Category: Birth Mother

In 2017, I myself was given a choice...as I held in my hands a VERY unplanned positive pregnancy test. As a professional party girl, I was shaken to my core

Twenty-three years later, I am still in awe of my open adoption journey. The relationships I have developed and the person I have become because of this adoption journey are

I was already a single Mother when I found out I was pregnant again. I was in a place of constant survival mode. I’d come home from working two jobs

"Star Power" - A Poem by Tara Meyer Dull Someday I want to tell you about the day anger walked through the door. Stormy steps, jaw clenched. It was the

Too often these days, adoption is the choice left unsaid and forgotten. But not for Emmah. Here's the true story of a 17-year-old, high school student from a small town.

Hello, fellow birth moms! Also, hello to all the potential birth moms out there trying to find some kind of sign that adoption is the right option. I hope my

When I found at the age of 20 that I was facing an unplanned pregnancy, I thought the best thing to do in the situation was to marry the baby’s

We first met Emmah two months post-placement.  Her experience with adoption was still very fresh and raw.  As she reflected on what she first believed adoption was and then learned

"For nine months I stayed alone. I distanced myself from a lot of people. I hid it from my family, my friends, my parents." Morgan was 17 when she found

Too often these days, adoption is the choice left unsaid and forgotten. But not for Emmah. Here's the true story of a 17-year-old, high school student from a small town.