JeannieOR
05-14-2001, 11:44 AM
The following was sent to me by my cousin's wife. I changed some of the names but I thought my Board Buddies would appreciate the sentiment all the same...
Before I share my mom memory I have to acknowledge someone without whom my, story would not be possible...my son Jason’s birth mother, Kathy. Kathy gave DH & I the greatest gift one person can bestow upon another...her child. DH & I had tried for several years to conceive a child, without success. We always felt adoption was as good an option, simply because we did not feel the biological tie was the most important thing to consider when you are part of a family. After an unsuccessful independent adoption attempt we decided to try an agency in a neighboring town. Unbelievably, less than 3 months after our homestudy was approved, we got the call we hoped for, but thought would be much longer in coming: a couple considering placing their child for adoption wanted to meet with us. The meeting with Kathy and her boyfriend Kyle went well, we thought, but we naturally did not want to get our hopes up. We found out on October 10 that Jason had been born, and had been placed in temporary foster care until Kathy and Kyle made their decision about the adoption and signed the parental termination papers. We got the call on Wednesday, October 16, that those papers had, indeed, been signed and we made arrangements to pick up Jason that Friday. The drive up to the agency that day seemed to take an eternity. When we arrived at the office we were told that Kathy had taken Jason to K-Mart to have his picture taken, which took much longer than we anticipated. Finally, after waiting for nearly an hour (but it seemed like years) Kathy came through the door with Jason. She walked right up to me and placed him in my arms. I know it had to be the hardest thing she had ever done in her life, but it meant so much to me. We stayed there for about an hour talking and making a fuss over Jason (the first diaper changing was rather comical), and then we went our separate ways. I rode all the way home in the back seat with Jason, unable and unwilling to take my eyes off him, for fear he would somehow disappear. Well, that is my greatest mom memory. Thank you for allowing me to share it with you. And Kathy, wherever you are, thank you for making Mother's Day such a precious and wonderful day for me.
Before I share my mom memory I have to acknowledge someone without whom my, story would not be possible...my son Jason’s birth mother, Kathy. Kathy gave DH & I the greatest gift one person can bestow upon another...her child. DH & I had tried for several years to conceive a child, without success. We always felt adoption was as good an option, simply because we did not feel the biological tie was the most important thing to consider when you are part of a family. After an unsuccessful independent adoption attempt we decided to try an agency in a neighboring town. Unbelievably, less than 3 months after our homestudy was approved, we got the call we hoped for, but thought would be much longer in coming: a couple considering placing their child for adoption wanted to meet with us. The meeting with Kathy and her boyfriend Kyle went well, we thought, but we naturally did not want to get our hopes up. We found out on October 10 that Jason had been born, and had been placed in temporary foster care until Kathy and Kyle made their decision about the adoption and signed the parental termination papers. We got the call on Wednesday, October 16, that those papers had, indeed, been signed and we made arrangements to pick up Jason that Friday. The drive up to the agency that day seemed to take an eternity. When we arrived at the office we were told that Kathy had taken Jason to K-Mart to have his picture taken, which took much longer than we anticipated. Finally, after waiting for nearly an hour (but it seemed like years) Kathy came through the door with Jason. She walked right up to me and placed him in my arms. I know it had to be the hardest thing she had ever done in her life, but it meant so much to me. We stayed there for about an hour talking and making a fuss over Jason (the first diaper changing was rather comical), and then we went our separate ways. I rode all the way home in the back seat with Jason, unable and unwilling to take my eyes off him, for fear he would somehow disappear. Well, that is my greatest mom memory. Thank you for allowing me to share it with you. And Kathy, wherever you are, thank you for making Mother's Day such a precious and wonderful day for me.