reality, go do some fucking heroin and O.D. Dumb fuck. You're a dumb fuck is what you are." -Andy Ross, as said to my daughter at age 15.
Category: Adoption Trauma
On August 26, 2016 I heard the news that a dear first mom friend of mine was no longer with us. The previous day, beautiful Gwen had decided that the pain was too much and bowed out of this circus called life. Just before her decision, she deleted dozens of her first mom friends. I … Continue reading In Loving Memory of Gwendolyn Archard
This New Year's Eve I have taken some time to contemplate where I've been, where I am, and where I'm going. A new year is upon us, and that usually comes with resolutions we make with all the best intentions, but somehow fail to follow through with. I don't even bother anymore. This year, so … Continue reading A Reflection For New Years
I'm sure, by now, I'm loathed by most who have found themselves in my corner of the world wide Web via an innocent Google search about how to adopt a baby. That's okay. I get it. My writing is blunt and I don't mince words. I'd like to take some time, however, to speak directly … Continue reading Dear Hoping to Adopt
The following is a chapter from the book I am writing, "Whispers of Grace." The months following the relinquishment of IKL I had the same nightmare frequently. I still have this nightmare once in a great while. Most of the nightmares I have now are different but revolve around the same theme, saving my baby. … Continue reading The Sun and the Ghost
Musings of a Birthmom: The Honest Ramblings of a First Mother 
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