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Originally Posted by Mom2blessings
but on the other boards that I read, where the mother voluntarily gave up her child because of her age and/or lack of ability to take care of the child, the adult children seem to all regret it. Almost all of the first moms seem to regret it. Even in the cases of open adoptions.
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I wonder if that is because you aren't seeing a real cross section on the boards? I'm thinking that people seek support when they need it - so more people on those kinds of boards are going to be the ones hurting and struggling with it. The ones who are happy and satisfied with their lives might not feel any need to talk about it, or feel drawn to a community of other adoptees. So maybe you were only hearing the squeaky wheels?