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I hear you Janey... for me, there appeared to be no "valid" reason for surrendering my son: I was 18 and my mother was supportive of me but did not support the adoption. The bottom line is that at the time I did what I truly believed was the best for my son, even though I see things much differently in retrospect today.
I dread seeing the lifted eyebrow when I tell someone that the true obstacle for me was an overly oppressive and intolerant society. You can almost hear them thinking, "Yeah, right." Then, on the other hand, there are those who say, "Oh, but you did the right thing." No I didn't. I did what I THOUGHT was the right thing. There's a difference...a lifetime of difference. Ugh.
Susan
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