[m-mom]

I just finished reading the book and it was an enlighting experience. I related so much to the women and cried many times because it made me relize that even though i placed my baby in 1998, I went through several of the same experiences to birth mothers that placed decades ago.
At 16, my family told me i would have to move out if I wanted to keep the baby. I was called a slut, and was NEVER offered any type of support in order to keep my son. I know it was technichnically my choice to place him for adoption...but after reading the book i relize that the choice was made for me. Being so young i just wanted to make the horrible situation better.

Maybe now i can sort through the grief and anger i have always felt. This "good", "great" thing that i did for my son never felt that way. It's felt dibilitating, and painful. I'm glad I can now see how i was manipulated and hopefully can grow from this new understanding.