February 6, 2017
An Amazing Sacrifice

Dr. Laura:

I was given up for adoption in the 1960s by a mother who had me when she was just 16. I was adopted by a mother and father, and I will be eternally grateful for the decision my birth mother made to give me a chance at a better life. She put MY needs first and not her own. 

While I have sometimes wondered about her, especially on my birthday, I have no desire to disrupt her life or mine by reaching out to her. But if I was contacted that she was on her deathbed and just wanted to know if I was okay, I'd get on the next plane, and would thank her with tears running down my face for giving me life and giving me to a couple who provided me with a mom AND a dad. I know my life and what I have accomplished would not have been possible without the gift she gave me that day. While I know she probably feels sadness deep down in her heart for what she did, I also hope it is quickly filled with the knowledge that what she did was truly noble.

And, Dr. Laura, keep up your fight to have out-of-wedlock children put up for adoption. Our society has glorified teen moms and "how sweet that they have a baby" comments when it is absolutely the worst thing for the child. Adoption has almost become a bad word in our culture when it is truly an amazing sacrifice for a birth mother and the right thing to do for the child to have the best chance in life.

Beatrice



Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM