The Emails...

My heart stops in my chest as I read this email from a stranger who in one day digs up more information than I ever put out on the Internet.

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From: RN4babies
To: Erin E. Coggins
ReplyTo: RN4babies
Subject: To Erin, from your profile on from Registry.Adoption.com
Sent: Jul 22, 2009 2:21 PM


I believe that if "Osborn" was your birth surname of your birth mother "Taren" - that this is likely you on the CA birth index under your birth name - it is listed twice - this is typical in adopted children:

last name/ first name/ middle name/ date of birth/ mother's maiden
name/ gender/ county

OSBORNE 04 27 1981 OSBORNE FEMALE LOS ANGELES SOLLENBARGER 04 27
1981 OSBORNE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

This would be "Taren" -

OSBORNE TARIN B 08 07 1962 SCHOENFE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

Tarin has 3 older brothers (2 of which are twins) and 1 younger sister.

Tarin was married at the age of 21 in 1984 in Los Angeles - and it looks like she has 2 daughters and one son.

Birth father (surname of SOLLENBARGER) looks like he may have 2 children born in CA - one male and one female - but not for sure??

Please email me - I can send you more info.

Kindest regards,

Michelle

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Wow... I sat in my office in shock... who was this woman... how did she find that all?!?!!? So I wrote back to her....


Hello,

I don't know who you are but you are dead on with some of the information I didn't place on the internet. Do you have any more current information on her?

Thank you so much,

Erin

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About an hour later I get an long reply from her...

-----Original Message-----
From: rn4babies
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:19 PM
To: erin
Subject: Re: To Erin, from your profile on from Registry.Adoption.com

Erin -

I help others with finding adoption information - I guess I'm a sort of search angel. You're very fortunate you had birth mother's name to work with! Here's some more of what I found.

California Marriage Index, 1960-1985
about David B Long
Name: David B Long
Age: 22
Est. Birth: abt 1962
Spouse Name: Tarin B Osborne
Spouse Age: 21
Est. Spouse Birth: abt 1963
Date: 20 May 1984
Location: Los Angeles

OSBORNE RUSSELL S 01 21 1958 SCHOENFE MALE LOS ANGELES

OSBORNE JEFFREY C 11 13 1959 SCHOENFE MALE LOS ANGELES

OSBORNE PATRICK M 11 13 1959 SCHOENFE MALE LOS ANGELES

OSBORNE TARIN B 08 07 1962 SCHOENFE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

OSBORNE SUSAN L 12 11 1965 SCHOENFE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

People Search: TARIN born 08/07/1962<< Search Again 2 Matches Found (100 max.) Name/AKAs Phone Address City, State Possible Relatives
1. OSBORNE, TARIN B (Age 46)
Associated names:
LONG, TARIN B
LONG, TARIN O
LONG, TARREN O
OSBORNELONG, T
Available(6) Available
TORRANCE, CA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA
HARBOR CITY, CA
SAN PEDRO, CA
LONG BEACH, CA
SANTA MONICA, CA
Possible Relatives:
OSBORNE, DONNA M (Age 73)
AOSBORNE, JACKIE L (Age 52)
OSBORNE, RUSSELL S (Age 51)
LONG, KENNETH O (Age 85)
LONG, DAVID BRODLEY (Age 48)
LONG, DONNA D
LONG, LORAINE V
OSBORNE, PATRICK MICHAEL (Age 49)
RELONG, DANIELLECHELSEA
Possible Roommates / Associates:
RODRIGUEZ, DAVID J (Age 66)
BISIGNANO, LOUISCHARLES (Age 64)

2. OSBORNE-LONG, TARIN (Age 46)
Available RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA
Possible Relatives:
OSBORNE, TARIN B (Age 46)

I'm not sure which of these children are hers (if any)

LONG AMBER LAURINE 06 24 1983 OSBORNE FEMALE SAN BERNARDINO

LONG DARIN BRADLEY 07 03 1985 OSBORNE MALE LOS ANGELES

LONG DANIELLE MARIE 03 12 1987 OSBORNE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

LONG CHELSEA SAMANTHA 09 23 1988 OSBORNE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

There are only EVER 3 people born in California with this surname - not sure if they're the same father - but it's a possibility.

SOLLENBARGER 04 27 1981 OSBORNE FEMALE LOS ANGELES

SOLLENBARGER 08 24 1990 MALE LOS ANGELES

SOLLENBARGER 08 17 1995 FEMALE LOS ANGELES

I can find some more info in the a.m.

Kindest regards,

Michelle

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How does this woman know so much?!?!? I am so blessed that this woman reached out and is helping me. There is no way I could do this on my own.

I've been sharing this with my family as the days go by... well really it's only been 3 days... but still. I can not believe I am one step closer to knowing who I look like.

Ahhh I remembered I forgot to tell you why it was a secret of sorts... If you have ever seen my family... my mommy and daddy and I all together there is no way you would be able to tell that I am adopted. I am the prefect blend of my mother and father. I have my fathers eye color, his built, I have my mom's hair color. They both have thick hair just like me. I am pale like my mother when she's not using the self tanner. I am a perfect blend of both of them. When I was younger no one would believe that I was adopted. My parents would have to back me up on it, I will try and post a picture of all of us so you can see what I am talking about.

Thursday the 23rd...

I get another email... This one I am not going to post simply because it has phone numbers and addresses. But can you believe it! Addresses!!! Phone Numbers!! I almost passed out, I didn't know what to do with all this information!!!! I finally calmed down... I have addresses for Tarin's older brother Russell and for Patrick, her Mother-In-Law and her son. I only have phone numbers for the last 2 and somehow I don't think I want to call them. What if she didn't tell them anything, what if they have no idea I exist and I am out here. If she did not tell them, then it is not my place to do so for her. I decide I am going to write a letter to my Uncles (I really don't know what they are...) I am going to post the letter because I think it is an important letter.