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Birthparents from the show 16 and Pregnant Have Bittersweet Moments But No Regrets

by Pam Connell

13 Oct 2009 12:56 AM

The same People magazine issue (October 5, 2009) that told Katherine Heigl's joyous adoption story also featured an update on the adoption featured on MTV's reality show, 16 and Pregnant.

More Reaction to: The Girls Who Went Away

by Pam Connell

29 Jul 2008 02:10 AM

This is my third blog on the powerful book, The Girls Who Went Away: Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption During the Decades Before Roe v. Wade. One disquieting aspect of the book is a letter written to the author about a 2003 adoption.

My Reactions to The Girls Who Went Away

by Pam Connell

28 Jul 2008 10:09 PM

I have just written a blog reviewing Ann Fessler's book The Girls who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade. It's an awfully long blog for a book report. Yet I felt I couldn't do this book justice in one blog.

The Many Languages of Mother

by Pam Connell

31 May 2008 10:43 PM

In my last blog, I mentioned conversations that have been flying around the blogosphere this spring. I suppose it's not surprising that in May our thoughts turn to mothers.

The Month of Mothers

by Pam Connell

31 May 2008 07:48 PM

Looking back over the month of May, I remember some very interesting conversations. I also remember reading some very interesting blogs, on diverse areas of Families.com and of our sister site Adoption.com.

Imaginary Birthmother's Letter, Part Three

by Pam Connell

07 Sep 2007 02:42 PM

This is the continuation of a letter I imagined a birthmother might write. The last two blogs contain the first two parts. Again, this is my imagination and is not based on any birthmother that I know. The letter continues: When my friends came home they took me to the hospital.

Imaginary Birthmother's Letter, Part Two

by Pam Connell

06 Sep 2007 02:42 PM

This is the continuation of a letter I imagined a birthmother might write. The last blog contains the first part. Again, this is my imagination and is not based on any birthmother that I know. The letter continues: By this time something else had happened. I began to feel you inside me.

Imaginary Birthmother's Letter, Part One

by Pam Connell

04 Sep 2007 06:23 PM

I tried to imagine what my daughter's birthmother might say to her if we were in contact now. I wrote down a letter as if from her point of view, and then decided to write a more generic version for this blog. Details have been changed, since it's really my daughter's story and not mine.

Book Review: I Wish for You a Beautiful Life

by Pam Connell

04 Sep 2007 04:32 PM

The voices of birthmothers, especially those from other countries, are some of the least heard from regarding adoption. A rare exception is I Wish for You a Beautiful Life: Letters from the Korean birthmothers of Ae Ran Won.

Talking About Tough Issues: Criminal Activity/Birthparents in Prison and Incest

by Pam Connell

27 Aug 2007 08:18 PM

This is one of a series on talking about tough issues with your adopted children. For general principles of talking about tough topics, see the first blog in the series.



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ttstevens says...

"We met my son's halmoni (Korean grandmother) this past April on a trip to Korea."

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