DJ Williams seems like a kind and forgiving soul....he holds no ill will towards his birth mother and welcomes his half siblings with open arms. Beautiful!
@Dylan Fallon his mother died, and I understand your sentiments. Had he died, she would have been charged with endangerment, but the blessing here is that he was found and saved. I wish the mother would have given him up instead, but then she wouldn't have been able to keep her secret. Sad when these beautiful children have to find out how they were brought into this world.
@@Emy53 at the time, there was still so much stigma for girls and women having babies out of wedlock. I’m sure that no matter what her method for leaving her baby, it haunted her until the day she died. Poor woman.
Pam Slaton is the real deal. She just recently helped me reunite with my siblings after 40+ years of not knowing their names or where they lived. I am forever grateful.
I love how Pam Slaton has helped so many people!! I wonder if she charges, and if she needs any help!! ;) Haha! (I have always loved these types of reunion stories from when I was even a little girl.) Did DJ find out more about his biological father? If he was the oldest and she was really young when he was born, maybe she felt like she couldn't take good care of him? I am so sorry she passed before he had a chance to meet her. I would assume his half-siblings didn't know he existed until this search? Apparently, she must have been a loving mother, from the strong emotions and shock they felt at the news. I imagine she thought about DJ everyday, and that it hurt her deeply to never have closure. DJ is strong and brave, and has an excellent and mature perspective on everything. I hope he is able to learn a lot more about her and the rest of his biological family. Best Wishes to the whole family!
You can also imagine the shock of finding this out about their mother. I think it explained a lot to them about her behaviours while they were growing up.
My mother who was adopted in 1929, the DNA test just found her brother...... She is 89 and they connected. She grew up an only child and this was the greatest thing ever......
Seeing how emotional his siblings were hearing his story broke my heart. You could tell they were shocked and confused on why it even happened that way. But sooo happy for him to have found family and now he has 4 siblings which is amazing!!
I liked him from the start but I LOVED him when I saw he was gay and they had a kid! OMGGGG I love these kind of stories, and he looks like a great guy.
salute him... he seems happy with his life now with his supportive partner and child... never see any bitterness in his eyes... wish them all the best in life
I remember reading about this baby found in a manger so many years ago. I'm astonished that I am privileged to see him meet his siblings. I especially loved the line where one sister said, "He looks like our Uncle John." It seemed to close any gap and pull him tightly into the family. Blessings on all of you!
My dad is best friends with Robert, and apperently knew his mother. I can't believe his reaction when his best friend's mother was a jerk to Roberts brother.
He has the face and body of his brother...there is no doubt regarding his blood connection...this story is so heartbreaking and so uplifting at the same time...😭
My mother was raised in foster care and never knew who her mother was. Luckily using ancestry dna and online searches I was able to fine her sisters and brothers. Sadly she passed away when was 18 but this was something I was able to still do for her. I also found out that my birth father was not the person I had been brought up thinking it was. All I can say is as more and more people take DNA tests a lot of family secrets will come to see the light.
Yep! We found out that my great-grandfather wasn't who we thought he was.. and that our family name isn't even ours. After relating this to a great-aunt, it was revealed that my grandfather was adopted as an adolescent by my grandmothers last husband. Totally had to re-do my family tree on Ancestry.
hahah Yes we found a lot of family, a lot of babies not belonging to the men who raised them and many given away! people were scandalous way back when ..
That's how we found my dad's birth mother. My mom's mother is a genealogist & we all knew my dad was adopted so for his Christmas/birthday present she got him an Ancestry DNA kit. His parents made sure he knew he was adopted, I think they wanted to make sure he didn't resent them for not telling him. He met his mom when he was 54, which was 2015 or so. The only things we knew was that she was a redhead, she was 18 when he was born, & that she didn't even get to see his face or know whether it was a boy or a girl. She did keep the 2 kids she had after him but we haven't met her other son/my dad's youngest brother. (Her second child died when he was 7 from some illness that I can't remember, maybe TB?)
I understand his desire for answers but I also see Pam Slaton is invading peoples privacy. I feel the same way about Find A Grave. Just because you CAN find information doesnt mean you have any right to it.
@@queenbee3647 I think ethically we are past the need for privacy over the need to be aware of family connection. Instead we need to be more aware that bio parents can't always be involved with their offspring. And we need to be gracious to those that have given up children. The focus should always be despite reason for the abandonment - shame secret etc - a beautiful human being has still been born. The child at the centre should know their history and possible family connections even if there is terrible drama around their conception or birth. The drama doesn't have to define lives going forward. A child out of wedlock used to be a big deal now it's just not.
