HELLO group...I have been off the list since February and just came back tonight...my Birthdaughters Birthday...
I am not going to make this a long post since I am not positive I am doing this correctly
I am THRILLED to see this new forum (or if not new I missed it before)....Birthmoms, Birthchildren and Children you have raised from birth...as in a Reunion Adjustment.
I saw tonite where someone has a situation similar to mine...my BD is 43 today...my firstborn, my son is 45....he has yet to even acknowledge that his BS exists - at least not to me....the strain has been very difficult on my bd and myself...WE have not yet met...she lives a distance from me...but it has been almost a year since I got her first letter....we had a big disagreement back in early February and I simply had to stop communicating for a while....the stress was taking its toll on me healthwise.
Last nite I left her a voicemail message .... it was the first time in 43 years I knew how to contact her on her birthday to say...HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I was not going to let the chance go by......................tonite she did acknowledge the call (via an email to me) I am elated...I know we cannot just continue where we left off (lots of pressure IMO regarding my son's lack of concern or interest in her)...
OK, sorry, I went on more than I planned...lets see if any of my old friends from this list are OUT THERE....I welcome the chance to chat with any of you...PEACE