Society has some stigmas around who a birth parent is, why someone would choose to place their child for adoption. These stigmas can write a story that is not the birth parent's story. As Megan Devine says, "joy and pain can coexist". Adoption is beautiful and families are made, and it is born out of loss.

"Never should a birth parent be shamed for what she chose to do -- what she found best for her and her child." ~ Katie

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