The Birth Mother Myth

A teenage pregnancy led to an adoption I regretted years later

Denise Clemen
Nov 5 · 7 min read
Photo: Kristina Flour/Unsplash

TThere were many things I was unprepared for when I relinquished my son for adoption. A naive 17-year-old, I believed the secret I carried would grow lighter, not heavier. I believed the pain of separation would fade. I believed the poster I saw in the adoption agency’s office, proclaiming, “Today is the First Day of the…

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Denise Clemen

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Birth/first mother, recovering wife, retired caregiver, traveler. Advocate of #adopteerights and #reproductiverights. Subscribe at http://www.deniseemanuel.com

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