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Right to Know We support people impacted by DNA surprises, NPEs, adoption, assisted reproduction, & misattributed parentage (MP).

03/15/2026

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

03/15/2026

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

03/14/2026

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

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

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

Content that can be monetized.

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

They belong to the child.

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

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

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

Why?

Because people can easily imagine themselves as an adoptive parent.

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

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

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

03/13/2026

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

Answer: whatever you want.

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

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

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

Less than a week. Let’s go. 💜

www.UntanglingOurRoots.org



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

03/12/2026

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

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

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

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

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

03/11/2026

https://untanglingourroots.org/tickets

A DNA test changed everything for actor, writer, and producer Lisa Brenner.

At 40, Lisa discovered the father who raised her was not her biological father, a revelation that reshaped her understanding of identity, family, and belonging. Instead of telling that story through tragedy alone, she chose comedy. Her film One Big Happy Family turns a deeply personal DNA surprise into something honest, complicated, and unexpectedly funny.

In this clip, Lisa talks about navigating donor conception, secrecy, and the strange emotional math of honoring the people who raised us while confronting the truth about where we come from.

Lisa will be joining us at Untangling Our Roots to continue this conversation, about donor conception, DNA discoveries, and how storytelling can help people process the truths that reshape a life.

Get your tickets:
https://untanglingourroots.org/tickets

The edcuation work we do is so important!
03/11/2026

The edcuation work we do is so important!

If you have ever wished you could talk with people who truly get it, this weekly chat is for you.DNA surprises, adoption...
03/11/2026

If you have ever wished you could talk with people who truly get it, this weekly chat is for you.

DNA surprises, adoption, NPE, donor conception, parents, and allies are all welcome to join a kind, low-pressure conversation.

Wednesdays at 5:00 pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern Time
Free to attend
Pre-registration required

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lde2tpzgrEtUJ76L5JQPTZ8CyFA4frz6N

03/09/2026

Untangling Our Roots is coming soon. Tickets are still available: https://untanglingourroots.org/tickets

Steven Osbourne grew up believing a central part of his identity. He was told his family had Native American heritage, and like many of us, he built part of his story around that belief.

Then a DNA test changed everything.

What began as a simple attempt to confirm his ancestry turned into a discovery that unraveled far more than a family legend. Sitting on a plane, phone in hand, Steven realized something that would shake the foundation of his identity and his understanding of family.

Steven will be one of the presenters at Untangling Our Roots, where he shares his story and what happens when long-held truths collide with DNA evidence.

If you think you know where you come from, Steven’s journey is a powerful reminder that sometimes the truth is far more complicated.

Untangling Our Roots is coming soon. Tickets are still available.

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