@@queenbee3647 This disney story creates a fantasy that so so so many times it does not end like that in the majority of cases. Your biological donor abandoned you Resignation, Acceptance and if they wish to do so start the healing journey. I have seen cases where the abandoned son/daughter finds the 'biological donor: mother/father' only to hear I am not interested in any connection with you and I have my kids and family and they do not know anything about that chapter of my life, BYE. Also some relatives do not want to connect with them; having the same blood type/same DNA markers DOES NOT MAKE THEM FAMILY and so many times the person looking for that connection is completely obliterated and in many cases their lives go on a downward spiral because they never processed and accepted their story line started with abandonment; it is what it is and in order to feel empower about their beginning is to heal within not seeking external input.
This coming monday june 4th. My mom who is 72 years old will meet her full sister for the very first time ever. Neither of them knew the other existed until last year. Both were given up at birth. I cant wait
I don't think I'll ever go searching for my family again. In 2016 when was 16, I found and met my Dad, but things fell apart and I endured 3 abusive, hellish years before I finally cut him off. There are still so many siblings and family members I haven't met, but I'm absolutely terrified and sick to my stomach just thinking about connecting with anyone else.
Sorry to hear that was your experience. I hope you would be prepared to connect with other family should they reach out, but meet them somewhere neutral, so that you would not have to associate further with them if they also proved to be toxic. It is quite possible they would not be though, and could even be as traumatised as you were.
Shirley lopez ...DNA tests cost only around $100. (they have sales before Christmas sometimes, ASK for that for Christmas!) & at least SOME of yr family won't reject you! Go for it before someone dies! You'd be no worse off than you are now.
She probably got pregnant out of wedlock and knew she couldn't keep him bc she would've been shut out by the community. My entire family is from another country town in tx thats devout Catholic and to this day, stigma and gossip keep that town heart beating just like it did in 1940
Casey Neu umm no 😂 we’re in America nobody cares if you get pregnant out of wedlock it’s literally a normal thing so bye even back then it was !! Like i don’t care if I’m married or not and ahh religion the one thing I hate because in my opinion catholic and Christians and Mormons judge others so
Brought tears to my eyes as someone who has been abandoned as an adult ,sometimes one finds happiness later rather than earlier in life. They all seem so kind .he too. What a beautiful happy end .
@The Man the Myth Jordan I guess that's part of the reason why DJ didn't have any hatred towards her. As he said that was the safest place she thought to left him in. She still meant well for him. Maybe she's too young back then to raise a child.
@@aeliseyang9812 true, but the way you guys are too quick to make excuses for these ladies makes me genuinely curious about a lot of things. The woman/mother will always get a “but atleast”, “well considering”, etc but not the man/father.
I am sooooo happy for DJ and his wonderful family. May they all be blessed and this be the start of filling their lives with loving memories of one another.
Alot of the time mothers give up their children due to circumstances rather than not wanting them. The fact this mom had other children shows that. It must have been heartbreaking for her
This breaks my heart. I know his birth mother did this for what she felt was best for him and her but it is heartbreaking to know he was just left. I think her leaving him to the manger was her way of loving him and her way of saying she loved him but knew she couldn't take care of him. I can fully understand his need to find his birth parents. It's a blessing he was adopted and raised in a good home with loving parents. seeing him get to meet his siblings, hate he didn't get the chance to meet his mother and hopefully one day he can find his birth father
My daughter just found her sperm donor dad using 23 & Me. He was happy to meet her and they spent a week getting to know one another. He knew his donations resulted in at least ten other babies being born, since the sperm bank was an unusual one and donors could find out if they wished. My daughter tells me she and her biological dad have lots in common! He’s 89 years old and she is 30. They went hiking twice, ate sushi, enjoyed a music festival, went drinking, and had a great time. My daughter looks a lot like him in his younger years. Having a donor is interesting because it’s mysterious. I always wondered if I saw him, would I know he was the one? Seeing his picture, it was obvious! I’m sure many, even most donors wouldn’t want a relationship with their offspring...
Margaret Howard I would imagine it’s thinking how awful a position she had to be in to do what she did and knowing it’s a heavy secret she held to herself for the rest of her life.
Glad he found his siblings. I wonder if his mom continued to go to that church to watch him grow up, or if he even ended up going there after being adopted.
