Mother’s Day
Every year Mothers day comes around I am unsure of how I’ll be. I was going to write a post …
Category Archives: Adoption trauma
(Because of adoption)You don’t know me but…. you mean so much to me.
I don’t now how to start this, and maybe just saying that is the easiest way. I think of you …
The long mile : The long term effects of adoption loss on your family
When you enter into the world of adoptionland as a mother of loss, certain events in your family become cause …
On Adoption: The Words that Broke my Heart
Originally posted on I Sat in Silent Musing:
me at 5 days old & the outfit my parents brought me home in I went…
Bravelove…not so Brave.
We’ve all seen these types of pictures being put up all week by an organization called Brave Love. Their mission …
The Dark Place – Part 3 – Emerging into Recovery
* Please see part 1 here: Down the Rabbit Hole *Please see part 2 here: The Lab Rat Years PART …
The Dark Place – Part 2- The Lab Rat years
*Please see Part 1 here: PART 2 – THE LAB RAT YEARS My DR tried to help me, but she …
The Dark Place- PART 1 – Down The Rabbit Hole
*This is Part 1 of a 3 Part post. * PART 1 – DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE Adoption, and the …
Anonymous IF – The Question of Pre-Birth Matching
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
The topic of pre-birth matching is a hot one. On one hand, an expectant mother would…
My Desperate Plea – Searching – October 29, 1993, Kingsport, Tennessee
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
There are SO many people that are searching for birth family or for the child they…
The update to “Newly Minted Birthmoms”
This in an update to the post Newly Minted Birthmoms. It is in response to me flipping out over yet …
Ambiguous Loss
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
Adoption always begins with a loss for the birth parents (and the rest of the birth…
Words once Spoken
I knew, this summer when my son turned 19 it was going to be a turning point. To me, it …
Women That Relinquish To The Famous or Prominent
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
Every time you turn on the news or stand in line next to a tabloid it…
The DNA Piece
Many years ago, I began a search for my roots. It was after my grandmother, who was an adoptee, passed …
Crossroads to Healing
So, for the last few days, I’ve been making everybody cry for the most part. I’ve read all your comments …
Being the first “kept” child and a second generation birthmom
I am the first “kept” child of a birthmom in a closed adoption. Being the first kept child of a …
Adoption: Second Generation Birthmom 