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Motherhood
August 8, 2023
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By Emily Chappell

I Adopted Your Babies Today

I adopted your babies today. We’re smiling in the pictures, but I also feel the pain deep inside your heart.…

Motherhood
August 2, 2023
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By Lynn Walsh

At Long Last, Emily

The summer following my eighth-grade graduation, I discovered a stone wall across from the intersection of Forest Row and Franklin…

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

Motherhood
July 30, 2023
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By Candice Miksovsky

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

I love that she looks just like you. She shares your fierce and wild, animal-loving spirit while also being sensitive…

Motherhood
January 3, 2023
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By Samantha Koellhoffer

The Gift of Open Adoption

Ever since we met our daughter, we have been taking pictures of her. She is so used to the camera…

A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t

Grown Children, Living
August 10, 2022
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By Meggan Larson

A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t

It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…

As a Birth Mother, Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds

Motherhood
February 14, 2022
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By Jacquelyn Binford

As a Birth Mother, Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds

Birth mother, birth parent, first mother, biological mother—each woman prefers a certain terminology when sharing their adoption journey. Regardless, the…

Grief
May 8, 2021
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By Jacquelyn Binford

The Lasting Grief of a Birthmother

As a birthmother, you are made to feel you are not good enough to parent your child. You are made…

On Birthmother’s Day, We Honor Their Sacrifice

Motherhood
May 8, 2021
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By Sue Volikas

On Birthmother’s Day, We Honor Their Sacrifice

Birthmother’s Day. It is always the Saturday before Mother’s Day. A day set aside to honor all the birthmothers. This…

A Phone Call Made Us Parents—A Mother’s Sacrifice Made Us a Family

Baby, Motherhood
February 26, 2021
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By Lauren Rohwer

A Phone Call Made Us Parents—A Mother’s Sacrifice Made Us a Family

“I’d like you to be the parents for my daughter,” my heart pounded in response to the immediate realization of…

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

Motherhood
November 20, 2019
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By Adrian Collins

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

Falling aspen leaves draped the sidewalks in brilliant yellows while my daughter and I browsed clothing stores and talked about…

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

Motherhood
October 17, 2019
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By Kimberly Taschereau

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

Dear Charlie, It all started with a positive pregnancy test in October of 2018. The fear I felt was unlike…

Baby, Motherhood
October 1, 2019
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By Kristina Guerrero

To the Baby Boy I Chose Not to Raise

Every year around the same time, close to when you were born, I am reminded of the most difficult choice…

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I Adopted Your Babies Today

At Long Last, Emily

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

The Gift of Open Adoption

A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t

As a Birth Mother, Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds

The Lasting Grief of a Birthmother

On Birthmother’s Day, We Honor Their Sacrifice

A Phone Call Made Us Parents—A Mother’s Sacrifice Made Us a Family

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

To the Baby Boy I Chose Not to Raise

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