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I am one mother with one story. Others have had different emotions, reactions and experiences to the ‘real mom’ question. I searched the Web for more stories and discussions. They are included below.
On AdoptionBlogs.com:
Real Moms
Will you stay with me, Mommy?
On Adoption.com:
My Daughter’s Mom
I Am A Real Mother
Invisible But Real: Birth Parents in International Adoption
Real and Natural Mothers’ Reflections on Birth – and Adoptive – Mothering
Real Parents
Mother’s Real Love
On Adoptionforums.com:
When you adopt and older child?? (some discussion on ‘real parents’)
Birth Mom, Other Mom, Real Mom???
On the Web:
Clippings … Real Mother and Racism
Bond with ‘adopted’ children real enough to mom
An Adoptive Mother’s Tale: Fending Off the Slings and Arrows of Innocent Statements
Book:
You’re Not My REAL Mother!
Related Blogs: Adoption: The ‘real mom’ question, Part 1, Adoption: The ‘real mom’ question, Part 2, “Real Moms” and Shared Fate, by Ellen Rardin
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