Saturday, May 9, 2009 is Birth Mother's Day. Were you aware that there's a special day set aside to honor birth moms?
Started by a group of Seattle birth mothers in 1990, Birth Mother's Day has slowly, but surely been gaining national acceptance and recognition. The date is easy to remember, because it is always the day before the official Mother's Day.
I'm thrilled to share with you that my long-time virtual friend, Coley Strickland — co-founder of BirthMomBuds, was featured in an Associated Press article that has been picked up by newspapers around the country (pictured: Coley & her son a couple of years ago).
Here's a link to the article in the Orlando Sentinel:
In an e-mail to her fans, Coley writes:
"I think it's a GREAT article that shows birthmothers do have feelings, they love their children, and they miss them forever — and most importantly, it's ok to think and feel all of that!
I urge you to read the article and put some thought into how you can honor a birth mother this Saturday. Whether you're a first/birthmom, an adopted person, an adoptive parent, or someone who's interested in adoption, most of us know of at least one woman we can reach out to on Saturday and let her know we appreciate her.
As for me, I'm starting by getting cards for my sons' birth moms.
What are you going to do? Let's share ideas.
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At this point we don’t have contact with our two sons’ birth moms,(by their choice) but I do have a post scheduled for that day. It’s a song I wrote for our youngest son and his birthmom. I was able to give it to her a few years ago.
Unfortunately, we don’t have contact with our son’s first mother. However, we talk to our son about her and recognize her on Mother’s day (have done so for 3 years now).
Hi Laura,
I missed this blog entry at the appropriate time but I did want to share First Mother Letter Project with you and your readers. It is a place for adoptive parents, birthparents and adopted children to write letters to another member of the triad when contact is not possible.
Our hope and prayer is that each member of the triad can be comforted by putting a “voice” to unspoken feelings. http://firstmotherletters.wordpress.com/about-the-project/
Thanks.
Rebecca
http://www.weavingfamilies.com