I lost my daughter to an unnecessary adoption in the 1990s. Unnecessary is an understatement. I was still a teenager, but very competent. I was an honor student with a scholarship in my freshman year of college. Due to unforseen events- such as a car wreck, job loss because of the car wreck, and abandonment … More What Could Have Kept My Family Together?

February 24, 199x This would be the only appointment my mom would attend. I was a week overdue. I had spent the last month preparing myself to let go. I would practice in my room at night holding my baby and handing over my baby. That way when the day came, I could mentally checkout, … More A Birth Mom Story: Your Daily Dose of Adoption Porn

I’m at an age where people my age are starting to lose their children to death- disease, accidents, addictions, suicides, etc. With their social media posts, their grieving, their pictures, all of which I believe are necessary and healthy coping mechanisms…I was denied the right to any of this. I never got to grieve my … More I Never Got to Grieve You