tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post116509410805434301..comments2023-09-29T06:52:41.659-07:00Comments on 5 McC Kids: Birthmom...To say it or not to say it?5KidMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549494934584757212noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-16933315374080162602007-05-30T05:04:00.000-07:002007-05-30T05:04:00.000-07:00Great post! I totally love your new header...what ...Great post! <BR/><BR/>I totally love your new header...what an amazing picture of your kids! My heart is all a flutter. Just precious!!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790787955193833733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165297649085409142006-12-04T21:47:00.000-08:002006-12-04T21:47:00.000-08:00We have this birthmom issue too. Wes just calls h...We have this birthmom issue too. Wes just calls her Maggie - I don't think he ever thinks of her as Mom at all. The others have never even asked their birthmom's name. <BR/><BR/>Of course it is different circumstances than how you came to be a family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165274661847881922006-12-04T15:24:00.000-08:002006-12-04T15:24:00.000-08:00How lucky your children are to have information ab...How lucky your children are to have information about their "first" mother or father! I find myself referring to my son's birthmother has his "mother" on occasion-- and we, too, keep her photo up prominently displayed on our fridge for him (he's almost 4 now). We call her by her name, and when we need to label her, we call her his birthmother. Interestingly, we call her parents Grandma ____ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165207314363214952006-12-03T20:41:00.000-08:002006-12-03T20:41:00.000-08:00Great idea, the "Mommy ___" and "Daddy ____". Sou...Great idea, the "Mommy ___" and "Daddy ____". Sounds much more personal and meaningful. I always want our sons to know we hold Abiyot in EXTREMELY high regard. I think about her all the time and I hope and pray our sons will come to hold her in high regard as well, as they grow.<BR/><BR/>(When I talk about her to others, I refer to her as their birthmom, or sometimes--gasp--their mother.)<BR/>Brianna Heldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224838737334231065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165184997561668152006-12-03T14:29:00.000-08:002006-12-03T14:29:00.000-08:00I think I understand what you say,Here it is usual...I think I understand what you say,<BR/>Here it is usual discuss about to use the word "mother" for the "biological mother" of an adopted child. Some prefer say "the woman that carry you in her belly during 9 months". I think this is very confused for a child. That women was his mother because she gave him the life. As I am just now his mother too because I must look for that life. I think for himBlancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466888803532904858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165175745474023862006-12-03T11:55:00.000-08:002006-12-03T11:55:00.000-08:00This reminds me of something an Ethiopian woman sa...This reminds me of something an Ethiopian woman said to us on the plane-ride home with Teeny:<BR/><BR/>She said that he will have 2 moms just like he will have 2 countries. And that's just the way it is for him - he has two of each and his life will be blessed.<BR/><BR/>So simple - made sense to us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165123318139781602006-12-02T21:21:00.000-08:002006-12-02T21:21:00.000-08:00I love your post. I have even heard people refer ...I love your post. I have even heard people refer to their birth parents as their blood mother or blood father. Sounds bad to me. I love the mom ___ and Dad ___. It shows who they are to that child. You are doing a wonderful job raising your family.smiliesarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750208321462056846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165121796459709532006-12-02T20:56:00.000-08:002006-12-02T20:56:00.000-08:00Wow. You explained that very well, and certainly ...Wow. You explained that very well, and certainly your family does have something valuable to add to this discussion. I like the idea of refering to first/birth parents as "Mama Jane" or "Daddy John." It sounds much more personal and close than "your birthmom."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624116.post-1165120561901270122006-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:002006-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:00Very well put.I feel the same way.TVery well put.I feel the same way.<BR/>TJust me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06382088981034342600noreply@blogger.com