Ms. Kristin Schoonveld, 52, from Indianapolis, USA,
In 2019, she went for a DNA test to find her biological father.
Kristin, who was adopted by her adoptive parents in 1969, has always known she is not their biological daughter.
Hence the interest in the identity of the biological parents,
She had already found her biological mother first, and this time the DNA test was to find her biological father and see if there were any lost siblings.
Soon, the test results came out,
When Kristin got the test report, she couldn't believe her eyes—
It turned out that there was indeed a man who matched her.
But not the biological father, but a young man in his twenties,
By blood, the boy was Kristin's biological son!
Looking at the word "son" on the report, Kristin was blindfolded,
She had never given birth, where was the son?!
At first she thought the report was wrong.
But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, I finally figured out what was going on.
It turned out that Kristin had donated eggs once.
It was 1994, and she read an article about egg donation and was very interested.
So I applied to become a volunteer and donated eggs to couples who could not conceive and have children normally due to physical reasons.
Soon, a couple who wanted to have children chose Kristin's egg,
After months of hormone injections, she flew to California to retrieve her eggs, and she donated eggs anonymously once.
The couple was so grateful to her that they gave her a handwritten card to thank her.
"Thank you from the bottom of your heart for helping us have children," the card read.
"In our eyes, you're a great and wonderful person."
"We hope the whole process isn't too difficult for you... Take care of yourself, we want you to know that the gift you gave us means the world to us. ”
"A sincere, hopeful pair of parents."
Kristin and the couple never met, never had any contact.
She had no idea whether the hopeful lady had successfully conceived with her eggs and given birth to the long-awaited child.
Over time, this matter has been slowly forgotten by her.
At some point years later, she might suddenly remember it.
The idea that "I might have a biological child" will pop up.
But it was all a flash, and I never thought about it.
After getting the test report, Kristin was almost certain,
The couple used her eggs to successfully give birth to a boy.
By blood, Kristin was the boy's biological mother.
Suddenly there was an extra son, which made Kristin think it was amazing,
Because she herself never had children, she only served as a stepmother to one child.
It was june 2012, kristin was volunteering at The Special Olympics when he met a young man named Nick Schoonveld.
The two had known each other more than a decade ago, and this time they had been reunited after a long absence.
Kristin was a college student when they first met, and she took a semester off to teach at a special education school.
Nick, her student, was only 9 years old at the time, a child with Down syndrome, and Kristin was hired as a nanny for him in the summer.
(Kristin and Nick as young)
Later, life took them in different directions, and the two sides lost contact for many years.
That chance encounter at the Special Olympics brought the two families back in touch.
Unfortunately, Nick's mum was already suffering from cancer and died three years later.
During that time, Kristin often visited the Nick family, and over time, she developed a relationship with Nick's father.
In January 2018, Kristin and Nick's dad got married.
After marriage she officially adopted Nick as an adopted son, and without children, she began to work as a stepmother for the boy.
In the process of adoption, Kristin often thinks about his own background, and he is more and more curious about his biological parents.
So the second year after marriage, she went to do DNA testing.
I wanted to find my biological father, but I didn't expect to find a son.
The son, who was strange to her, named Parker Erickson, from Santa Cruz, California, was a 26-year-old lad.
Kristin and he began texting each other and agreed to meet.
In November 2019, Kristin took his adopted son, Nick, to meet his biological son Parker and his parents.
As soon as they met, Parker gave Kristin a big hug.
Kristin was very excited and emotional: "It's like I've known him for a long time." ”
Parker and his adopted son, Nick, also see each other, saying he "always wanted a brother." ”
Kristin finally met Parker's parents this time.
More coincidentally, Parker's mother is also called Kristin, and the bloodborne mother has the same name as the mother who gave birth to him and raised him.
And their names were inspired by the same person's name, Kristin Lavransdatter, from the novel by writer Sigrid Undset.
These coincidences and accidents make both families sigh the wonder of fate,
They have been in touch ever since, and Parker, under the influence of his birth mother, Kristin, signed up to volunteer for Special Olympics.
"We've built a relationship that will last a lifetime."
Kristin has not yet found his biological father,
But finding his bloodborne son Parker was also an unexpected surprise...