There are many stereotypes surrounding birth mothers that are absolutely not true. Our society is infused by social media and movies that improperly display the facts and role of the birth mother.
From an adoption.com forum, it is written, “I have lived with the birth mother stereotypes now for 37 years. I try fighting them on a one-on-one basis, usually by telling my story to friends, colleagues and acquaintances in the real world. Lately, however, I’ve noticed that the “normal” stereotypes seem to be getting worse.
It seems that a lot of people, even the few who should know better, assume that birth mothers are promiscuous, drug-addled, cold, selfish women. I think we can also throw in emotionally unstable, mentally ill, financially impoverished and perhaps a little “slow” upstairs. And that’s on a good day.
How in the world do we fight such negativity? Why do people ask birth moms in this sanctuary of support to explain and/or defend the bad behavior of women whom we’ve never met? Why is it assumed that since we’ve relinquished our babies that we’ll automatically be able to relate to women who have made poor choices?”
Other stereotypes of birth mothers are:
