tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post159680392370320625..comments2023-07-12T06:26:17.735-02:00Comments on Motherhood Deleted: Sometimes, Life Gets In The WayRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-2740491778158937112009-11-22T20:33:15.226-02:002009-11-22T20:33:15.226-02:00In my case, it stands for "Dear Husband."...In my case, it stands for "Dear Husband."Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-43712010126752046852009-11-22T20:00:07.318-02:002009-11-22T20:00:07.318-02:00whats a DH?whats a DH?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-30062027199089073682009-11-10T23:26:41.800-02:002009-11-10T23:26:41.800-02:00Robin,
I wanted to tell you how you're blog ha...Robin,<br />I wanted to tell you how you're blog has affected me for a long time now. My birthmother, to date, has had 9 children, none of whom she's been able to raise. Only 3 were placed for adoption,2 were raised by their fathers, and the last 4 were taken into foster care by the state after her many arrests and substance abuse problems. I am her third child. My birthmother was not and still is not in any shape to raise any child, but perhaps the biggest message I get from your blog is the idea of FAMILY preservation, not simply parent/child, but grandparent/aunt/uncle/child. Your blog has shown me that adoption, even my own that has worked out well for me, is still tainted with the concept that the family was valued so little that none of my 4 grandparents, multiple aunts and uncles, or any other family member offered to help raise me.<br /><br />That, for me, is the real tragedy of adoption. That entire families, not even just birthmothers, are so affected by this spell that society has over us that indicates family members are simply interchangeable. Behind every mother who places her child for adoption is an entire clan of people who let/encouraged/forced her. <br /><br />Perhaps this is not the message you've been trying to convey, but it's what I've found within the numerous pages of your blog that REALLY speaks to me. This isn't simply a mother/child problem..it affects every member of out society. No one is immune...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621031650306994396noreply@blogger.com