Have You Seen ‘Find My Family’?

ABC launched new reality show called “Find My Family” Monday. Did you catch it?

I didn’t; I was out. From the previews, it appears to be a tug-your-heartstrings show about people in closed adoptions who are searching for (and finding) their birth parents.

I remember a few years ago when one of the networks tried to launch a similar show called “Who’s Your Daddy?” It lasted all of one episode.

I’d be interested to hear what you think of this new show. I’m happy to see that the hosts, Lisa Joyner and Tim Green, were both adopted. Lisa is also an adoptive mom, and this gives me hope that they will use respectful adoption language and treat the families who guest on the show with sensitivity.

I’m also glad that ABC is assisting adults in closed adoptions to find members of their birth family. Too many people have grieved for years because of the secrecy that surrounds closed adoption. Of course, finding one’s birth relatives opens up a whole new can of worms… but reality TV thrives on drama!

I’m a bit bothered by the show’s title — find my family could be construed as a slam on adoptive parents. Are the people who do the parenting part of the equation in this show? Just curious.

Please share your thoughts if you saw the first episode.

You can view the first full episode.