Adopted Danny van der Maas searched and found his family in India
His search lasted around eight months. In May, after 34 years, he embraced his biological mother and other family members in India. Danny van der Maas (36), who was handed over for adoption at the age of 2: "I told my mother that she made a good decision in 1977."
With his story Van der Maas wants to make it clear that a search for the origin of adopted children - contrary to what is sometimes claimed - can also turn out well. "Before I started itching, I was around 30 years old. I didn't need it at all before that time. "
His parents have always fully supported Van der Maas in his search. The main reason that Van der Maas wanted to track down his biological family was that he wanted to tell his parents personally that they made a good decision in 1977 to give him up for adoption. "I didn't want them to feel guilty. As a baby I had a growth retardation for inexplicable reasons. My parents didn't have the ability to take good care of me. "
Van der Maas realized what he started when he went to investigate last September. "I too had heard stories about adopted youngsters whose search ended in a major disappointment. I think it is important to start looking only when you yourself are stable, when you have developed your own identity. If you start looking for that identity in your origin, it can lead to disappointment. At the same time, you don't know in advance what it will do to you if you find them. ”