Ahhh Mann!! I was so strong..up until as he told his siblings his stories..seeing his sisters start crying..yup..couldn't hold it in..lost it..burst into tears right there with this story.😭🥺 But such a beautiful end with it..to have even more family..and they all seem like such warm, loving, sincere, graceful people. So I really hope they now, after meeting each other, are close and get together regularly. More loved ones who love u and for u to love, in this world, the better!!!! 💜🥰💜🥰 God bless you DJ🙏🏼🙏🏼.and also to ur beautiful wonderful family who adopted you and raised u as their own, and to your new family, who seem like they couldn't wait to know you better more and more, and start relationship with you into their siblings circle..to get to kno and love another brother they were blessed with after so so many years! Seems like such an amazing/beautiful family. And abandoning anything, especially a child, has the greatest than not, potential in becoming an awful, horrible, tragic situation..but this one seems to have ended with being a beautiful, blessed and happy outcome from the moment he was found in that manger.. 🥰💜 Being so Blessed, that he was left in such a safe safe spot, and was placed, as a baby, with what they say we're great, wonderful, loving parents/family, and adopting him as their very own, blessed that he seems to have gotten to grow up happy and loved and SAFE! For more so than not, the outcomes with abandoning children..and infants days old to boot..isn't always something that gets a happy ending like this story right here. And seems like such a lovely, gentle, well-rounded, well-raised, living soul..and hard to ignore that all those wonderful traits it appears he has..had to come from somewhere.. I'm actually feeling like I'm pretty much very sure, that those special people..those BEAUTIFUL ANGELS here on earth👼😇👼😇🙏, those angels..his parents..who adopted him, and raised, nurtured, and loved him..as their own flesh and blood..played thee pivotal role of just how well and special, he turned out to be..seems like he was someone who remained on a healthy loving path thru life (..as far back as even infancy).. It coulda been easy to rebel, act out, following down a dangerous, dark, and maybe even tragic path, that unfortunately is seen a lot in kids-young/early adult years, who had a rough start from birth, abandoned, adopted, etc..letting the feeling of being not wanted by ur bio mom/dad/family..and that hurt to gnaw on from the inside and act out from that hurt that they constantly struggle to keep contained, and maintained😢😫😵. He seems he prob beat all that and was blessed that his parents, who knew how to love and raise him with such love, thus resulting of him becoming a very very good MAN! So impressed and inspired by him and his story from his start in life and thru the years, to this very moment. I feel He no doubt, IN MY MIND, EARRRNNED that right..that gift..that blessing..to kno his beginnings, meet his bio family, and live rest of his life with more to add to his already wonderful family, a sort of closure for him..getting the answers he longed for to know about..and makes me so so happy for him to get, in return of growing up into one hell-uva (oops..sorry 🤭🤫😇) amazing man in life, as well as an incredible partner/husband👨❤️💋👨👬💜 (not sure I picked up if that was said or not, if he was now married to his partner or boyfriend? And so..calling him both here in case🙊) and most importantly..the very best outstanding and loving father, to his own lil boy!!!👨👨👦👌🏼👏🏼👼🏼🙌🏼 Glad his story was shared so publicly like this, nice to hear beautiful news stories like his right here..and it be during a time of so much hate, negativity, turmoil, chaos, mayhem, wars, killings.. Unfortunately, there's beyond massive amounts of the news stories reporting/covering, mostly tragic, negative, evils of the mind and world, these days. Thank you so much for that! God Bless!!🙏🏼😌😇 Xoxo💜💜
My brother was adopted, his mom moved and gave birth then went home with no one being aware. He did ancestry DNA and found a cousin. He also was made aware of 2 1/2 brothers. His parents were deceased but found his older brother (5years older) remembered going to California for a year but never knew his mom had a baby. He was living in the same city as my brother. Needless to say it was a shock but they have met. He plans on meeting his other brother as well as cousins.
Similar thing happened to my dad. He was devastated to discover that the mother he loved so dearly could have done such a thing. The woman who was his youngest sister, full blood, was given up for adoption.
3/4/18....Absolutely amazing that DNA led to this "manger baby's" living family members after all these yrs. I'm sure his mother did what she thought wax the best for him when she left him in that "safe place".... GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
This is a wonderful man..he has no hate right now and grew up with many questions I imagine.. We dont know the reasons his birth mother did what she did but thank God he was raised by amazing loving people ❤
I am so impressed with DNA results. One of my girls found a loving father, at her 50th year. Finding out a high family and a father that had been looking for her only we had left the State of her birth. So rewarding that due to DNA they found each other. He saw her when she 2 now at 50. 48 years later. Fantastic.
Kenadi Lacour no worries, judging by your name, you don’t seem to be naturally english a skeleton in a closet is just another way of saying a bad secret or maybe morally wrong one
Same. I found out my great grandfather had been living a double life. He had 2 families that didn't know about each other. He ended up completely abandoning one (my grandfather). Also went to visit my grandfather's grave - found out that he committed suicide when he was just 18 years old. Saddest thing is that when I went to his grave site (keep in mind he was buried like 50 years ago) there was no headstone - just a stick in the ground with a tag attached. I'm working really hard to try and get a head stone put on his grave but it's very complicated. Everyone deserves a little dignity in death.
Sometimes babies are abandoned by birth mothers because there is some kind of shame or guilt involved. As they were a Catholic family, this theory fits right in.
It’s a heartbreaking story my heart goes out to the mother that had to give up that baby that sweet child she did her best God bless her and I’m so glad that you found your family you’re a beautiful man your mother would’ve been so proud of you ❤
Our mother's birth mom had 7 children when she was pregnant w our mom. It was a difficult pregnancy & Gramma Hazel wasn't expected to make it through the child birth. She agreed early on in her pregnancy to allow her sister, Florence to adopt our mom. Gramma Florence was a mid-wife & delivered mom. Both Gramma Hazel & our mother made it through the child birth but they decided to go through w the adoption. At the age of 11, mom was digging in this trunk she was told never to look in & found she was adopted. A lot of her cousins were now her brothers & sisters. She even almost fell for her own brother at the age of 12. She thought he was the most handsome boy shed ever seen, then it was revealed that he was her brother!! The only thing she regrets is that when she met her birth father, she didn't know he was her dad & he didn't know she was his daughter. Congrats to DJ in finding his birth family!
