“Regret is insight that comes a day too late.” ~ Unknown

I think the question I probably get asked the most from both birthmothers and pregnant women considering adoption alike has to be “Do you regret your decision to place your baby for adoption?” On the surface, one might think that question would have a simple yes or no answer. But oh boy, that’s a loaded question with a very complicated answer.

The way I look at it is that I made the best possible decision with the information I had at the time... more

As a birthmother, one of the questions I get asked the most by women considering adoption has to be “Do you regret placing your son for adoption?”

According to Mr. Webster, the definition of regret is:

regret (ri-'gret, verb 1 a : to mourn the loss or death of b : to miss very much 2 : to be very sorry for (regrets his mistakes)

Answering the question, “do you regret placing your son for adoption” is no easy task! It’s not really a question... more