As we continue with National Adoption Month, please remember the birth mothers who have chosen to give life and make a sacrifice. In years past, adoption wasn't what it is today. I have spoken with women who were forced to make the decision to part with their child and it haunts them still. I once met a woman who gave birth at home and had her child taken away (by her father) and never knew what became of that child. She was afraid and intimidated and never spoke of it. She grew up not knowing and thinking the worst. She even assumed that her father had killed her baby. She grew to hate her father. After her father died, her mother told her where her child was (in an adoptive home) and she was able to reunite with that child and express to her how much she loved and cared for her, despite the circumstances. Thankfully, adoption today is much more open and above-board. Giving birth out of wedlock is not uncommon and not considered shameful. Adoptees are able to know their history and heritage and, at some point, even get to know their birth parents and siblings. This was unheard of even 30 or 40 years ago.
Adoption is becoming more celebrated and talked about than any time in history. On December 23, CBS will be hosting a special called "Home for the Holidays with Faith Hill". It will feature such stars as Melissa Etheridge, Tim McGraw, Jamie Foxx, and Gavin Rossdale performing. There will be inspirational stories of adoption by Martin Short, Rene Russo, Patricia Heaton, and Kristin Chenoweth. Let your friends and family know about this heartwarming special and celebrate adoption. A special thanks to all of the birth mothers who make adoption possible. Many families are born because of the selfless decisions of those who opted not to take a life, but to give it.
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