A Lesson in Love

"I had twin girls in April 2010 and chose adoption. I was in a good situation because I had the support of my boyfriend (the birth father), my parents, and his parents. I chose adoption because I knew there was no way we could financially support the girls without a lot of help from outside sources that we did not want to have to rely on. I think about my daughters every minute of every day and my apartment is decorated with their pictures on every wall. I chose an open adoption which works out very well for us.We talk to the adoptive parents often and we receive pictures monthly. I would never discredit myself and say that I am not a mother. I know I am a great mother! I admitted that I was in over my head, which is hard to do. I knew that I could not properly raise the girls, so I found a very loving couple that could. It is the most responsible thing I have ever done. When I delivered the girls, I knew I only had 3 days with them before they went home with their adoptive parents. I realized that I was voluntarily breaking my heart for the sake of my daughters. The love I felt for the girls when they were born was absolutely indescribable. My parents always said that they would do anything for me, and now I understand. I did what was right for me and more importantly, right for my daughters, and went through with my adoption plan. The love I felt for them enabled me to go through with it. The love you feel for your children, whether adoptive children or birth children, is incredible. It is an infinite love, true love."  - Choice Network Birth Mother