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I have had a lot to be grateful for these last few days.
I had a wonderful conversation with both the adoptive mom and dad. We talked about a lot of things but a large part of it was she told me she loved me too. That she is so grateful for little man but she is also grateful that I am their birth mom. That had I changed my mind she wouldn't have held it against me.
That while our contact agreement may say one thing, now they actually just like seeing me and that even if it wasn't there they would still want to see me.
The adoptive dad also told me how many of the PAP's had an attitude of how do we get the pesky birth mother away from our baby! It was the reason they didn't want to be around other PAP's.
I realize now just how lucky I am. I was awoken at 9am Saturday to my computer buzzing at me. It was the three of them calling to video chat. Out first one wasn't supposed to be for another two months.
Seeing my little man laugh made my heart melt. It made me feel so grateful that they don't want to just get rid of me to live their lives with their son.
I mentioned that I was going to be in town for xmas to visit family in the area. They also said to let them know because they would love to see me.
I hope things can always be this good, and I am so grateful that they really meant their promise to be open.
It has to be such a relief to know your son's parents are keeping their word and really care about you and want you in their and your son's life. Try to hold onto these moments when you have doubts or fears about losing contact. It sounds like you are all on the same page and building a nice foundation for the future.
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We agreed to, and intended to honor the open adoption committment we made with our son's first family. Once he was home though and started to grow and change, I found myself wanting to share more with his first family. There was noone else in the world (besides my dh) who loves my child like I ( and they) do and would think that anything and everything they did was the greatest.
10 years later, we have a 2nd child placed with us by the same first mom, and we are just "family". Last year for Christmas, we gave our kids (birth) GreatGrandmother a framed picture that says " Somehow, together we make a family". That sums it up.
So happy things are starting this way for you!