I was watching a program on TV tonight and a father was talking about the loss of his son through suicide. My heart went out to him. I did not lose my child through suicide. My child was taken away from me when he was born. Given up for adoption without consent because I was under age.… [Read More]
The Joy and Loss as a New Generation Begins
On September 27th I became a GG (Great Grand Mother)! Was I there, no. But luckily I was in touch with my Grand Son who told me his significant other was in labor. That night I didn’t sleep very much. I kept thinking about all I had loss. The loss of my son, who was taken from… [Read More]
The Love Of A Child
There is never any minute, or any day, that you don’t feel the loss of my child. This video touches me. Check it out here My son was taken from me but I finally found him and I am so thankful . I love you my Jamie! Jan
Your Birth Child May Not Know They Are Adopted
I know that statement is hard to read. It never occurred to me that this would be possible until I met my future husband. When my husband and I first met we knew there was something special between us. We knew we had an incredible connection right away. There were so many similarities. We fell… [Read More]
A Lovely Tribute Can Hurt
Did you watch the Oscars? If you are a birth mother I bet you know what I am going to write about. Jared Leto’s speech was wonderful. His thanks to his Mum touched everyone’s heart. I applaud him for his wonderful words, and I applaud his Mum for her ability to raise him. For many birth mothers… [Read More]
Did You Know Your Child’s Birth Information Can Be Changed?
I have been thinking a lot about my search for my birth son and some of the many obstacles I ran into. Here is one I want to share with you. When I first started looking for my birth son there were a limited number of books that you could find to give you ideas on how… [Read More]
My Talk With An Adoptive Mother
I have been going through some rough times lately, as you can probably tell by my lack of updates on meeting Jamie and my blog posts. These tough times do not have anything to do with Jamie. (He is fine and I received an email from him a couple of days ago.) Through these difficult times… [Read More]
Reflections From A Birth Mother On Her Birthday
Well I have to admit I am shocked that I made it to this birthday. I am now 62 years old. WOW. I never thought I would make it to this age. I always thought I would die at the same age as my mother. I have now lived longer than her. But that is not… [Read More]
Don’t Give Up When Your Child Is Taken
I was reading my journal tonight because I wanted to update my ‘meeting Jamie’ posts and came across something I thought I should talk about. I think I mentioned before that after Jamie was taken from me I went back to the doctor who delivered him to ask him to help me get him back. He refused… [Read More]
Compensation For The Loss Of Your Birth Child
I’m sorry it’s been such a long time since I did a post. Shortly after I did the last post my 18 year old cat, KC, go very sick. It was not an easy time, and there was little I could do. She passed away at home the first week in January. It broke my heart… [Read More]