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Hello to all courageous ladies out there (aka "birthmothers")!
I am not here to lurk around your forum, reading your inmost thoughts, etc. As a matter of fact, I haven't read much at all on this forum. I don't want you to feel like I'm intruding into your world.
But I have a question that I think only you ladies can help me with, and that's why I came here.
We are planning to adopt a newborn domestically, and as part of our birthmother gift, I'd like to give her a book that would bless her and help her. "Birthparent Grief" by Brenda Romanchik was recommended, but it seems to be out of print.
What other books out there have been helpful and comforting to you ladies? I'd be grateful for some feedback if you wouldn't mind taking a minute.
Thanks so much!
Wish I could help out with that book but I noticed it's even unavailable on Amazon. The only books (adoption related) I have read are Coming Home to Self and The Girls Who Went Away which aren't the kind of books that you are looking for.
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Have you tried PM'ing Brenda Romanchik (username: bromanchik) on this site and seeing if she could maybe help you find a copy of that book? Just a thought.
Two books I highly recommend and have helped me as a first mother.
Primal Wound [url=http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_12/177-8104224-2558640?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=primal+wound&sprefix=Primal+Wound%2Caps%2C108]Amazon.com: primal wound: Books[/url] and
Adoption Healing
[url=http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_12/177-8104224-2558640?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=primal+wound&sprefix=Primal+Wound%2Caps%2C108#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_16?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=adoption+healing+a+path+to+recovery&sprefix=Adoption+healing%2Cstripbooks%2C356&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aadoption+healing+a+path+to+recovery]Amazon.com: Books[/url]
PM me. I still sell it. There's an order form on my website. I would also suggest What is Open Adoption? and The Spirit of Open Adoption.
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^^^Ok, Brenda, thanks! I'll try to remember this when we're actually ready to get a gift for that certain special lady!