Black Woman Discovers Her Biological Family With the Help of Social Media
A Black woman recently posted on Twitter about her jounrey in finding her biological family. Lydia MacNair was able to get in contact with biological mom after she posted it about her search.
MacNair’s initial tweet was posted on Nov 25, in which she asked help in finding her family according to Local Today.
The only information MacNair put in the tweet was her biological mother’s name Demonica, her birthplace and birth date, the adoption agency’s name, and the possibility of having three to four older siblings.
‼️pls share‼️I have been searching for my biological mom/family and have had no luck. A simple RT could help me find them. I was born September 15,2001(21 yrs old) The only info I have is my biological moms name is Demonica and she lives in the north Raleigh area. Thread below⬇️ pic.twitter.com/HDgO66ayyr
— Lyd🦋 (@lydiamacnair) November 25, 2022
Once she posted the tweet, it soon went viral and her page was hit with reactions, DMs and comments filled with potential leads to find her family. Demonica got a message about an adopted child and MacNair’s older sister, Vivian Thorpe was able to find Lyida on Facebook according to ABC 11.
“I was at home and my mom called me and she was like, somebody, DM me, did you give someone away for adoption? And I was like, that’s strange. So, then she was like, Wait, there’s a name under it. And so I was like, what’s the name? So I typed in Lydia’s name, and then I found her post. And the baby picture that she posted is hung up in our grandma’s living room,” Thorpe said.
“That’s the only piece of the puzzle that I had to find her. And the crazy thing is, I tried looking for her for years, but her name was Michelle. So, I’m looking for Michelle, and I would have never found her without that post,” Thorpe added.
The next day, Thorpe drove around three and a half hours from Raleigh to Asheville, where MacNair grew up. There the sisters met up and talked.
“Like someone was going to wake me up. And this was not going to be real. I waited my whole life to have a best friend. Now, I have a best friend and sister.”
The two sisters spent time catching up but they still have curiosities as to MacNair’s adoption. However, MacNair may be able to find those answers when she sees the rest her family for the holidays.
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