So crazy: This woman was reunited with her birth mother after 50 years. Little did she know, her mom actually starred in one of her favorite childhood TV shows called ... "That's My Mama"!
Β· May 12, 2021 Β· NottheBee.com

Okay, is this world even real anymore?

That's literally my only thought when I look at this story.

Sure, I'm having a lot of emotions that I'm not willing to talk about since I'm a man and men don't have emotions, ever.

But come on, this story is unreal:

Okay Today Show, simply writing "on her favorite show as a kid" in the headline isn't gonna fly here.

The name of the show was "That's My Mama."

And that's absolutely nuts!

The adopted little girl in this tear-jerking story is Lisa Wright, who now lives in Los Angeles.

Lisa had always known she was adopted, but never really pursued a search for her birth mother. Her adoption was closed, so her birth mother had no contact with Lisa's adoptive parents.

It was Lisa's son who encouraged her to take a DNA test a few years ago to find out her genetic heritage, and when the test results came back Lisa was given a family match: an uncle!

She immediately reached out, and they were talking on the phone in no time.

"My heart's turning flips, and he goes, 'Tell me about yourself,'" Wright recalled. "So I said, 'Well, I was born on Dec. 10, 1964. I was told that my biological mom was very young when she had me. She moved to L.A. because she wanted to be in Hollywood.' And then he just stopped me right there."

"So then I'm thinking, 'OK, here it comes. He's going to say don't ever call me again.' And so he goes, 'Lisa, you're my niece. We've been looking for you. We've all been looking for you.'"

I'm still not crying or anything like that. Zero emotion here. [Sniffle]. Oh, that? That's just my allergies.

Minutes later, Wright's phone rang again.

"A voice on the other end says, 'Is this my daughter?' And then I just went, 'Oh, my gawd, is this my mother?'" Wright said. "And then she goes, 'Yes, sweetie, this is your mom.' It was just the most indescribable feeling."

Wright and her mother, actor Lynne Moody, didn't waste any time making plans: They decided to meet the very next day.

Yes, this story remains perfectly beautiful. Both mother and daughter lived in Los Angeles.

Do you think when they met Lisa asked for her mom's autograph?

I know I would've.

Anyhow, Lisa's adoptive parents aren't around anymore, so they weren't able to witness this heartwarming event.

Memories of the seventies, however, have them included.

"I grew up watching my mother on TV and didn't even know it," Wright said. "'That's My Mama' β€” that was our must-see TV. We all sat down and watched 'That's My Mama' every week, and who knew? No idea. ... And that's my mama!"

So yes, little Lisa Wright grew up in her adoptive parents' home where they sat happily in front of the television and watched "That's My Mama" on a weekly basis, having no idea that Tracy was actually played by Lisa's birth mother Lynne Moody, and I still think this story is fake because if it's not I'm going to have a lot of emotions and I'm not crying, you're crying!

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