Type: Written Story

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

Hello, my name is Maggie and I am 31-years-old. I had a childhood filled with unsafe situations, neglect, and uncertainty. I haven't seen my mother since the age of 12

At the young age of 17, I discovered around 3 months along, that I was pregnant. I was a senior in high school, a 3-sport athlete, in the marching band,

Warning: The content of this story contains very sensitive subjects and potentially distressing material about the effects of depression and mental illness.  My name is Aimée Farrell, and this is

We all have stories. Some stories may be funny. Some stories may be sad. Some stories..well..are unique and simply don’t turn out exactly as “planned”. Or perhaps it all was

Letters and photos a few times a year.  That’s what we thought it would look like.  A relationship with our child’s birth mother that would be arm’s length and comfortable

It’s been almost 6 years since I placed my sweet daughter into the arms of the woman she would call “mommy."  Since that day, I’ve felt immense amounts of sorrow, and

On December 14th, 2020 I found out I was pregnant. I found out only a few weeks after having a memorial service of my boyfriend at the time. He had

I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Well, in September 1986, my lemons had turned sour and were so full of seeds that I

Twenty-nine years ago my husband and I wanted to adopt a child. I already had one biological save year old son, experienced several miscarriages and a near death experience with a ruptured