My birthson has not responded to my attempts to contact him. It’s been almost 2 years now. This is not the first time he has pulled away, but this is the most difficult because the last time he did this, but came back, he said he would never do this to me again. He does not… [Read More]
What If I Met My Birthson Later In Life
Would Timing Have Made A Difference In My Relationship With My Birthson? Would it have made a difference if he was older, and I was older, when we met? I didn’t even think that it would until… I started recording the program Long Lost Family. Here is a quick overview of the show. From TLC network via… [Read More]
Does My Birth Child Ever Think Of Me
I know there is not a birth mother out there that doesn’t think of their birth child. I am sure there is not one birth mother out there that doesn’t wonder if their birth child ever thinks of them as well. But if your child was taken away at birth how can they even know to think… [Read More]
Is It Time I Go Silent
My birth son has gone quiet, again. My birth son, Jamie, decided to end his old life and created a new life about a year or so ago. A new life with his wife. His wife that they ended their relationship decades ago but came back together. Now they are enjoying a new beginning. I… [Read More]
Giving Birth When Unmarried Runs In The Family
Why was it different for me when I got pregnant? My Mum told at a young age that my Granny was pregnant with her before she was married. I even remember my Mum telling me that my Granny sang in the church choir when she was pregnant with her before she was married. So the… [Read More]
All I Ever Wanted Was To Have Children
I knew at a very young age that I wanted children, lots of them. Even when I was a little kid I always knew I wanted a loving husband, children, a dog, a couple of cats, a home with a white picket fence. The whole 9 yards. That was my dream. I think it was so important to… [Read More]
Another Silent Mother’s Day
I hoped I would hear from him on Mother’s Day but there was only silence. I haven’t talked about it much here but the relationship with my birth son changed last year. Our relationship changed when he made major life changes. At first he talked to me about what was going on, but then he… [Read More]
Loss Of A Birth Mother Who Died Giving Birth
My husband, Billy, and I share a heart connection, in more ways than one. We have both suffered a “primal wound”. His birth mother died during his birth, and my son was taken right after his birth and given to adoptive parents (as you know without my consent). When we met we did not know how… [Read More]
A Birth Child Feels The Same Loss As The Birth Mother
I thought when my birth child, my son, was taken from me, I was the only one who felt the loss. I have come to understand that we suffered the same loss. When he was taken away from me shortly after birth I felt this emptiness. Like my heart and soul had been taken away. I longed… [Read More]
When Your Birth Child Goes Silent
The silence of your birth child is hard.. very hard The relationship between a birth mother and birth child is not an easy one after they have connected. In the beginning, at least for me, there were a lot of questions, a lot of sharing, and a lot of pain. There was also a great deal… [Read More]