Birth Parents
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Birth Mom Finding Peace – Leah’s Story
Read more"...Adoption is beautiful and we birth moms deserve to find peace, too." My adoption story starts very abruptly. I gave birth to...
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The Complexities of Adoption
Read moreAdoption is hard. It is beautiful. It is complex with many layers. Most times I have no words to describe it. But I have...
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“Your story helped me in my decision”
Read more"Reading the stories of other birth mothers — it was empowering." Ali placed her daughter for adoption over eight years ago...
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“It was 15 years before I met another birth mom.”
Read more"It was 15 years before I met another birth mom." A birth mother’s adoption journey isn’t over once the papers have been signed....
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The Hardest Decision – Jennifer’s Story
Read moreI was 18 when I got pregnant. I remember multiple people telling me what I “needed” to do. I needed to keep her, I needed an...
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You are a mother
Read moreFive months after Alison placed her daughter for adoption, her mom gave her a Mother's Day gift. She questioned her — "Why am I...
