13 Comments on "More Blogs from Other Birthmothers Like Me"

1. awareness | March 25, 2010 at 1:27 am |

   this was a great resource to be able to read and relate to others who have been through the relinquishment of their first born baby. i would love to be included in this list to help others. being a first mother myself it is so helpful when you read others explain feelings that only first mothers experience.

2. Anonymous | October 18, 2010 at 6:14 pm |

   I am a birthmother who gave birth in 1986 to a daughter, the birthdad wanted nothing to do with me and my parents were ashamed and forced me to give up my child. It was a private adoption. I was found in 2004 and my daughter was raised and still lived in the same zip code as i. I had no idea. After we met she was like part of the family and it was great for the first 3 years and then she became pregnant and has avoided me for 3 years now. I feel she is punishing me and not letting me know her daughter my only granddaughter. I found out earlier this year I am unable to have children. Which makes this even more difficult. However, she is in contact with the birthdad which drives me crazy. I am almost at the point of no return with a relationship with her. I have finally accepted who I am and that is just a person who gave birth and life to a child that wants nothing to do with me. I will never know what it is like to be a mother or grandmother. Her adoptive parents were not supportive at all and gave her guilt throughout the whole reunion. All I can do is move on with my life and hope I am not so bitter if she returns that I dont turn her away.

3. Carlynne | March 8, 2011 at 12:53 pm |

   Thanks for the list, there are many there I haven’t seen yet. Could you add mine to the list too?

   http://www.oneoptionnochoice.blogspot.com

4. Debi | March 8, 2011 at 1:21 pm |

   Claud your resource-ability…if that is a word…amazes me…keep it going lady.

5. heatherrainbow | April 15, 2011 at 7:48 pm |

   http://heatherrainbow.wordpress.com

6. Joy | October 30, 2011 at 7:18 pm |

   This is a really great site, and I hope you are able to achieve many of your goals.. if not all of them. I relinquished my son to adoption in 1974. We reunited briefly but he has been in pullback for some time now. I understand anonymous’s post above. Somehow some of us picture reunion as something of a hallmark card movie and when pullback happens it is devastating. I suspect much of the unresolved grief of the original surrender hits us full force when we have a child leave our lives for a second or third time.

   I’m thirty six years into this and I wish I could say it gets better, for me .. not so much.

7. Anonymous | January 25, 2012 at 4:30 am |

   I hate the damn fact that I had to lose to make another woman whole. Its just not fair

8. Robin Robertson | February 15, 2013 at 9:15 am |

   Claud…You so rock lady!!! Keep on, YOU ARE making a difference. I have learned sooo much from you…thanks doll!

9. Laurel Ehrichs | August 1, 2013 at 3:41 am |

   http://anotherversionofmother.com/

10. Leah | April 13, 2014 at 10:29 am |

    I am a birthmother as well with a blog. http://www.thegracebond.com

    • admin | April 15, 2014 at 11:58 am |

      Oh goodie. Welcome Home! I’ll add you to the list!

11. Denise Emanuel Clemen | July 29, 2014 at 12:44 am |

    Thanks for the resource. It’s great to see this list. Wondering if you could add my blog–deniseemanuelclemen.com.
    Also, my memoir about my secret teen-age pregnancy and the subsequent relinquishment of my son has recently bee published by Shebooks, if you’d like to take a look.http://www.shebooks.net/book/ebook/birth-mother/9781940838601#.U9cme1Z163Y. Thanks, I’d appreciate it.

    • admin | July 29, 2014 at 10:12 am |

      And you are added! 🙂