http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story We will not be pacified Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:18:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-70 Anonymous Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:06:43 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-70 Awesome story! Very heartwarming, so glad you decided to handpick the perfect parents for your child and have an open adoption! Not to be nosy but you've got me curious...arrested at 8 1/2 months?? I love that you told someone it was a tumor...ha! Awesome story! Very heartwarming, so glad you decided to handpick the perfect parents for your child and have an open adoption! Not to be nosy but you've got me curious…arrested at 8 1/2 months?? I love that you told someone it was a tumor…ha!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-58 Sarah Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:55:32 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-58 Delighted and awed to hear a Republican who believes she has a right to determine what happens with her body! Nice story!! Delighted and awed to hear a Republican who believes she has a right to determine what happens with her body!
Nice story!!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-35 Eileen Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:54:25 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-35 thank you so much. My husband and I can't have children due to cancer and chemo and all that jazz. We aren't sure if we'll ever adopt children, but if we do - we'll be one of the most loving, nurturing families around... and we will owe it to someone like you. Making someone else's dreams come true, and providing the best life possible for a child are two of the most unselfish things I can imagine. Shame on anyone who said negative things to you. thank you so much. My husband and I can't have children due to cancer and chemo and all that jazz. We aren't sure if we'll ever adopt children, but if we do – we'll be one of the most loving, nurturing families around… and we will owe it to someone like you. Making someone else's dreams come true, and providing the best life possible for a child are two of the most unselfish things I can imagine. Shame on anyone who said negative things to you.

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-24 Kayte Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:49:35 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-24 I cried. I gave birth almost 6 years ago to my daughter, and this fall is her first at school. It is hard and wonderful and terrible and.. thank you for posting this on offbeatmama, for recognizing that we are parents, too. I cried. I gave birth almost 6 years ago to my daughter, and this fall is her first at school. It is hard and wonderful and terrible and.. thank you for posting this on offbeatmama, for recognizing that we are parents, too.

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-732 Sara B Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:02:08 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-732 Love your story Shelly. It was interesting to hear things from your point of view. :) Love your story Shelly. It was interesting to hear things from your point of view.

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-3 Mallory Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:48:42 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-3 Shelly, I just want to tell you I really enjoyed reading your birthing story. I usually don't read them all the way through, but yours was pretty funny. Good luck with your modeling and keep enjoying that view! Shelly, I just want to tell you I really enjoyed reading your birthing story. I usually don't read them all the way through, but yours was pretty funny. Good luck with your modeling and keep enjoying that view!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-680 sarkovi Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:44:49 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-680 What an awesome birth-story! Very cool! What an awesome birth-story! Very cool!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-778 Goddess Leonie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:23:57 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-778 What a beautiful story... thank you SO much for sharing it, Shelly! What a beautiful story… thank you SO much for sharing it, Shelly!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-741 ncavillones Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:17:27 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-741 Not to turn this into a whole c-section debate but it just goes to show how well we know our own bodies and how well our bodies perform when left to our own devices! Not to turn this into a whole c-section debate but it just goes to show how well we know our own bodies and how well our bodies perform when left to our own devices!

]]> http://offbeatmama.com/2009/09/open-adoption-birth-story#comment-716 OffbeatErika Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:16:22 +0000 http://offbeatmama.com/?p=70#comment-716 Oh my goodness, you poor thing! That's a HUGE baby! Oh my goodness, you poor thing! That's a HUGE baby!

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