I have a lot of respect for my birth mother I know she must have had a lot of love for me… — Faith Hill Copy Share Image
I dont see myself as unloved because I was given up; I see it as an ultimate act of sacrifice and love… — Stacee Ballback Copy Share Image
“The areas of the cortex responsible for attention and self-regulation develop in response to the emotional interaction with the person whom we… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
My first, my birth mother - her name is Queenie - she gave me a powerful medicine when I was a child.… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
“I certainly never felt rejected because they had given me up. My parents knew nothing about my birth mother, yet always explained… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“I originally feared she might be dead, which felt like a sealed book that I would never be able to read. To… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The same rain the ghost is dancing in falls on me as I watch her carefree movements. I lift my own face… — Linda Hoye Copy Share Image
“Listening to Eddy describe his relationship with our mom seemed to indicate that what I feared would be my reality. He never… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
My name is Frances Louise McDormand, formerly known as Cynthia Ann Smith. I was born in Gibson City, Ill., in 1957. I… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
When we [adoption agency] have a birth mother who is pregnant and she doesn't know the race of the father, she is… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Stranger to my brothers, what are the reasons that you consider me an outsider? Just this: the birth mother did not give… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“I wanted to drop the emotional hammer on Steph and tell her my thought: that I would very much like for her… — Susan Spencer-Wendel Copy Share Image
“I’d had this idea that my birth mother was waiting for me to get in touch, and that we’d have this fantastic… — Adele Abbott Copy Share Image
(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers.… — Jackie Kay Copy Share Image
While the TV show 'Rizzoli & Isles' may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“I'm eternally grateful to {our birth mother}, but wish I had never needed her. It's a loaded friendship, a complex connection.” — Jana Wolff Copy Share Image
“The word “ooloi” could not be translated directly into English because its meaning was as complex as Nikanj’s scent. “Treasured stranger.” “Bridge.”… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones weve dealt with who were… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
I made a crash landing here on Earth on February 14, 1962, in the Shreveport Catholic Charities Home for un-wed mothers. The… — Kevyn Aucoin Copy Share Image
“The circumstances surrounding your birth is not as important as the opportunity to live life.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones we've dealt with who were… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
“Destiny is not always preordained. Life is about making choices. Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the… — Judith Land Copy Share Image
“When his thumb hovered over the red button, she stared at him aghast. “You’re truly going to … torture me?” He cast… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image