I met my birth mother at 27 and felt rejected.
But at 27, I finally met my birth mother, and I came to some startling realizations: I'm actually not OK with being adopted, and my birth mother never wanted me; she rejected me.
The meeting with my birth mother did not go wellFrom the moment we sat down in Panera, I knew she never wanted me.
AdvertisementI suffered from severe mom guilt because I didn't want to be compared to my birth mom.
And, maybe for my birth mother, that meant giving me up to someone who knew how to care for me.
Persons:
—, she'd
Organizations:
Service
Locations:
Panera