Happy Mother's Day, This Time...
How was your Mother's Day, ladies? Birth Mothers? Birth Children? Adoptive Moms? From my thirty-nine years of experience as a Birth Mother, I know the emotions of the day can really run the gambit...From the depths of despair to the heights of hilarity, with all the loneliness, secrecy and tears (shed and un-shed) in-between. I know that Mother's Day is supposed to be a day of Happiness, Love and a day of Reward for Mothers. But not Birth Mothers...We were not only the unsung heroes for many, we were the Disgraced and swept under the carpet. But none of that mattered much, with the pain of our lost child overpowering all.
Today I am one of the lucky ones. I found my Birth Daughter a few years ago. My Mother's Day was a Happy Mother's Day, this time. This Mother's Day I received cards from all three daughters. The two I raised, and the one I surrendered. I am not her Mom...that's something you will never be able to get back ladies...no use to pretend. But I am ONE of her Mothers--I am her Birth Mother. And that is beautiful. Enough? You BET. And oh so much more than I ever expected! She is beautiful, inside and out. And she's mine...in part...
And since finding her, I have begun to live my life more freely than ever before in my life. I am retired and dabble in all of those artistic arenas where I just didn't have the time, or confidence, before.
For those interested, please go to http://www.ourstage.com/music/channel/97-soulfest/UMQTCEMAXYID-our-father where I have placed my OUR FATHER recording. I wrote the music, played the keyboard and sang the vocals. Please give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, please vote for me or leave a comment. I would greatly appreciate all feedback.
My Faith brought me through many dark times and my Faith rewarded me with so many unexpecteds. This community is one of the latter. Please share my Faith with me and go take a listen at: http://www.ourstage.com/music/channel/97-soulfest/UMQTCEMAXYID-our-father
