Quote Originally Posted by Scotus View Post
Adoption is not as important as blood in genealogy. While adoption makes it your family legally, there isn't a blood connection, which is what genealogy is really all about; that is, 'I am descended from so-and-so and carry his/her genetic code.' When doing ancestor search, search for your blood; however, this will be more difficult with adoptions, as those are legal acts.

I'm not referring here to who your family is in regard to legally and/or sentiment, but rather genealogical/blood ties.
of course, fully understood. Hence why I avoided the term genealogy. Genetic-wise, I can only trace from my mother. My father is luckier here, having his full bio family tree.