I'll start off a look at adoption confessions on True Mom Confessions (TMC) with the lighter (but simultaneously darker) side of the coin. The jokes about "giving your kids up for adoption." I can guarantee you that these confessions did not come from birth parents. But, all the same, they bring adoption speak into a mainstream kind of blog and/or website and, as such, comments like these need discussed.

There are some different kinds of adoption-in-passing jokes that have made their way to TMC. There are some... more

I wrote a post earlier in the month about an adoption themed confession on the site True Mom Confessions. I was so intrigued by that post that I've decided to do a week of posts about adoption related confessions on the site. There are, surprisingly or not, a lot of confessions about adoption on True Mom Confessions.

And why is that?

What's the point of the site anyway? From their about... more

This week's Post Secret made me nod my head a few times. While no post came out and specifically talked about adoption, one really struck a chord with me in relation to all of my children. It read:

You made me someone I'm proud to be, stretchmarks and all.

This resonates with me on so many levels. When I was pregnant with the Munchkin, my first, I was blessed to not have stretchmarks. For thirty-seven weeks. And then they came, fast and furious. And I delivered at thirty-eight weeks, three days! I was bummed at first. I thought I was going... more

I read True Mom Confessions on a semi-regular basis. I'll spend days visiting the site repeatedly and then won't visit it for a few weeks. It can be overwhelming to read the emotion behind some of these confessions which is why I do it in small spurts. However, a confession today really caught my eye.

I look at my stepdaughter and think of the daughter i gave up for adoption, and feel like [expletive].

Wow.... more

A birth mother friend of mine recently forwarded me an e-mail that she had received. In this e-mail, an adoptive mother, pregnancy counselor and adoption agency owner cussed at my friend, called her names and basically pulled out every ignorant trick in the book to get under my friend's skin. Thankfully my friend is an amazingly strong woman and the two of us had a good laugh at the other woman's expense. Sadly, this is not the first time I've seen people randomly reach out and attack birth parents on the internet.

I recently pulled down my personal adoption... more

A fellow adoption news follower sent me a link to this "article." Of course, it's not an article. Instead it's a "Letter to the Editor" from a waiting adoptive mother to the newspaper in the city which the Pregnancy Pact teens all live. And by "Letter to the Editor," I mean "Letter to the Teens Themselves." Why this newspaper decided to print such an obvious and blatant "Give Me Your Baby" note is beyond me. It's... more

A mother recently posted on the forums about the baby she has recently relinquished. The birth did not go as planned (do they ever) and she was not able to spend time with her daughter. Alone. As any birth mother will tell you, whether they got that time or not, that time alone is greatly important for the placing mother. One could also make the argument that the time is also vastly important for the baby. And, if you really want to, you could make the argument that the time is important for the adoptive parents.

Here are some reasons why for each group... more

Take a moment to read this article. Done? No? You need me to paraphrase for you? Okay. Basically, an expectant mother was working at a restaurant. One of her tables leaves and, along with their tip, they leave a card that reads, and I quote:

We wish to adopt a baby. We are a caring, happily married, financially secure and loving couple. We want to share our joy and love with a child.

There are many things wrong with this... more

Are you a fan of Post Secret? I am. Every Sunday, my Husband and I load the webpage and read through the secrets sent in by people on postcards. We own all four books, each of which was read through in a day's time. We find them interesting, sad, funny, alarming and every other reactionary measure you can have to someone else's secret. Some of them strike chords with us in different ways.

And, inevitably, there's always a postcard related to birth, abortion, pregnancy and/or adoption. This, of course, drives me... more

My stomach just turned and it's not because I'm on cup five of coffee before any real food consumption. (Though the latter is true.) While reading through the adoption alerts that have piled into my inbox over my extended weekend, I came across this little gem of an opinion letter out of a Chicago newspaper. Beware before reading that the opinions presented are not that of this blogger and some of the language is rather infuriating.

The letter asks adoptees seeking access to their birth records... more