I know. It is another post on mother's day. This is a HUGE subject though. I feel it deserves another post.
The tv commercials, the cards and everything the media is hyping has gotten me thinking. Birthmoms aren't considered when all the tv commercials and cards make there appearance. Do I want to be acknowledged? Do I want to explain my story to everyone? It is hard to put into words, I guess. I'll try to explain it the best I can.
I do want to be acknowledged, to an extent. I don't necessarily want to explain my whole entire story, but I do want the world to know that I am a mother. I don't want to be made to feel as if I am a "dirty little secret". Sometimes, especially around this time of year, I feel as if the fact that I am a birthmother is overlooked, even by my own family. Especially by my own family. Sisters and cousins get accolades. Why not me? Just because I am not an every day mom nursing the boo boos and raising my children, I am still a mother. I carried those boys and loved them and nurtured them just as those who didn't place for adoption. I love them very much. They are they centers of my life, just like an every day mom.
I know this won't make sense to some people, but I needed to write it.
