tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post5132773601241807711..comments2023-07-12T06:26:17.735-02:00Comments on Motherhood Deleted: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-51334575022718669372009-05-12T18:11:00.000-02:002009-05-12T18:11:00.000-02:00Robin,
Your blog rocks. Thank you so much for wri...Robin,<br />Your blog rocks. Thank you so much for writing and being a voice for so many. It definately is not in vain. Never ever stop.<br /><br />My aMom is in the hospital and I just spent the morning going through old pictures at her house, as I am having to organize her house (alone) for sale for her move to a nursing home. Talk about conflicting emotions as an adoptee. I have so many memories (some good, some not so good, some where it felt right, but alot where I felt oddly out of place) and yet it is so hard to admit to this and also integrate it all into my life and heart and mind. I cannot negate the love in my heart. Nor the pain. The pain of not being related by blood to the family who raised me, and how it felt oddly different somehow all the time. And the pain of being away from my relatives by blood and the peaceful rightness and connection I missed out on and only realized what was after reunion and waking up. How can I integrate this. Who was there for me, who was ripped from me, who greived over not being allowed to mother me (because of societal pressures), how adoptee's emotions are locked into nothingness by the stroke of a pen and all that means. <br />Thank you for helping my emotions wake up so I can somehow become whole, through the pain, and integrate what happened into who I am. Bless you.<br />Peach<br />Congrats on your new great-grandson!Samantha Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249283547377633349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-49258009471136134092009-03-31T14:05:00.000-02:002009-03-31T14:05:00.000-02:00You know you look WAY too young and hip to be a gr...You know you look WAY too young and hip to be a <I>great-grandmother</I>, Robin! :) Things have changed since the great-grandmothers that I knew growing up. Well, they didn't use the Internet, though. Maybe that's the secret to staying young. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on that beautiful baby! Wow, you hear so many stories about families being torn apart by adoption for generations and it is truly wonderful to see how yours was brought back together again, <I>despite</I> the horrid adoption industry's attempts to tear it apart. You deserve your "so there"!<BR/><BR/>As always, your writing gives so much insight into what mothers who lost children to adoption actually feel. Thank you for being brave enough to talk about how things <I>really</I> are.Thinking Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791974902688463569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-50716604414723096912009-03-21T17:36:00.000-02:002009-03-21T17:36:00.000-02:00Congratulations on your great grand son!!!! And, I...Congratulations on your great grand son!!!! And, I'm happy for you, that your family has been reunited!!!<BR/><BR/>May the adoption industry die soon and quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-55402687849190478722009-03-15T23:33:00.000-02:002009-03-15T23:33:00.000-02:00Robin,This is a beautiful post and I love seeing n...Robin,<BR/><BR/>This is a beautiful post and I love seeing new life inside mothers.<BR/><BR/>the best part about seeing this is your genes will be carried on with this NEW life!<BR/><BR/>Not the adopters that is what makes all the difference in the world. This life is "because" you gave birth to your daughter, she gave birth to your grandkids, and they in turn are giving birth to your great grandkids. Beautiful, and amazing facts, that are something a piece of paper NEVER can change. <BR/><BR/>WE are mothers who gave life and it is continuing, like nature was intended to do. <BR/><BR/>GaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-77713604308557081022009-03-15T15:34:00.000-02:002009-03-15T15:34:00.000-02:00I meant to comment on this when you posted it, fir...I meant to comment on this when you posted it, first off what a great way to see the baby, the inside view is very cool.<BR/><BR/>As usual you speak the truth, and I agree with everything Kathy said. Once again you are right on target!<BR/>MaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294355793865435862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-14009218337129273292009-03-14T14:32:00.000-02:002009-03-14T14:32:00.000-02:00As usual, you speak the truth. What a wonderful p...As usual, you speak the truth. What a wonderful perspective you have, not just from your grandchildren but from GREAT-grandchildren! How great is that? It's almost as if you've erased the adoption completely!<BR/>I do not understand how adopters and potential adopters think they can just take a baby and make her/him their own without any problem. They truly are living in a fantasy world. Not everyone "deserves" to be a parent. It's not a right. Children should not be bought/sold. It's a sick commentary on our society.<BR/>KathyKathymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233403844816418000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-65321101914743542992009-03-09T14:17:00.000-02:002009-03-09T14:17:00.000-02:00Congrats! This is a beautifully, wonderful view of...Congrats! This is a beautifully, wonderful view of the inside! Conception and pregnancy are fascinating to "look into". I think everyone who wants to adopt ought to be forced (mandatory counseling)into viewing videos of a growing fetus, and the birth process, and breastfeeding, so they'd think twice before they grab a new mother's baby. You have every right to claim your spot! Blessed Be.legitimatebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960232801136050984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-7901910858025591932009-03-09T12:37:00.000-02:002009-03-09T12:37:00.000-02:00Thanks for sharing this. I am fascinated by how t...Thanks for sharing this. I am fascinated by how the children and grandchildren of adoptees view the APs and extended family. From what I have been able to find, many of them seem to understand that at the most fundamental level the APs are not true relatives, no matter how hard everyone tries to maintain the pretense. This is a big "in your face" truth for the adoption industry!maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067284504038707207noreply@blogger.com