So I’ll preface with: My Bio Mother was in a mental health unit when I was born - and father was not in the picture, so there was no option for her to bring her up myself. I got adopted by some relatives of her family. She says she regrets how things happened, but also told me she had the option of termination and is glad she didn’t. She is now under treatment for her health problems, out of hospital, and has had 2 other kids a few years younger than me.

I’m 22 years old, and my bio brother who is a couple years older has been in touch with her for many years, he asked me if I wanted to get in touch with her and I was never sure. Lately I needed some family medical history, and also decided I could use it as an opportunity to speak to her, and give her a chance to be in my life.

So I got in contact a few days ago through Facebook, and something very strange happened, I Immediately felt rlly comfortable with her presence. This is very unusual for me, as due to childhood upbringing, and autism, amongst other things I’ve found it very difficult to form bonds in life. The few bonds I have are with some close friends I’ve known since 2018 overseas and took a few months to form a bond, and honestly, trust them more than my adoptive parents. I feel the same type of trust with my bio Mother but without needing the time to develop trust, this is weird.

Bio father is sadly not in the picture, my brother tried to get in contact numerous times and has lost interest in pursuing it further. I’m indifferent.

Am I the only one who feels this way? Does anyone else have similar feelings?