My friend and his mom worked at a courier service, a new girl was hired, my friend and his mom became close friends with her, it was found out in conversation the girl was looking for her bio mom, and my friends mom said really, im looking for my baby i gave up for adoption, months later it was learned, the mom and her new best friend were indeed true mom and daughter, what are the chances of that happening?..... I told my friend and his mom and his sister...it indeed is a true miracle,....things are meant to happen, and miracles happen everyday, life is a miracle, love is its gift.
DJ Williams seems like a kind and forgiving soul....he holds no ill will towards his birth mother and welcomes his half siblings with open arms. Beautiful!
@Dylan Fallon his mother died, and I understand your sentiments. Had he died, she would have been charged with endangerment, but the blessing here is that he was found and saved. I wish the mother would have given him up instead, but then she wouldn't have been able to keep her secret. Sad when these beautiful children have to find out how they were brought into this world.
@@Emy53 at the time, there was still so much stigma for girls and women having babies out of wedlock. I’m sure that no matter what her method for leaving her baby, it haunted her until the day she died. Poor woman.
Im so glad she brought DJ into the world. G~d is loving and merciful. G~d rest her soul.
that’s important 😊❤
forgiveness sets us free 😊❤
Pam Slaton is the real deal. She just recently helped me reunite with my siblings after 40+ years of not knowing their names or where they lived. I am forever grateful.
we are too...this is my husbands story.
I love how Pam Slaton has helped so many people!! I wonder if she charges, and if she needs any help!! ;) Haha! (I have always loved these types of reunion stories from when I was even a little girl.) Did DJ find out more about his biological father? If he was the oldest and she was really young when he was born, maybe she felt like she couldn't take good care of him? I am so sorry she passed before he had a chance to meet her. I would assume his half-siblings didn't know he existed until this search? Apparently, she must have been a loving mother, from the strong emotions and shock they felt at the news. I imagine she thought about DJ everyday, and that it hurt her deeply to never have closure. DJ is strong and brave, and has an excellent and mature perspective on everything. I hope he is able to learn a lot more about her and the rest of his biological family. Best Wishes to the whole family!
I want to know about my half brother how would I contact her?
Michael West 💖💖💖💖💖 this story is soo touching I hope u are all doing well.. Wish u guys happiness, god bless💖💖💖💖
voltz53 how did you contact her I got a lost brother I'm trying to locate he been placed in adoption and I haven't seen him in years
He looks HELLA like his brother.
Dresden Tulip and overweight
@@EA-ws5nc that's rude
I don’t know why I kept reading managers baby. Lol, I was like well find the manager!
Thus you need to expand your vocabulary...or spellinggggggg
Bwahahahahahaha
Me too at first but then I realized it was manger. And yes, my vocabulary contains both words.
Aree Oree 😂😂
Same here 😂😂😂😂
U can feel the genuiene connection and concern the siblings feel for him and his story...
You can also imagine the shock of finding this out about their mother. I think it explained a lot to them about her behaviours while they were growing up.
My mother who was adopted in 1929, the DNA test just found her brother...... She is 89 and they connected. She grew up an only child and this was the greatest thing ever......
Wow you should do a story time here on TH-cam show pictures or videos of them as well.
He doesn't seem b to resent his mother, which is wonderful. Hope DJ and his siblings are still close.
I actually know one of his brothers, Robert. He's cool, but I've never met DJ though.
Seeing how emotional his siblings were hearing his story broke my heart. You could tell they were shocked and confused on why it even happened that way. But sooo happy for him to have found family and now he has 4 siblings which is amazing!!
My mom is actually friends with this man's partner. They are absolutely wonderful people.
ZillyArt32 awe , they both seem so nice
ZillyArt32 😍
ZillyArt32 wait what
I liked him from the start but I LOVED him when I saw he was gay and they had a kid!
OMGGGG I love these kind of stories, and he looks like a great guy.
Proof tho?
salute him... he seems happy with his life now with his supportive partner and child... never see any bitterness in his eyes... wish them all the best in life
I remember reading about this baby found in a manger so many years ago. I'm astonished that I am privileged to see him meet his siblings. I especially loved the line where one sister said, "He looks like our Uncle John." It seemed to close any gap and pull him tightly into the family. Blessings on all of you!
How old are you?
My dad is best friends with Robert, and apperently knew his mother. I can't believe his reaction when his best friend's mother was a jerk to Roberts brother.
DJ Williams I literally sobbed thru this. What a kind wonderful man you grew up to be. I wish you all well & much happiness.
