An excerpt from this post was used as part of Hillary M. Jones's Birthmother Series http://www.hillarymjones.com/the-birthmother-series#8 I’m going to confess this secret part of me to the world: I never intended on having children. I had asked doctors for years if I could get my tubes tied and they all told me I would change my mind and wouldn't perform the procedure. Oh the irony-of having the world control your reproductive rights and then accidentally getting pregnant! I was 29 when I made my adoption plan. A lot of people at the time didn't understand because I am so great with kids--I work with kids daily and spend a lot of time working with Special Needs kids. Just because I am awesome with children doesn't mean parenting is the best choice. The type of person her biological father was played a big part in my decision not to parent. (I realize my first mistake is procreating with a less than ideal human, but we all make mistakes; it’s how we lear
...of a greater appreciation of self and the world around me