I admit that while reading stories of other birthmothers online that I will tear up. It really doesn’t matter what the exact situation is, it’s just some of the thoughts and feelings are the same. But when I read this, I wasn’t just teary, I was weeping.

A friend read the blog post linked above and told me about it. It is one of the most eloquently written stories of a birthmother that I have ever read. It’s not actually written by the birthmother but by her daughter who was just finding... more

In my last post, I shared bits and pieces of an interview with birthmom and author, Patricia Dischler. Patricia previously shared her experience with her semi open adoption that turned into an open adoption when her son was twelve.

Like any situation, there are positives and negatives involved. For Patricia, the positives to her situation were that she never really felt like she was saying goodbye to her son. She made the decision to place him for adoption because she wanted him... more