Hey Birthmothers! You Made your Choice, Just Get Over It
Originally posted on Out of the First Mom Closet:
Up until I relinquished my son for adoption, I had a pretty rosy view of adoption…
Category Archives: Reblogged
Taking Back My Power: My Fear and Guilt
I’m angry again. Sigh… . Once again, an adult adoptee shared their pain in an adoption community. It was heartbreaking…
Triggers Here, Triggers There, Triggers Everywhere!
Sometimes I hate being an adoptee. I hate that normal, everything events cause me to relive the trauma of my …
Top Seven Reasons Why Adoption Fundraisers Are Problematic
[Note: I originally wrote this piece for The Huffington Post after it approached me to draft it. Huffpo decided it…
I Control the English Language, and I Say…
Originally posted on Adopto-Snark:
This article is old, but the comments section keeps on going, so I’m gonna tackle it.…
Lies My Birth Family Told Me
Don’t lie! We all have a right to know our complete family!
Taking the Bitter with the Sweet; An Adoptive Mom’s Reaction to a New Trend
Originally posted on adoptivemomblog:
A few days ago a very beautiful and touching story hit the internet and quickly went…
Going Dark – Sundown: Excerpt from Kathleen~Cathleen, Part 2
Originally posted on Mothertone … Kathleen~Cathleen:
Below is Part 2 of our blog series using previously unshared excerpts from the American Adoption…
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…
It Sounds Like Your Adoption Experience Wasn’t Pleasant…
Originally posted on Out of the First Mom Closet:
In what I like to call my everyday interweb adventures, I usually stop by the reddit…
10 Things I Hate About Being a Birth Mother
Originally posted on Out of the First Mom Closet:
1. I hate that I can not talk about it with most people. The few friends…
First Post: Being Open About Open Adoption: An Adoptee Blog
Originally posted on openadoptionadoptee:
Logic versus basic human emotion How can something that makes complete logical sense still hurt so…
The Cult of Birthmother’s Day – A Mother’s Day Celebration For First Moms – #Not a BraveLove
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
It’s almost electric, the emotions flying around social media this time of year. Like a storm…
Mothers told their babies were stillborn, but they were placed for adoption instead without the mothers knowledge.
Trail of Lies
Although this doesn’t surprise me, it does sicken me. My heart hurts for all the adoptees out there searching for …
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…
A Happy Birthday Wish For Camden Stearns
We continue to have hope for justice for Camden and his family…one step at a time. Carri will never stop …
A Birthmother’s Worst Nightmare – Aundria Bowman/Alexis Badger
Originally posted on Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother:
Today I am going to tell you a heartbreaking story. A story so sensational that you…
What Is A Birthmother?
I can’t like this post enough. I love this post!! It really really says it all.
Natural Childbirth and Adoption
Originally posted on elle cuardaigh:
? Mary Cassatt, 1906 http://www.birthunlimited.ca/parenting/23-why-mothers-kiss-their-babies.html When I was born, my mother did not know. She had…
The Glue
remember to Love yourself
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…
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…
Adoption: Second Generation Birthmom 