“Birth Mother” is on audible.com
My memoir, “Birth Mother,” published last summer by Shebooks is now available on audible.com. I’ve listened to the sample, and while it’s kind of strange for me to hear another voice…
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My memoir, “Birth Mother,” published last summer by Shebooks is now available on audible.com. I’ve listened to the sample, and while it’s kind of strange for me to hear another voice…
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Though the poem, “Fable” by Louise Glück is not meant to be about adoption, it resonated with me nonetheless. But not in the way you might think-not pitting adoptive mother…
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A Burger King baby update tells us that things are going well! Of all the adoption stories out there on Facebook, this one has certainly captured my heart. I blogged…
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National Adoption Month What I would like to say to everyone who is happily celebrating National Adoption Month is this: Every adoption begins with loss. You are happy. But. Some…
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Closed records hide medical history Adult adoptees often don’t know their medical history. Treated as perpetual children, in most U.S. states they have no access to their medical histories. Why?…
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How N. A. M. began National Adoption Month began in 1976 in the state of Massachusetts as a way of bringing awareness to the plight of children in foster care….
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No matter where I go This past month I’ve been to Albuquerque and to Santa Barbara for T’ai Chi Chih retreats, and I’ve done some traveling with friends in Hawaii….
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Unknown grandchildren I became a grandmother 13 years ago last week. But here’s the thing. It’s quite likely that I might never have known that I was a grandmother. All…
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A story about taking sides Adoption. Anti vs. Pro. I don’t want a line in the sand. I’m not pro-adoption, and I don’t want to be anti-adoption either. But. Please…
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Unrestricted access Adoptees need access to their birth records. Only 9 U.S. states currently provide adult adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. Although partial access or restricted access…
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Attending a CUB meeting I attended a Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) meeting on Saturday. I went to share the good news of getting my memoir published. And I went to…
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A sealed original birth certificate Want to know how to obtain an original birth certificate? Let’s start HERE. It’s a WikiHow. And it’ll take less than a minute of your…
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