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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow-- this thread is riveting. It is definitely a reflection of the changing face of unplanned pregnancy in this country.

The days of unmarried women giving up an infant for adoption due only to the "shame of unwed pregnancy" are long gone. Most children put up for adoption now are because of neglect and or some sort of trauma in the birth mother's life (rape, etc.).

My cousin is adopted, and finding/meeting her birth family has been a mixed bag. Her birth parents have a host of issues (both are violent with addiction issues, rape, etc.). Siblings have a host of these issues as well after suffering trauma. There is nobody in her immediate birth family (parents and siblings -- she is the youngest and most of her siblings were raised by her birth parents-- that she wants to have a relationship with). There is just too much dysfunction.

On the plus side, she has found a couple of bio relatives in the extended family and has a meaningful relationship with them. She says she does not regret this journey of finding her birth family.

OP, if you are still reading these posts. I think you should encourage your sister to seek a therapist. Having her birth family send her these messages must have been devastating (I don't agree with your sister's approach, but I do agree with you that what they said to her was unnecessarily cruel-- hopefully given time to reflect they will eventually reach out and apologize.) I'm sure your sister could use some professional help to work through the feelings.

You are a good sister, and it sounds like your instincts regarding the situation are right. Be there to listen.

I know two couples who have no intention of telling their children they are the product of sperm/egg donors.  I imagine there are many other couples who have not considered the ramifications of 23&Me etc. in whether they should tell children about donor eggs/sperm.[/quote]

[b]Is it "shame" though that made them give the babies up? I knew girls who gave babies up for adoption. They didn't want to raise the babies themselves and thought it was better than abortion. They weren't shamed into it and their families were on board. I know I wouldn't have wanted to raise a baby as a teen without a husband. [/b][/quote]  This.  A lot of people are placing a narrative on adoption that just isn't factual.[/quote]

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