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I continue to be amazed at the number of posts... and this is only one site! There is so much education and healing to be done in this area. I continue to be amazed at the number of people contacting me for information and advice. When I started out writing my book, I never realized what an effect it would have -- on my life as well as other people's. Birthmothers, First moms or whatever you wish to be called, remember, keep true to yourself. Make careful decisions and do what you feel is best in your heart. Last month I was featured on a television program about "giving up" my baby in 1966. Of course, it only scratched the surface, but we'll be doing a follow-up show with a focus on reunion. I will try to guide the producer to take "the high ground" but he seems determined to follow some birthmom and film the reunion. Here's the link to the first program:
[url]http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_332092304.html[/url]
My husband said to me this morning, "You'll never be finished with this work, will you?" Well, it's not bad work. At least it helps people. Funny how things work out. We're going to my birthson's house today for our little holiday celebration. It will be fun. We were reunited in 1987 and let me tell you, the sound of those grandchildren's voices is.... They run to us with outstretched arms. "Gramma Linda! Papa Dave!"
Life is sweet.
The best of luck and love in your reunion,
Linda
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Linda, So glad you are fighting still to turn around the continued perception that original/natural (no "B" word from me!) mothers are/were delinquent teenagers, druggies, prostitutes etc who abandoned their babies because they didn't want them. It is great that you have managed to get a tv program on reunion but, like you, I'm a bit concerned about this "staged" reunion (it is such a private/personal thing). Keep chipping away, let people know the truth of those early closed adoptions and please continue to promote public awareness of the most mistrusted, misunderstood member of the adoption triad - the mother who lost her baby to adoption.
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