tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post4940846148000072667..comments2014-04-04T14:48:55.340-04:00Comments on Life After Placing: "My son" vs. "the baby"Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00414997139963447868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post-6702348642601991422010-04-21T17:24:16.192-04:002010-04-21T17:24:16.192-04:00I just ran across your blog through Adoptive Momma...I just ran across your blog through Adoptive Momma's blog. And I have to say I agree! We have open adoptions, and my children's birthmothers call them son and daughter. I'm not sure what else they would call them! When our daughter's bmom shows pics of her to a new friend, she says, "This is my daughter. And those are my daughter's parents." LOL The looks on Andy and Kiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106099721471687721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post-44731977188120169382010-03-30T10:32:41.300-04:002010-03-30T10:32:41.300-04:00I'm an adoptee and an adoptive mom. I'm s...I'm an adoptee and an adoptive mom. I'm sure that Q's intentions were the best, but everything about adoption is personal. What feels right for one, feels wretched to another, and it takes time to sort all those feelings out. I'm not certain one ever finishes all that sorting!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306628193539003853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post-19217271586028567262010-03-21T19:18:08.842-04:002010-03-21T19:18:08.842-04:00He is your son and he always will be. You call hi...He is your son and he always will be. You call him whatever you want it's up to you!Adoptive Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292394884269387827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post-64869645798059652822010-03-21T03:58:31.565-04:002010-03-21T03:58:31.565-04:00I think you can only call him what feels right to ...I think you can only call him what feels right to you, and if calling him your son feels right to you, that is all that matters! You will figure this all out on your time lady...S.I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271343194689612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530526874936385135.post-60540520449223367692010-03-18T09:55:11.218-04:002010-03-18T09:55:11.218-04:00I just received your comment on my blog about our ...I just received your comment on my blog about our little girl, and started crying - and then did even harder when I found your blog and read it. This is so beautiful, and your love for your son shows through. You are right, labels don't matter - just that you did what is right for him, and that you love him. Blessings to you.Mother Knows Best Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127811116486063201noreply@blogger.com