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Lyrics and Dreams
Since writing the previous post about how birth parents may dream of their birth children, I’ve had a song running through my head. Just the chorus, really, so I decided to open my iTunes and give the...
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Dreams and Nightmares for Birth/First Mothers
Jenna spoke recently of dreams and mentioned that many birth moms dream of the children they placed for adoption. Five years before my son found me, cracks appeared in my denial armor. Nightmares...
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Dreams for Our Children and A Song
Browsing in a local bookstore recently, I came across a small book by country singer, Lee Ann Womack called, “I hope you dance.” This little gem of a book is based on her song of the same name. Listen...
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When Everyday Mothers Catch a Glimpse
A friend of mine with a locked online journal (meaning, I can’t link to the post) recently had a dream about adoption. I don’t often dream about adoption. However, I don’t usually dream about the...
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Not In My Wildest Fantasies
Over on the forums in a section dedicated to discussion about raising boys, a member posed a question asking others about their “fantasy families.” The question revolved around whether or not your...
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Nightmares? Oh Yeah.
A new first mother posted on the forums about her recurring nightmares. She asked if other birth mothers had experienced the same thing. The overwhelming response? A resounding, “Been there, done...
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Hopes and Dreams
I was once told by someone here on the blogs that I didn’t have a right to miss my daughter during a Pittsburgh Steelers game. I mean, what if she didn’t like football? What if she didn’t want to watch...
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Acting
Going from having a child, and feeling the change that comes from being a mother, back to living as if you never had that experience, is incredibly hard. Becoming a mother is truly life changing. How...
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Giving Birth to New Life: Part 2
We have all heard the words before ‘you are just like your mother’ or ‘you are your father’s son’. When you hear those words said it is usually meant to be a compliment, right? Well, in my world it was...
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Thankful
After I placed Phoenix into the loving arms of my nurse, and the social workers left, leaving me alone. There was a moment when hope took a nose dive and I was fully aware of everything around me, and...
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