[BrandyHagz]

The adoptee part of me finds these threads so touching….it always makes me happy to see birthmothers from the sixties and seventies so concerned about their child’s well-being and care.

I’m an abuse survivor, mostly emotional and physical, at the hands of my adoptive mother, and then again at the hands of my birthmother more recently. I was adopted by two people who tried desperately to have a baby to save their marriage. When conceiving didn’t work, they adopted me. I had been home about a year when my parents found out they were pregnant, and by the time I was five, I was living a privately funded group home for girls. I was there, off and on, for ten years.

They ended up divorcing anyway.

I think the worst part about my story, is that my birthfamily was aware of what was going on, and was even asked if they would like to step in, but didn’t.

I think it’s so wonderful to see caring and loving women express their concern! Thanks for posting!