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A Little M2M Guest Post Action AND A Motherhood Monday LinkUp

June 8, 2014

Other than motherhood in general, my all-time favorite cause is for birthmothers. I’ve been there. I know what it’s like and I am passionate about championing birth moms all over the world as often and shamelessly as I can! As such, I have the joy and pleasure to network with, speak at and write for a lot of really great birth mother and adoption organizations. Some of my favorites are BraveLove, Called to Love and most recently, America Adopts. I love to take whatever opportunity I can to encourage, support and defend the cause of birth moms as all parties in the adoption triad move toward emotional and spiritual healing and closure. If you are interested in speaking with me further about adoption and birth mothers, please feel free to contact me at wynterkaiser@gmail.com!

Just last week I had the opportunity to do a guest blog post for America Adopts and I chose to speak on the misconceptions of birth mothers in our culture. Here is what I wrote:

As a birth mom I have my own story and it is unique. I think that sometimes it is easy to romanticize the ideal adoption scenario; a young girl gets pregnant and loves the baby so much that she decides to give it a better home and life than she can offer. But there is much more to my story than that typical, idealized notion. And, frankly, I think if all birth moms were really being honest with you, they would say the same thing.

I grew up in a stiflingly Christian home, church and private school. As a child and teenager I talked the talk, but deep down inside, I desired to break free and live how the rest of the world lived. So, as soon as I turned eighteen, I rebelled; and thinking I was invincible, I got involved in drinking, drugs and fooling around with boys. Eventually, my poor choices caught up with me. I was suspended from school after my freshman year in college and became pregnant shortly thereafter….

{Click here to continue reading over at America Adopts!}

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12 Comments Filed Under: Birth Mother, Guest Post, Link Up, Wynter Tagged With: abortion, adoption, adoption organizations, America Adopts, birth mom, birth mother, birth mothers, birth parent, birthmother, BraveLove, children, Christian, church, Family, God, Home, link up, mom, mother, motherhood, mothering, Parent, pregnancy, story, woman

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  1. creativekkids says

    June 10, 2014 at 6:12 am

    Linked up for the first time! Always glad to find linkys like this!

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    • Wynter says

      June 12, 2014 at 6:26 am

      Yay, thanks! I love your blog and linkUps! I’m glad to to be able to contribute!

      Reply
  2. kchripczuk says

    June 10, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    This is such an important topic, doing this well, with grace is the sign of a healthy society, oh how I hope we continue to take the steps necessary to move in that direction. Thanks for linking #UnforcedRhythms

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    • Wynter says

      June 12, 2014 at 6:25 am

      Thanks for clicking through! I hope you come back each week for more REAL mom stories!

      Reply
  3. Betsy @ BPhotoArt.com says

    June 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Hopped over to read the full guest post, and wow. Thank you, Wynter, for sharing your story. I hope it can be helpful for other birth mothers who felt as you did.

    Reply
    • Wynter says

      June 11, 2014 at 6:25 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Pure Grace Farms says

    June 10, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    The wonderful thing about blogging is how it brings great communities together. While I no longer have children at home, I can appreciate all that you are doing here…Thanks for coming to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop and linking up your fabulous post! We are so glad you came!
    Blessings, Shari

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    • Wynter says

      June 11, 2014 at 6:27 am

      Thank you for stopping by! Motherhood is amazing how it transcends even our own children. Even though you have an empty nest, you may find that your mothering days are not over but being a teacher, mentor and friend to others who need a mother. Blessings to you! I love to garden and love your blog!

      Reply
  5. Joy schoger says

    June 12, 2014 at 4:01 am

    I liked what you wrote and it seems like such a good cause/mission. I will always be grateful to my womb donor and sperm donor for choosing not to have me aborted and for allowing me to be adopted by my parents. I will also always be grateful for my 3 sons womb and sperm donors for making these same choices so that my husband and I could adopt and be the mommy and daddy to our sons.

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    • Wynter says

      June 12, 2014 at 6:25 am

      Thank you for visiting M2M and for leaving a comment! The life of an adoptee and job of an adoptive mom is not easy, blessings to you and your family!

      Reply
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