"real mom" debate; stupid adoption comments with smart responses...

Let's face it, birthmothers have gotten a bad rap. While adoptive parents are praised for “saving” children, birthmothers are attacked for “giving them up.” But neither story gets it right. Like so many things in life, the reality is a lot more complicated. All adoptive parents aren’t saints and all birthmothers aren’t...

national renewal day to celebrate new beginnings in adoption...

1. This Is Hard Being a birthmother is not easy. Adoptive parents are often met with praise and admiration in society, but birth mothers don’t have the same experience. After adoption birthmothers not only have to deal with issues of bereavement, but also manage their status...