Is it 2008? Because this article just transported me back fifty-or-so years. It also further proves a point that many of today's birth mothers are saying: stigmas against single mothers are still alive and well.

Mothers who have relinquished in the past twenty years are often told that they don't know what it was like "back in the day." And I agree, to a point. While very few young mothers are now shipped off to homes and hidden from the public to relinquish their children in secret and silence, the... more

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series, it was partially inspired by Tana's series on financing an adoption. Some of her clever suggestions could work equally well for a young woman trying to finance the parenting option:

1. Yard sale or ebay sales; 2. Fundraise - bake sale, spaghetti dinner (Maybe your local church could help with this.); 3. Live within your means, cut out unnecessary expenses; 4. Ask for monetary gift for birthdays and holidays; and 5. Set up a baby fund specifically earmarked for baby expenses.

Many... more

LDS Blogger Tanya has been posted a helpful series on how to finance an adoption. It seems such a conundrum to me that people relinquish due to lack of financial resources, yet others without adequate monies will leave no stone unturned to adopt. I also marvel at the support for adopting sometimes, and yet the lack of support for parenting.

When you hear of someone considering relinquishment due to lack of finances, that seems to often be a reason that no one... more