Testimonials and Stories
Our Birthmothers and Adoptive Parents share their stories.
“From Her Heart To Yours…Birth Mother Tells Her Story” by Susan Lynn Ferguson, Birth Mother and Adoptee.
Susan Ferguson has talked with hundreds of birth mothers and adoptive parents during her 5 years as a Birth Mother Coordinator for the Law Offices of D. Durand Cook. She passed the California State Bar exam in 2002 after graduating from Southwestern University School of Law.
“I can’t speak for all birth mothers or every situation, but I love my life and my family. I don’t know why my birth mother decided to do what she did, but I do know that I’m grateful she did it…I wanted to give back not what was given to my parents, but what was given to me. I wanted to be part of creating a family not by the will of some strange fate, but by my own will.”
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“The Courage to Choose” by Allan Rosenthal, MFCT (Adoption Counselor and Adoptee)
To participate in a process that forces a woman to look at all aspects of her life, a life she often would choose to forget or relive, is a very humbling experience. I feel such gratitude to these birth mothers for being such powerful teachers for me and everyone who works with, and supports them through this process. The courage that these birth mother have is often beyond words. It can only be experienced to truly know what I am discussing here.
I am reminded of my own birth mother. You see, I, too, am adopted.
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“A Little of Life’s Magic” by Susan Ferguson, Esq. (Birth Mother and Adoptee)
For years I thought of my birth mother every time my birthday came around. I wondered who and where she was, what she looked like, what she did, if I had brothers or sisters. I wondered if she was thinking of me. Did she remember my birthday? Many times I thought of how much worse it must be for her that it is for me. How horrible it must be to wonder if she did the right thing, if I had good parents, if I knew I was adopted, if I resented her, if I was happy. Later on in life, it became one of my goals to tell her, in my own words, that what she did was right, that the life she gave me is good, and that I love her for giving it to me.
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