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Yesterday I realized that in order for me to be a mother, it means my son’s birth mother has been erased on his birth certificate. With the change to his birth certificate and the fact that the original one is basically forever sealed, in the eyes of the government, our son’s birth mother no longer exists as his mother. I find this very unsettling. Yet, I realize I have no authority to… Read More
My son’s amended birth certificate arrived. Instantly, I noted that his name is correct. His name is beautiful and simply perfect. And as I scanned the document I noticed that there was my name next to mother’s name (and my husband’s name next to father’s name), without the title adoptive written next to it. Just Mother and Father. Plain and simple without an extra word or an asterisk to delineate adoption. I… Read More
My Perfect Breakdown 