The Birth Mother Myth
A teenage pregnancy led to an adoption I regretted years later
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7 min readNov 5, 2019
There 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…
