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I have always known that I was adopted, and I was brought up an only child. When I was 15, I was rebellious, and opened my adoption papers, and saw my birthmom's name, Charlene Plough. I ke... [more]
This piece is adapted from an article I wrote anonymously in April 1989 for publication in Florida's Catholic Newspaper.) This May (1989) I celebrate my third Mother's Day! Because I cho... [more]
The word "birthmother" is becoming more frequently understood to mean a woman whose child has been placed for adoption, however it is still widely used by many to mean a woman wh... [more]
Resources for birthmothers, birthfathers, birthgrandparents, and those who love and support them. ... [more]
There are an estimated 6 million adoptees in the US alone - plus the millions elsewhere around the world - and we've each got two mothers: the one who parented, and the one who gave birth.... [more]
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