He has the face and body of his brother...there is no doubt regarding his blood connection...this story is so heartbreaking and so uplifting at the same time...😭
He looks like a lot with his half brother.
paulo c Isi
paulo c yes!
Ikr
Omg yes
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My mother was raised in foster care and never knew who her mother was. Luckily using ancestry dna and online searches I was able to fine her sisters and brothers. Sadly she passed away when was 18 but this was something I was able to still do for her.
I also found out that my birth father was not the person I had been brought up thinking it was. All I can say is as more and more people take DNA tests a lot of family secrets will come to see the light.
Yep! We found out that my great-grandfather wasn't who we thought he was.. and that our family name isn't even ours. After relating this to a great-aunt, it was revealed that my grandfather was adopted as an adolescent by my grandmothers last husband. Totally had to re-do my family tree on Ancestry.
hahah Yes we found a lot of family, a lot of babies not belonging to the men who raised them and many given away! people were scandalous way back when ..
Juliana Silva I think she means she was 18, not her mom.
That's how we found my dad's birth mother. My mom's mother is a genealogist & we all knew my dad was adopted so for his Christmas/birthday present she got him an Ancestry DNA kit. His parents made sure he knew he was adopted, I think they wanted to make sure he didn't resent them for not telling him. He met his mom when he was 54, which was 2015 or so. The only things we knew was that she was a redhead, she was 18 when he was born, & that she didn't even get to see his face or know whether it was a boy or a girl. She did keep the 2 kids she had after him but we haven't met her other son/my dad's youngest brother. (Her second child died when he was 7 from some illness that I can't remember, maybe TB?)
Imagine finding out your mum did that to your older sibling just heartbreaking!
Right 😢
I understand his desire for answers but I also see Pam Slaton is invading peoples privacy. I feel the same way about Find A Grave. Just because you CAN find information doesnt mean you have any right to it.
@@queenbee3647 I think ethically we are past the need for privacy over the need to be aware of family connection.
Instead we need to be more aware that bio parents can't always be involved with their offspring. And we need to be gracious to those that have given up children.
The focus should always be despite reason for the abandonment - shame secret etc - a beautiful human being has still been born. The child at the centre should know their history and possible family connections even if there is terrible drama around their conception or birth. The drama doesn't have to define lives going forward.
A child out of wedlock used to be a big deal now it's just not.
@@queenbee3647 This disney story creates a fantasy that so so so many times it does not end like that in the majority of cases. Your biological donor abandoned you Resignation, Acceptance and if they wish to do so start the healing journey. I have seen cases where the abandoned son/daughter finds the 'biological donor: mother/father' only to hear I am not interested in any connection with you and I have my kids and family and they do not know anything about that chapter of my life, BYE. Also some relatives do not want to connect with them; having the same blood type/same DNA markers DOES NOT MAKE THEM FAMILY and so many times the person looking for that connection is completely obliterated and in many cases their lives go on a downward spiral because they never processed and accepted their story line started with abandonment; it is what it is and in order to feel empower about their beginning is to heal within not seeking external input.
This coming monday june 4th. My mom who is 72 years old will meet her full sister for the very first time ever. Neither of them knew the other existed until last year. Both were given up at birth. I cant wait
This was 10 months ago. How did the meeting between your mom and aunt go?
how was the reunion? I'm here with my popcorn waiting for the gist
Oh my! 😱 Keep us updated, how was the reunion? I would love to know. Hope your mom is doing wonderfully.
How did the reunion turnout?
Yeah, how was the reunion?
I could not control not to cry when he talk about himself to his half siblings.
LOVED THE ENDING but its sad that the mother had already died
RandomRoulette You're judging based on religion. Not every catholic is against same sex marriage.
Commander Henry wtf that’s messed up man
My dad actually helped clean out the mother's house, because Robert was his childhood friend.
DNA, don't lie. He looks like his brother so much. Wow!
That part was truly touching. They were distraught and in shock when he told them. Probably wondering "How could mama do such a thing?"
Aww that was a sweet ending. I hope they kept in touch
yes they have...and we are on the search for his Dad. I am his husband.
I'm very happy for him.
So glad to hear that. God bless them!
This is such a positive ending for what a truly heart breaking beginning. Hopefully he can be comforted with the peace of having found his family
Michael West
Married between a man & a women.
#Disgusting #🤮🤮
I don't think I'll ever go searching for my family again. In 2016 when was 16, I found and met my Dad, but things fell apart and I endured 3 abusive, hellish years before I finally cut him off. There are still so many siblings and family members I haven't met, but I'm absolutely terrified and sick to my stomach just thinking about connecting with anyone else.
Sorry to hear that was your experience. I hope you would be prepared to connect with other family should they reach out, but meet them somewhere neutral, so that you would not have to associate further with them if they also proved to be toxic. It is quite possible they would not be though, and could even be as traumatised as you were.
Aw he grew up to be such a sweet man. How wonderful.
A lovely man who was so caring about their shock and upset. I hope you have been able to enjoy your new family
He and his partner look so cute together
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I wish them a life of happiness
Me too💕💕💕🙎♂️🙎♂️💕💕💕
IM AFFRAID OF REJECTION AND CANT AFFORD THIS ANYWAYS IM HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS enjoy them make beautiful memories..
Shirley Jimenez, I hope that you have a change of heart because it is always better to know, than not to know how we are connected.
Alex Zander don't listen to him what's worse than not knowing is finding out and getting rejected a second time
Your half siblings won't reject you.
Shirley lopez ...DNA tests cost only around $100. (they have sales before Christmas sometimes, ASK for that for Christmas!) & at least SOME of yr family won't reject you! Go for it before someone dies! You'd be no worse off than you are now.
She probably got pregnant out of wedlock and knew she couldn't keep him bc she would've been shut out by the community. My entire family is from another country town in tx thats devout Catholic and to this day, stigma and gossip keep that town heart beating just like it did in 1940
Casey Neu ah religion- isn't it great?
Casey Neu umm no 😂 we’re in America nobody cares if you get pregnant out of wedlock it’s literally a normal thing so bye even back then it was !! Like i don’t care if I’m married or not and ahh religion the one thing I hate because in my opinion catholic and Christians and Mormons judge others so
Elizabeth Sarah she could have been in a religious community.
Elizabeth Sarah what about muslims?
*angry face*
Brought tears to my eyes as someone who has been abandoned as an adult ,sometimes one finds happiness later rather than earlier in life. They all seem so kind .he too. What a beautiful happy end .
I mean, least she left them in a manger when she knew she couldn’t take care of the babies. Much better than what a lot of bad moms do.
Ohhhhh. My girl. I have watched this quit a few times. Blessings 🙏🙏🙏 yep it makes me cry. Especially to see how loving his 5 siblings seem to be
@The Man the Myth Jordan
I guess that's part of the reason why DJ didn't have any hatred towards her. As he said that was the safest place she thought to left him in. She still meant well for him. Maybe she's too young back then to raise a child.
@@aeliseyang9812 true, but the way you guys are too quick to make excuses for these ladies makes me genuinely curious about a lot of things.
The woman/mother will always get a “but atleast”, “well considering”, etc but not the man/father.
@@Biobele not so. The circumstances aren’t always obvious, and no one should jump to conclusions about either parent.
I am sooooo happy for DJ and his wonderful family. May they all be blessed and this be the start of filling their lives with loving memories of one another.
DJ you seems like a peaceful person 😊
Praying for a loving life ahead for all of you
Alot of the time mothers give up their children due to circumstances rather than not wanting them. The fact this mom had other children shows that. It must have been heartbreaking for her
She left him where he would be found too.
This breaks my heart. I know his birth mother did this for what she felt was best for him and her but it is heartbreaking to know he was just left. I think her leaving him to the manger was her way of loving him and her way of saying she loved him but knew she couldn't take care of him. I can fully understand his need to find his birth parents. It's a blessing he was adopted and raised in a good home with loving parents. seeing him get to meet his siblings, hate he didn't get the chance to meet his mother and hopefully one day he can find his birth father
Im so happy for this guy to have his siblings now while they have alot of life left to share
All the siblings look alike! Especially DJ, the oldest sister Rose and the Brother! Glad they all reunited!
What supportive siblings. Four of them too!
My daughter just found her sperm donor dad using 23 & Me. He was happy to meet her and they spent a week getting to know one another. He knew his donations resulted in at least ten other babies being born, since the sperm bank was an unusual one and donors could find out if they wished. My daughter tells me she and her biological dad have lots in common! He’s 89 years old and she is 30. They went hiking twice, ate sushi, enjoyed a music festival, went drinking, and had a great time. My daughter looks a lot like him in his younger years. Having a donor is interesting because it’s mysterious. I always wondered if I saw him, would I know he was the one? Seeing his picture, it was obvious! I’m sure many, even most donors wouldn’t want a relationship with their offspring...
I hope this beautiful family will have many happy years together!
He really have a compassionate and loving heart❤️
God bless him🙏
😭 sad when the mother didn’t tell the truth to his siblings ! But happy for you guys at the end
Omg I loved this video. I'm glad this man is back with family and at least his mom left him in a safe place. I'm glad he's back home
When dad's abandoned their children is it their way of living them also?
so glad his lover did not end up being his brother.
Lmao
They look like they could be lol
They look so much alike
I was thinking the same..they have the same bodybuilt, same face structures...there was a risk he could have been his brother...
At least they cannot bear children together, no risk of mutations due to blood relations
I cried with the sisters. How unimaginable the idea was about their mother.
Margaret Howard same here. Must be absolutely shocking to hear that about your mom
Margaret Howard I would imagine it’s thinking how awful a position she had to be in to do what she did and knowing it’s a heavy secret she held to herself for the rest of her life.
