As I walked down the long hallway to the adoption agency, my mind juggled the heavy decisions that lay ahead. At 17 years old, I was clueless about what the future held, but I had reached a place of certainty that adoption was the best option for my baby. I flirted...

By Roanne Olsen I placed my birth son into an open adoption 17 years ago. Our experience has been amazing. We worked hard at our relationship. I met his parents a couple of months before my birth son was born. I knew his mom was meant to be his mom the first time I...

Dear Birthmother, My son came back, after 26 years. He has been back in our lives for 3 years. We struggle because we think he is a narcissist. On top of that he has been extremely rude to me. One struggle is what to do when your child comes...

Dear Birthmother, Hey there, I’m not a birth mom but I hope you don’t mind my writing. My birth mother gave me up for adoption when she was in her early twenties and out of options. It took her years to deal with losing me, and she never had another daughter. 20 years...

Dear BirthMother, I placed my daughter in an open adoption three years ago. We get together every 6 months. The last two visits were really hard for me because my daughter was afraid to come to me without her adopted mother along. I feel so hurt and confused and I...

Dear Birth mom, I was 15 when I became pregnant to someone of whom I was with for a year, I finished the relationship due to my hormones and moods. I concealed my pregnancy and no one had a clue apart from the rumours at school. Deep down I knew what was happening I...