{"id":269329,"date":"2022-06-06T06:46:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T11:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=269329"},"modified":"2022-06-05T20:55:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T01:55:31","slug":"man-reuintes-birth-mom-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-reuintes-birth-mom-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Man reunites with birth mom after 20 years: ‘It was a dream come true’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Benjamin Hulleberg<\/a> grew up knowing he was adopted. He was always curious about his biological mother, whom he knew only by the name Holly. Though he had searched for her over the years by writing letters, signing up for an adoption registry, and even taking a DNA test, he was never able to locate her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was always a very positive conversation,\u201d he told Good Morning America<\/a> about discussing his adoption with his adoptive parents. \u201cIt was my parents either expressing gratitude for Holly or me talking about how I’m grateful for her and how I want to meet her one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holly Shearer had placed her baby for adoption as a young teen. She had received letters and photos of her son for three years until the adoption agency closed.\u00a0She said he was always on her mind, especially on holidays and his birthday. Eventually, she searched for Benjamin online and when he was 18, she found his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

“The last thing I wanted to do is to throw a wrench in his life,” she said. “So I just watched from a distance.”<\/p>\n

Then, six months ago on his birthday, after nearly two years of watching his life from afar, Shearer decided it was time to reach out. She sent him a happy birthday message on Facebook.<\/p>\n