Seems like a weird title to put on this post but it fits. This time 31 years ago my parents had just gotten a phone call which gave them a total of basically 4 days to get everything they needed together for a 4 week old baby girl (me). I've been thinking a lot of what makes a mother lately. And I found this poem so I thought I would share.
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 your one
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun
The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it
The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name
One gave you a talent, the other gave you aim
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears
One made an adoption plan, that was all she could do
The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you
Now, which of these two women, Are you a product of?
Both my darling, Both, just different types of love.
Author Unknown
I'm so grateful that my birthmother placed me for adoption and that I ended up with the family I ended up with. I'm truely grateful for my family and they are an awesome party of my life. And to answer my thought above what makes a mother. This is my defination this year. A mother is someone who has ever been pregnant, gave birth to a child, choose the rocky path of placing a baby up for adoption, choosing to adopt, lost a child, and also those that impact a child's life.
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