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Originally Posted By SharonOur Birth Grandmother is coming to visit for the first time & I am very nervous! Our son is almost 5 years old, and she has only seen him as a newborn in the hospital. I am not sure what we should call her (what my son should call her). The birthmother has never seen our son either. What scares me most is the future, when he is older, what if he likes his birth family better than our family and wants to live with them? I am a bit of a worrywart. Our son is very happy and healthy and well adjusted and knows he is adopted. HELP! Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted By SandyHi and thanks for your post! I remember the first time we met our oldest son's birthmom...I really wanted to meet her..in fact I had searched for her and found her but when it came for the meeting I was so afraid there would be this magical bond between them and I would not be his mother anymore.That was 16 years ago...he is almost 20 now. {don't remember how this came up but his birthmom told him if he ever ran away from home to her she would send him back home.}Anyway, his birthmom and I are really close, and he adores his birthfamily, but the bottom line is that we are his mom and dad...so mostly I would say, relax and enjoy getting to know them.
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