Birthparents have not had a voice for many years - blogging has given many silent members of the adoption community an open forum. How do birthparents feel about open adoption, adoption reform, or adoptive parents? Read and learn another side of the story.
Thanks to Birth Mom "Cookie" for her help in finding the best Birth Mom blogs out there!
List updated February 2007.FauxClaud is a birthmom with a talent for writing and a passion for adoption reform. Blogging about personal life and her experience with adoption, "Musings of the Lame" is a wonderful adoption blog to add to your daily must read list. She is even taking her adoption reform battle to the airwaves with an appearance on
Montel.
From the blogger: "Jenna. 25. Wife. Mom. Firstmom. This blog originally formed solely for the purpose of sorting through my emotions regarding the placement of my firstborn. However, it's growing into something more. I talk about Mothering both of my children, in different ways, life, anxiety, sadness, happiness, adoption reform, stupid people and humor. I laugh at myself. I poke fun at others. I admire some. I dislike others. In short: I am a Mother. I am Human. Welcome." Jenna is also the blogger on
Adoption.com as the Birth/First Parent Blogger. Very talented and articulate writer.
Excellent writing and discussion on adoption, adoption loss, and adoption reform. Intelligent and insightful - I can't say enough good things about this blog. So I'll just say - check it out!
From the Blogger: "A new mother realizing all she has lost when she became a birthmother almost 10 years ago." This writer continues to work out her grief, loss, and anger through her blog.
A blog about placement and life after, "Maxine Lives Here" is another excellent adoption blog.
"Wet Feet" shares the grief and loss of a birth mother in a very honest and bold way.
"An adoption reunion blog. Closed adoption and reunion is an experience only those who go through can truly understand. I am hoping that this will be of service to other mothers who may be embarking upon reunion or still be searching for their adult child." Sums it up beautifully.
This blog belongs to a birth father. Finally, we hear from another member of the triad, one that we really don't hear from very often. I guess it's because most of us assume that he has ran off free from the responsibilty of making an adoption or parenting plan. Not this birth father, within his blog he shares his adoption story and about the grief he still feels, all with an attached parental advisory -"This blog may contain obscene language, sexual references, violence, drug use, adult themes and Winnie the Pooh."
"Poor_Statue" shares her thoughts on adoption and life experiences as a birth mother. Simply put this blog is about "A birthmother's tales."
"In 2001, I had a baby boy and gave him up for adoption. It is an open adoption, I have become good friends with the adoptive parents, and Samuel couldn't be happier. So being on birth control, I wasn't expecting to get pregnant again..."
