Jamie’s girlfriend called me the next day and we had a very long conversation. She said that no matter what Jamie did she would at least allow me to have contact with my birth grandson — her son (though I had not met him yet). A brief from my journal — August 25, 1992: She said how… [Read More]
Meeting My Birthson — Not Much Sleep
When I got back to the place I was staying on this visit I could not sleep. I tried to go to bed around 1:00 am but just tossed and turned. I was awake at 5:00, wandered around the apartment thinking of everything that had happened. Wondering if I would see my birth son again. I… [Read More]
Meeting My Birth Son — History and Emotions Shared
At one point during dinner Jamie left the table and his girlfriend told me it was going really and the he was happy. She said he figured that he would just come and meet me and then leave — say an hour at most. He had even made plans to go out with his friend… [Read More]
Sharing With My Birth Son — Our First Meeting
A bit of background… before I flew in to meet my birth son I went through all sorts of photos I had of family members. I wanted to show him pictures of his family, his birth family. I wanted him to be able to see himself in not only me but the family pictures I had.… [Read More]
Meeting My Birth Son — I Am Alive Again!
When I lost Jamie I thought I would die. In truth I wanted to, and when I think back on everything that happened, after he was taken from me, I am surprised I didn’t. When I met him, on August 23, 1992, I was given my life back. I was alive again because I finally —… [Read More]
Adoptive Parents Threaten a Restraining Order
Sorry for the strong heading but this actually did happen. When the doctor who delivered my birth son finally came clean about his involvement with the ‘abduction’ of my birth son when he was born he said he would talk to my birth son about wanting contact. This is back when he was 21 years old.… [Read More]
My Birthson Doesn’t Remember Spending a Weekend Together When We First Met
I was talking to my birth son about the weekend we spent together when we first met and he said he has no memory of it. This statement really threw me. This time was so important to me I could never forget one minute. So… Does that mean it was just too emotional for him? Does that… [Read More]
What To Do When Searching For A Birth Child
As you know, if you have read my previous entries, my son was taking away from me at his birth. I had a good idea who was involved but that did not help me — they did not help me. I searched for help, anything that might help me find him. Way back then there was really… [Read More]
Finding My Birth Son — Journal Entry July 1992
On June 8th I sent another letter to the doctor who delivered my son asking him for help. In this letter I spoke to him as an adult birth mother instead of a crazed young woman wanting her birth son back. Of course it was to late to get him back — I was only hoping… [Read More]