Adoption. Everyone has an opinion! Many people think that adoption is wonderful for the families who adopt children and for the children who are adopted. Yet, at the same time, some of these same people often do not acknowledge that every adoption involves a birthmother. A birthmother who made an adoption plan out of her great love for her child. This can happen because people aren’t educated about adoption and don’t understand the grief every birth parent goes through during the process of making their child’s adoption plan and even after the placement. However, birthmothers deserve great honor and respect. They are heroes! Women who choose adoption love their babies and want the very best for them. They choose parents to raise their children in loving, stable homes, and parents who can provide everything the birthmother would if she could.


Sadly, many of the stories that we see and hear on television and in the news depict the “horror stories” of adoption. Instead of birthmothers being portrayed as the strong, courageous women they are, they are shown as stalkers or women who don’t care about their children. The only way to combat the negative images shown in the media is for real birthmothers to speak out and share their stories. To share the joy, the pain, the bittersweet emotions they experienced while making their adoption plans and during their journey of healing and recovery afterwards. At Generations, we value our birthmothers and truly believe that every birthmother has a story to share. Would you consider sharing your story with us, in part to minister to other birthmothers, and in part to educate prospective adoptive parents and others who would benefit from hearing your story?