It Was Because I Loved Him That I Had to Let Him Go, adoption poetry by Patricia Lawrence

It Was Because I Loved Him That I Had to Let Him Go I went through the labor, but never held him in my arms as I gave him for adoption so others saw his childhood charms. But it has always been my prayer that all these years he did know — it was because […]

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I’m a 78 Year Old Birthmom From Rape, and Have Never Regretted Saving His Life, by Patricia Lawrence

I’m 78 years old and I’m telling my story now while I still have the opportunity.  I want people to know that pregnancy by rape is not the fault of the child, so why should we punish the child for something the biological father did? My teen years were difficult.  My mom was overly permissive […]

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