http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/don-t-let-the-norm-define-your-relations A blog for and about parents who have placed a child for adoption. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/don-t-let-the-norm-define-your-relations/comment-page-1#comment-1700 jnlegg Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:21:11 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/06/29/don-t-let-the-norm-define-your-relations#comment-1700 I am a bio mother, a step mother, and and a birth mother reunited with the child I gave up for adoption. I can attest that none of these relationships could be classified as normal. All of my kids are adults now, and while my relationships with my bio kids and my step kids has grown beyond our issues,I still am working to establish a satisfyng relationship with my adopted daughter. She is 38 years old, and we've been reunited since she was 19. It is a frustrating experience and it really bothers me when I hear about reunited families who have bonded. It makes me feel unforgiven. I am a bio mother, a step mother, and and a birth mother reunited with the child I gave up for adoption. I can attest that none of these relationships could be classified as normal. All of my kids are adults now, and while my relationships with my bio kids and my step kids has grown beyond our issues,I still am working to establish a satisfyng relationship with my adopted daughter. She is 38 years old, and we’ve been reunited since she was 19. It is a frustrating experience and it really bothers me when I hear about reunited families who have bonded. It makes me feel unforgiven.

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