Hi! Â Yeah, I would contact the agency and let them know that you are interested in talking with the adoptive couple over the phone; sometimes the agency will...
I was in the same situation as Kelly (kind of)but i had already gone through adoption once and thought i couldnt live through doing that again. Also I have 3...
When I was 17 I just graduated high school and had a on again off again relatonship(4 Years) with What I thought was my "PerfectGuy" Jeff, well at least at the...
I have been working, working on a paper and getting another book for school, taking care of my 1 yr old son and nephew. Megan ________________________________ ...
so its been almost six months since i had my daughter and gave her up for adoption. it was private, and it is open. i don't see her except in photos. at the...
... My heart aches for you as I read this! I'm so sorry. I know you probably feel pain paralyzing you and like darkness is engulfing you but God hears your...
Hi!  I have not placed a child for adoption (we are hoping to adopt), but please try not to get sick because your child has been adopted. Do you feel that...
Hi Cathy, I haven't posted before now as I've been really busy. I am a birth mother and I can see from your posts that you have a good heart and truly mean...
Hello sweet one, I remember so clearly what you are describing. I relinquished my daughter in 1979. Of course, adoption was all closed and I never knew what...
Serenity,  I'm sorry you felt this way about my post. I was not trying to compare or say that her pain is the same as mine. And I take offense that you...
Dear Cathy, I changed the subject line so as not to hijack the other thread with our discussion. I wanted to respond to your letter. I can tell from your...
I will not continue to get upset about what you said.  Yes, I did take it personally from the comment you made, which I previously stated.   What it...
I took it personally what you said as well. As I said, I AM a birth mother and you are not. I was trying very hard to be compassionate towards you and...
Serenity,  I really feel as though I have been attacked by you. When you wrote to me the first time, you said you went out of your way to say that I had...
I am very thankful to everyone for their support and words of encouragement. I have been doing my best to work through these feelings...somedays are better...
Dear Erin,  I am glad that you are having some days wherein you're feeling better. And thank you for believing that I did not mean to offend you in any...
The story with my adoption experience isn't very long...and I think it might inspire you. So I found out I was pregnant last january. I wasn't thinking about...
Hey Erin, Im alexis i was 15 when i found out i was going to have a baby.I wasnt ready for a baby but i thought i was. I was 16 when i had him. And i thought...
Cathy, Hey im a birth mother I found out when i was 15 i had my son at 16. He was born on May 21, 2008 hes noww 9mouths old. It killes me inside that i can be...
Hi, Alexis,  My husband and I would like to have a caring, loving relationship with the birth mom, and for her to have a relationship with her child, if...
Erin,  After reading your story, I cried. My heart goes out to you. Please don't think of yourself as a monster or being a bad person. I don't know if...
I know what you mean, the fear of it just hurting more if you see him. It's like...I'd love nothing more to see her and hold her...but then having to leave...
Oh, I wasn't 16 when I had my daughter....I was 23. I guess that also makes me feel bad...I should have had myself more together. ... From: Cathy Clayton...
I was 24 when I had my daughter (I am 28 now). I still beat myself over putting her up for adoption, I have a 13 month old son and i do not want her to think...
Sorry about the mistake regarding your age, Erin!   Cathy : ) ... From: Megan M. <scrappingchartreux@...> Subject: Re: [BirthParentsUnited] ERIN...
Hi. First of all, your story makes perfect sense!!! Please just remember that all of us birth mothers experience similar feelings. Perhaps our circumstances...
One of the nurses right after I gave birth said to me, 'Don't should yourself and don't let anyone should on you.' I really liked that. No one can ever tell...
wow....reading this brought tears to my eyes....because i have felt so alone in my pain...but you said exactly how i feel. like it's a double edged sword. i'm...
Happy Mother's Day to all birthmothers. "Mother's Day" is always bittersweet. I love my mom, but I think about my own birthmother and try not to wonder if the...