1. How old were you when you placed your child for adoption? I was 16.

2. What circumstances led you to choose adoption?
First of all, I was young. I knew that my baby deserved everything life had to offer and basically the only thing I could give to him was love. So in love I placed him and gave him the ability of reaching the dreams I had for him.

3. Did you consider parenting? Maybe for a few minutes after they came to take him from the hospital but I knew that it wasn’t to be.

4. Was your child's dad supportive? Yeah, he was with me at the hospital and helped me to decide who the parents would be.

5. Were there any influences (parents, birth dad, etc) that led you to your decision? No, I had made up my mind that I would be placing the baby before I told anyone that I was pregnant.

6. Did you choose your child's adoptive parents and how did you choose them? I chose them, or actually Jacob did. I read over the profiles that I was given and could not make up my mind between two couples. I went round and round for about a week and finally me and the little one had a heart to heart. I told him he had to help me decide who would be parenting him and to give me a big kick when it was the right one. I read over the first one again and he didn’t move at all. Then as soon as I started reading the second I swear the little man was doing flips. So I decided that we would go with that one and it turned out that was the best choice.

7. What type of adoption did you choose and why? I have a closed adoption. In the beginning it was semi-open (I received pictures until he was 2 and letters up until he was 5). This was the only type of adoption that was available to me at the time due to there being a very public adoption case in the news going on in my state.

8. How do you feel about adoption now? It’s hard but it can give many people a better life.

9. Anything else to add? Even though I was only given the choice of a closed adoption I don’t regret it. I feel that, for me, it was probably the best choice. I struggled for many years while the adoption was semi-open dealing with my emotions. It was really hard for me getting the letters and pictures and not knowing where he was. Although on the other hand it was reassuring that I made the best decision.

10. How is your life now? My life is great! I am in the process of becoming a college grad. I will be done with my associate’s degree in December. I will then go on to get a BS degree in finance. I’ve been happily married to my husband Bill for 7 years. I gained a 13 year old step son in the process and now have 3 wonderful children: Cassi, 8; Kyli, 4; and Cody, 3.

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