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| Name: AMC | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 12:42 AM |
| I LOVE this Mothers Day Poem The joy I feel today is somehow mixed with pain, A title once hers, now offered up for me to gain. You see, I became a mother in a not so usual way, At the loving hands of someone else, I celebrate today. I am now called Mother, because she made it so; She sacrificed her role with love, and let her baby go. Now cards and flowers are mine, and happy wishes too; Will you remember her as well?, or will you have no clue? She too is still a mother, even on this special day Though no longer in her arms does her baby lay, But forever in her heart remains a love so strong and pure And as I enjoy this day, I remember I'm a mom because of her. ~Susan Reardon 2004 ↑ |
| Name: AMC | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 12:43 AM |
| another favorite: Legacy of an Adopted Child Once there were two women Who never knew each other. One you do not remember The other you call Mother. Two different lives Shaped to make yours one. One became your shining star The other became your sun. The first gave you life And the second taught you to live in it. The first gave you a need for love And the second was there to give it. One gave you a nationality The other gave you a name One gave you the seed for talent The other gave you an aim. One gave you emotions The other calmed your fears One saw your first sweet smile The other dried your tears. One gave you up- It was all she could do. The other prayed for a child And God led her straight to you. And now you ask me through your tears The age-old questions through the years: Heredity or enviroment- Which are you a product of? Neither, my darling, neither Just two different kinds of love. ~Unknown ↑ |
| Name: pwdrblu | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 12:45 AM |
| very nice !!! I really don't have any favorite poems or quotes about adoption : ( Paula ↑ |
| Name: marilyn | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 1:51 AM |
| Oh Little One Oh little one, where ever you are, Near to our hearts yet distant so far. Have you already a birthday? I wonder each night, Or have you yet to experience that journey of might. We’ve waited so long to share our blessings with you, Our hearts ache with joy of the thought coming true. I want you to know how excited we are, To meet you and love you; our precious little star. Thrilled of the thoughts of watching you grow, Teaching and learning from each other you know. Please never forget this one promise to you, We’ll always be your parents and unconditionally love you. ↑ |
| Name: Flowergirl | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 3:27 AM |
| Adoption Creed Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own, Never forget for one tiny minute, You didn't grow under my heart, But in it. (My Mom bought me a beautiful oak plaque with this saying on it and it now hangs with pride above my dining room table!) ↑ |
| Name: califadoptee | Date: Sep 23rd, 2006 3:41 AM |
| There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow. --Orison Marden ↑ |
| Name: califadoptee | Date: Nov 9th, 2006 1:31 AM |
| bump ↑ |
| Name: Thankfulmomof1 | Date: Nov 9th, 2006 6:02 PM |
| Our Chosen One The Lord allows most parents to physically bear their children. He reserves a few, however, for the privilege of choosing their own special children. You are our chosen one and a vital part of our lives. You are everything we ever desired in a child. You were conceived within our hearts and minds. Before we ever saw you, we had formed you in our thoughts -- longed for you in our hearts -- dreamed of you in our dreams -- and prayed for you in our prayers. No one could ever please us more than you have. You have made the sun shine a little brighter and the grass grow a little greener. You have added laughter to so many of the little things in life. You have created joy and brought new meaning to our lives. We can no longer imagine what life would be without you. Never forget that you are our chosen one, and we love you! ↑ |
| Name: Jessica Sue | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 3:08 AM |
| This is nice. ↑ |
| Name: vbigelow | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 3:24 AM |
| This is doggerel that attempts to beautiful an unnatural process that makes a sacrificial lamb out of a birth mother. ↑ |
| Name: Jessica Sue | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 3:37 AM |
| VBigelow, why are you here on the ADOPTION forum if you hate adoption so much? ↑ |
| Name: vbigelow | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 6:07 PM |
| Correction: I am not against the adoption of orphaned or abandoned children. Nor am I against it where there is abuse, neglect, substance abuse, mental illness or the mother is in jail. I am against it where relinquishment occurs because the birth does not occur at a convenient point in life or where it is simply challenging to find resources and support to parent. I would put forth that, in the latter cases, adoption is NOT the wonderful choice that PAPs, APs, agencies, religious groups and other well meaning stakeholders and onlookers sugarcoat it to be in your poems, letters, policies and statements. I am putting my view forth from the perspective of one point of the triangle, the birthmother. I would qualify that and say that I am part of a subset of that point of the triangle, birthmothers with experience. I am one who has lived with relinquishment and who brings over thirty-five years of interaction with birthmothers and adoptees to the table. I know the crippling pain of relinquishment, both coerced (as in my case) and voluntary. I know the effects it has for the birthmother and the adoptee. I also know about the many promises broken by adoptive parents (open adoption being one) that society seems to support. I insist that this information be brought to the table. Here's a link to a site you might want to visit: http://www.exiledmothers.com/ It will give you a little insight into the realities of adoption for birthmothers. ↑ |
| Name: Jessica Sue | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 9:44 PM |
| Just because your situation went bad doesn't mean it will for everyone else.You are trying to taint adoption just because your son got placed with a family you didn't approve of. As you said you are in your 50s alot has changed since you placed. Lots of BMs today find great families. ↑ |
| Name: vbigelow | Date: Dec 3rd, 2006 5:10 AM |
| You are skewing my story; you don't have it right. Also, I have not been in the dark about what has been going on lo these many years. I know what has changed and what has fundamentally not changed. I stand by my position. ↑ |
| Name: vbigelow | Date: Dec 3rd, 2006 5:10 AM |
| Did you check the link, Jessica? ↑ |
| Name: kcg.65hotmail | Date: Dec 3rd, 2006 8:00 PM |
| I LOVE IT!!!! These are great!!! ↑ |