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢I'm glad he found his family...God bless you
Glad he found his siblings. I wonder if his mom continued to go to that church to watch him grow up, or if he even ended up going there after being adopted.
Ahhh Mann!! I was so strong..up until as he told his siblings his stories..seeing his sisters start crying..yup..couldn't hold it in..lost it..burst into tears right there with this story.😭🥺 But such a beautiful end with it..to have even more family..and they all seem like such warm, loving, sincere, graceful people. So I really hope they now, after meeting each other, are close and get together regularly. More loved ones who love u and for u to love, in this world, the better!!!! 💜🥰💜🥰
God bless you DJ🙏🏼🙏🏼.and also to ur beautiful wonderful family who adopted you and raised u as their own, and to your new family, who seem like they couldn't wait to know you better more and more, and start relationship with you into their siblings circle..to get to kno and love another brother they were blessed with after so so many years! Seems like such an amazing/beautiful family. And abandoning anything, especially a child, has the greatest than not, potential in becoming an awful, horrible, tragic situation..but this one seems to have ended with being a beautiful, blessed and happy outcome from the moment he was found in that manger.. 🥰💜
Being so Blessed, that he was left in such a safe safe spot, and was placed, as a baby, with what they say we're great, wonderful, loving parents/family, and adopting him as their very own, blessed that he seems to have gotten to grow up happy and loved and SAFE! For more so than not, the outcomes with abandoning children..and infants days old to boot..isn't always something that gets a happy ending like this story right here.
And seems like such a lovely, gentle, well-rounded, well-raised, living soul..and hard to ignore that all those wonderful traits it appears he has..had to come from somewhere..
I'm actually feeling like I'm pretty much very sure, that those special people..those BEAUTIFUL ANGELS here on earth👼😇👼😇🙏, those angels..his parents..who adopted him, and raised, nurtured, and loved him..as their own flesh and blood..played thee pivotal role of just how well and special, he turned out to be..seems like he was someone who remained on a healthy loving path thru life (..as far back as even infancy)..
It coulda been easy to rebel, act out, following down a dangerous, dark, and maybe even tragic path, that unfortunately is seen a lot in kids-young/early adult years, who had a rough start from birth, abandoned, adopted, etc..letting the feeling of being not wanted by ur bio mom/dad/family..and that hurt to gnaw on from the inside and act out from that hurt that they constantly struggle to keep contained, and maintained😢😫😵. He seems he prob beat all that and was blessed that his parents, who knew how to love and raise him with such love, thus resulting of him becoming a very very good MAN! So impressed and inspired by him and his story from his start in life and thru the years, to this very moment.
I feel He no doubt, IN MY MIND, EARRRNNED that right..that gift..that blessing..to kno his beginnings, meet his bio family, and live rest of his life with more to add to his already wonderful family, a sort of closure for him..getting the answers he longed for to know about..and makes me so so happy for him to get, in return of growing up into one hell-uva (oops..sorry 🤭🤫😇) amazing man in life, as well as an incredible partner/husband👨❤️💋👨👬💜 (not sure I picked up if that was said or not, if he was now married to his partner or boyfriend? And so..calling him both here in case🙊) and most importantly..the very best outstanding and loving father, to his own lil boy!!!👨👨👦👌🏼👏🏼👼🏼🙌🏼
Glad his story was shared so publicly like this, nice to hear beautiful news stories like his right here..and it be during a time of so much hate, negativity, turmoil, chaos, mayhem, wars, killings.. Unfortunately, there's beyond massive amounts of the news stories reporting/covering, mostly tragic, negative, evils of the mind and world, these days.
Thank you so much for that! God Bless!!🙏🏼😌😇
Xoxo💜💜
It must have been a terribly difficult decision to leave a new baby. I'm so happy that he finally has his family. Gb~
Wow, he and his brother look nearly identical!
After all the tragic, he found 4 amazing siblings, who will take care of him with love and wonderful memories.
I am so happy that you found your siblings!
My brother was adopted, his mom moved and gave birth then went home with no one being aware. He did ancestry DNA and found a cousin. He also was made aware of 2 1/2 brothers. His parents were deceased but found his older brother (5years older) remembered going to California for a year but never knew his mom had a baby. He was living in the same city as my brother. Needless to say it was a shock but they have met. He plans on meeting his other brother as well as cousins.
How precious.
What a beautiful family. I am glad he found closure.
Wait... am cutting onions... 😭😭😭 heartfelt story. So happy he found his biological siblings. Sending love from Hong Kong.
LOVED THE ENDING
Similar thing happened to my dad. He was devastated to discover that the mother he loved so dearly could have done such a thing. The woman who was his youngest sister, full blood, was given up for adoption.
DJs ma L. O. V. E. D. him.. Putting him in the manger is soooo symbolic... Trust? Faith? The angels watching over him.. A SAFE place... A LOVED child.
3/4/18....Absolutely amazing that DNA led to this "manger baby's"
living family members after all these yrs. I'm sure his mother did what she thought wax the best for him when she left him in that "safe place"....
GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
English is not my language i am learning please what is the meaning of manger?
Happily that somehow and aftr for so many yrs thy finaly met each other! Blessed to them💖😊
Definitely a undeniable resemblance.
You can tell by their reaction that they are a loving family. He looks like his brother.
Awe, such a sweetheart of a guy!❤
This is a wonderful man..he has no hate right now and grew up with many questions I imagine..
We dont know the reasons his birth mother did what she did but thank God he was raised by amazing loving people ❤
Your mother gave you the best gift ever...
If i ever see him a Baltimore I will def speak that’s a humble story he a blessing 💪🏽🙏🏾
Sad story with a wonderful happy ending. God bless 😊
What a great story, thank you for sharing 😊
I am so impressed with DNA results. One of my girls found a loving father, at her 50th year. Finding out a high family and a father that had been looking for her only we had left the State of her birth. So rewarding that due to DNA they found each other. He saw her when she 2 now at 50. 48 years later. Fantastic.
What sweet siblings!
Every family has a skeleton or 2 in the closet. It might not be in the most recent generations, but I found some digging into my ancestry!
Sassy Frassy not trying to e rude but I don’t understand
Kenadi Lacour
no worries, judging by your name, you don’t seem to be naturally english
a skeleton in a closet is just another way of saying a bad secret or maybe morally wrong one
Same. I found out my great grandfather had been living a double life. He had 2 families that didn't know about each other. He ended up completely abandoning one (my grandfather). Also went to visit my grandfather's grave - found out that he committed suicide when he was just 18 years old. Saddest thing is that when I went to his grave site (keep in mind he was buried like 50 years ago) there was no headstone - just a stick in the ground with a tag attached. I'm working really hard to try and get a head stone put on his grave but it's very complicated. Everyone deserves a little dignity in death.
This videos actually made me cry for real
Sometimes babies are abandoned by birth mothers because there is some kind of shame or guilt involved. As they were a Catholic family, this theory fits right in.
Aww really nice story!
I too have two half siblings and when I found out it was shocking.
ILhaam Oz me too! Just found out this year.
Awe. Baby in a manger. You are a Blessed man
Great detective work.
This made me cry, too.
Family is all that matters ! So glad he has that !
I will be his mom...I can't even imagine a person doing this to there own son. God bless him and all of his newly found family!!❤
This is so sad but also very amazing
Wow, that was crazy.. I'm happy that everything worked out well for him 😊
Ohh... It's lovely.. now I'm gonna find other stories to watch..
It’s a heartbreaking story my heart goes out to the mother that had to give up that baby that sweet child she did her best God bless her and I’m so glad that you found your family you’re a beautiful man your mother would’ve been so proud of you ❤
Stop cutting onions please!
what a lovely family!
He is a beautiful guy , I wish him all the best and blessings in his life
What a lovely man, I’m happy for him.
I'm not gonna lie I felt like crying so much but all I could do is tear up and feel this pain and sorrow but happy for this man.
Our mother's birth mom had 7 children when she was pregnant w our mom. It was a difficult pregnancy & Gramma Hazel wasn't expected to make it through the child birth. She agreed early on in her pregnancy to allow her sister, Florence to adopt our mom. Gramma Florence was a mid-wife & delivered mom. Both Gramma Hazel & our mother made it through the child birth but they decided to go through w the adoption. At the age of 11, mom was digging in this trunk she was told never to look in & found she was adopted. A lot of her cousins were now her brothers & sisters. She even almost fell for her own brother at the age of 12. She thought he was the most handsome boy shed ever seen, then it was revealed that he was her brother!!
The only thing she regrets is that when she met her birth father, she didn't know he was her dad & he didn't know she was his daughter.
Congrats to DJ in finding his birth family!
I cant imagine how hard it would be to find out your mom abandoned a baby like this
When they said he had a boyfriend I literally said out loud "awwwww they are so cute!!!" 😂
Emotional 😭. God bless you and your family friend Amen 🙏🏻 🇵🇷🇺🇸🙏🏻.
Holy crap! The sister in the floral top use to be my teacher. Wow. That's wild. I hope all is well now.
He is such a beautiful person
They look alike to be half siblings. I am happy for him.
So good to hear all ended well for him and that his siblings all took him into their lives
My friend and his mom worked at a courier service, a new girl was hired, my friend and his mom became close friends with her, it was found out in conversation the girl was looking for her bio mom, and my friends mom said really, im looking for my baby i gave up for adoption, months later it was learned, the mom and her new best friend were indeed true mom and daughter, what are the chances of that happening?.....
I told my friend and his mom and his sister...it indeed is a true miracle,....things are meant to happen, and miracles happen everyday, life is a miracle, love is its gift.
Update
@@twinsgangtv6946 they still work together at the same courier company, its been over 20 yrs now since they were reunited
Wow what a story!
Can’t. Stop. Crying.