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Thanks ladies. I love hearing other sides too, though the birth families I think tend to shy away. Mommapaints, while I cannot speak for your son's birthmom, it is a really hard thing to deal with and she very well may just need time. We all process it differently and added on a major trauma, sometimes we just don't know…

Hi, I'm Jessie, I just got married to my husband 7 months ago (in May). We were both 25, now 26. No kids of our own yet, but I do have a birth daughter who is 5. We both are geeks. He is a video game programmer, and I'm currently unemployed. We are losing weight/getting in shape together, as we both have gained since we…

ha! you have every reason to be offended. I get offended at those remarks and I'm a birth mom! Saying kids are adopted when talking about their story is one thing but always saying "my adopted child" makes me think that they are less than the biological child. You adopted them, you raised them they are your children. The…

Hello ladies (and gents if there are any) I'm Jessie and I have a beautiful daughter who just turned 5 back in October. I placed her for adoption with wonderful parents and we truly have a wide open adoption. So much so that C's mom was one of my bridesmaids and C was my flower girl this past May. My story is long but the…