“Birth parents are such a misunderstood and underrepresented part of adoption, so even if I don’t want to speak out, someone has too.” — Kelsey, on speaking up against birth mom stigmas Read more about what Kelsey has to say about birth mom stigmas.

“We’d always wanted a larger family, and we tried other fertility options, but those didn’t work. That was an emotional roller coaster with its ups and downs, but we came to terms with the reality that it wasn’t going to work for us. After a pause for a while to sort of regroup,

“Adoption is love. Adoption is sacrifice. Adoption is family.” — Jori, on her relationship with adoption as an adoptee and birth mother Read more about Jori’s story

#7 “Wow…that must have been extremely difficult. I don’t think that I could have given up my child.” Adoption is not for everyone. Also, it’s impossible to know what we would each do when faced with a difficult situation we’ve never been in before. Finally, try to avoid saying “give up” and instead

“Even though I was not prepared for the grief, I would do it all over again because it was the best decision for my son. My love for him made breaking my own heart possible.” — Brina, on the difficult decision of placing her child for adoption Read more about Brina’s story and