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Old 08-31-2007, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mom2justynsarah
You gave up your rights as a mother as soon as you relinquished your child.

She did not give up her rights to be a mother, she gave up her rights to parent. That is what we legally relinquish... our parental rights. Once a mother, always a mother. No one would dare tell a mom who lost her baby at birth that she was no longer a mother. As much as you may yearn for it to be true, that there is only one mother in your child's life, it is not true. There is only one mother who is parenting, but you cannot erase that genetic birth connection with a mere piece of paper.
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