I took Adoption.com's advice and sought out an opportunity for the month.....I work for our public school district that serves 35,000 kids. I contacted the chair of our Family and Consumer Science Dept. to extend the offer to go speak to high school classes about adoption/open adoption. She was thrilled I offered and sent it out to our six senior high schools.
As it ends up, I had three schools take me up on it and am speaking to 5 classes; Pregnancy & Parenting classes, Infant & Toddler classes, Family in Crisis classes, etc. I am not alone in this-my husband, two caseworkers from the Nebraska Children's Home, and our son's bmom are all mixing it up and coming with me to speak. Yesterday, I spoke with his bmom and as she was telling her story, I cried, AGAIN. We've got a great relationship and she is such a sweet, beautiful and wonderful soul, it still hurts to hear about her hurt. It's natural, but we just adore her so much, we just didn't want her to ever hurt, y'know? But, all is well. She is a wonderful friend and even drove 100 miles round trip to speak!
Plus, the caseworkers from NCH have the opportunity to tell students/parent students about all the services they offer-free childbirth and parenting classes, parenting/birth parent/waiting parent support groups, etc. They are not all adoption-they are all about the family, in any form.
Thanks for letting me share!