Courtney Frey, birthmother Poetry...Biography

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Are you a birth mother whose relinquishment is 10 years or younger? Do you have a hard time finding common grounds with other birth mother's whose relinquishments are 10 years or older? Our generation of birth mother's is vastly different than that before us, and of that now coming. We were at the brink of open adoptions, the testing ground per say! The generation before:adoptions that were kept secret and non-identifying. The generation nowcoming: new birth mothers who are sitting down to dinner with theirbirth children! Where do we fit in all of this? Adopt: Assistance Information Support Meet Moderator of Recent Birthmom Chat Courtney Frey
I was 15 when I relinquished my son. The agency I went through was on the brink of open adoption and I would be one of the firsts to request it. I met with the adoptive parents I chose twice ... my son was in cradle care for 5 weeks. At the end of discussions and meetings I sat beside the adoptive mother and said, "All I ask is that you send me pictures and letters for the first five years, and at the end of those five years we can talk about how we want to pursue correspondence. I never want to NOT know." She held my hand, crying, and said, "Of course. We definitely want that just as much as you do." It's been 10 years ... and I'm still fighting for a picture. I am a guest speaker for women's groups and have been spotlighted on radio and newsprint. I am actively involved with birth mother groups and I am the author of many articles surrounding these issues. It would be easy to fall prey to anger ... but 10 years ago I made a decision I thought was right. I will continue to do so. My younger sister is also a birth mother and I just became a big sister again as my father adopted a little boy. I am passionate about adoption issues, and I hope that through my plight and my drive ... I will be at least one small stone on the path of adoptions growth. See Courtney's Writing: MosesThe LetterAloneA Child's ChoiceMore Than a MemoryIt is Never too LateCourtney's Christmas MiracleShh--I Don't Want to Talk About ItWhat You Should Know About Adoption Scams Back to Adopt Main Index