilling such fear in your own child is a unforgivable sin ,irony probably a hellfire and damnation religious man ,whose faith has cost him the love and comfort of a beautiful grandson! God would not be amused!
What a lucky man to be given to a loving family.. And now he has his own family..
So deeply moving. The way he has opened his heart and feelings about his being found is touching. It's quite brilliant that knowing he was probably from that local area and how much that means to him, we take so much for granted. I hope his mum finds the courage to reach out and give him some of the answers he so deserves.