What does it feel like to give up your child for adoption?

I felt like my heart was ripped out and acid poured where it used to be. I didn't even feel human, my grief was so wild when it came time to sign the papers. It was an out-of-body experience and I wailed in a way I never had before or since. read more

I am adopted, and it hurts me to think of my mother. She now has a son, I'm afraid that she doesn't loves me, she loves him and not me. read more

Woman D: The biggest piece of advice that I would give to people considering adoption would be to write down what your expectations are and how much involvement you want to have with your birth child and the adoptive family. read more

You GIVE unconditional love. You GIVE part of your heart, which will never feel whole. You GIVE another mother a part of her heart that was always missing. As an adoptive mother, you GIVE unconditional love. You GIVE part of your heart to another mother. You GIVE a family and a life for this child. So in adoption, although there were a lot of things you had to give up, please NEVER GIVE UP. read more