On my radio talk show last Monday I had two women on who each talked about the infertility treatments they went through and each ended up adopting. Their lives feel so complete and both had no idea that they could feel this tremendous love. My story is the same. I also went through infertility treatments and almost lost my life when I was punctured in a routine procedure for IVF. I ended up adopting two beautiful little girls from Guatemela and I wouldn't change anything. I am crazy about them!
I hope anyone that has suffered the pain of not being able to conceive naturally or with infertility treatments will consider adoption and the love it holds.
I give statistics on infertility on the radio program which you can listen to @ http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all women of the world!
Mother's ~~ they care for their children,, for spouses, friends, communities, animals, etc.
The list can go on and on as to what women bring to the table, to contribute, to give.
Who is a mother figure to her and how do you celebrate her?
As a birth mom that relinquished a child for adoption, mother's day was a painful celebration for me. I was always grateful to celebrate my mom and that part did bring me happiness but what lie beneath was my own anguish of not knowing my child.
We all have this place, this piece of us that needs healing. It's like we have a hole inside of us and we just learn to build around it.
Times are changing and we are better equipped to help moms who have lost a child to adoption, death, seperation, etc. We embrace each other more, we have support groups and therapy. We have self books. We look to each other for help and comfort and we receive it. Birth moms are more appreciated and revered than years ago and it's something that has helped us on the winding road of healing.
Mother's ~~ they care for their children,, for spouses, friends, communities, animals, etc.
The list can go on and on as to what women bring to the table, to contribute, to give.
Who is a mother figure to her and how do you celebrate her?
As a birth mom that relinquished a child for adoption, mother's day was a painful celebration for me. I was always grateful to celebrate my mom and that part did bring me happiness but what lie beneath was my own anguish of not knowing my child.
We all have this place, this piece of us that needs healing. It's like we have a hole inside of us and we just learn to build around it.
Times are changing and we are better equipped to help moms who have lost a child to adoption, death, seperation, etc. We embrace each other more, we have support groups and therapy. We have self books. We look to each other for help and comfort and we receive it. Birth moms are more appreciated and revered than years ago and it's something that has helped us on the winding road of healing.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The little Russian boy............
Today's guest on my talk radio show spoke about the little Russian boy who was returned home. Her information was very compelling. She thought it was both sad and ironic that there is much more attention on the "rightness" or "wrongness" of what Torry Hansen did than on the condition of children adopted internationally from many orphanages. There is so much about post-adoption that needs to be addressed to adoptive families and at this time there just isn't enough information about it. This makes the transition so much more difficult for both the child and the adoptive families.
I think there is too much blame in our society and where I wouldn't have sent a child back ~ especially alone ~ I'm not going to label her into a category. I believe the thing to think about is how can this be avoided in the future??
http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
I think there is too much blame in our society and where I wouldn't have sent a child back ~ especially alone ~ I'm not going to label her into a category. I believe the thing to think about is how can this be avoided in the future??
http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Why is it that so few magazines write articles about adoption other than the adoption magazines?!?! Doesn't everyone know someone connected someway to adoption!?!?!
A 2000 census told us that 127,630 children were adopted in the USA in 2000 and 127,401 were adopted in 2001. 13% of the adopted children were foreigh-born. An amazing 2.5% of the U.S. population is estimated to be adopted children.
I don't know about you, but I want more articles and more talk about adoption. I'm doing something about it too ~ I am hosting a talk radio show on adoption on the internet that airs eveery Monday from 9-10 am EST. Don't have time to tune it? Listen to it the next day by going out to this link!
http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
A 2000 census told us that 127,630 children were adopted in the USA in 2000 and 127,401 were adopted in 2001. 13% of the adopted children were foreigh-born. An amazing 2.5% of the U.S. population is estimated to be adopted children.
I don't know about you, but I want more articles and more talk about adoption. I'm doing something about it too ~ I am hosting a talk radio show on adoption on the internet that airs eveery Monday from 9-10 am EST. Don't have time to tune it? Listen to it the next day by going out to this link!
http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Twin who was mentally seperated from sister in adoption and child who witnessed the murder of his baby brother
On my most recent talk show, I had two guests on. One was a trans racial adopee who was 'mentally' separated from her twin sister. She became an author of children's books that helped her in healing her past.
My other guest was an adoptive mom to 7 children from the foster care system. One of the boys witnessed the murder of his little 22 month old brother and then watched as the uncle tried to cover it up by holding the little boy under water. The child who witnessed this was 5 years old at the time.
You can listen to both stories @ http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
My other guest was an adoptive mom to 7 children from the foster care system. One of the boys witnessed the murder of his little 22 month old brother and then watched as the uncle tried to cover it up by holding the little boy under water. The child who witnessed this was 5 years old at the time.
You can listen to both stories @ http://toginet.com/shows/adoptionjourneytomotherhood
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