Tuesday changed my mind about open adoption after 15 years of being sure

I was dead set against any contact for years, thought it was better for everyone. Then last Tuesday my daughter's birth mother called me out of the blue and we talked for almost 2 hours. She told me things about her life that I never knew, like how she still celebrates my daughter's birthday every July. I always worried it would confuse my girl, but hearing her voice and her love, I realized I was wrong about keeping that distance.

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evan_anderson8d ago

We started with just letters and photos once a year, and it turned into something that made my daughter feel more whole. That call sounds like it gave you a window into her love that was always there but you never got to see. Sometimes the hard conversations are exactly what we need to move past old fears.