Empowering Quotes about Adoptive Mothers: Adoption and Motherhood
It takes a very special kind of woman to become a mother. There are not enough words in the English language – or any other known language – to truly describe how amazing a mother is. For, being a mother, is one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs a woman will ever...
National Birth Mother’s Day: A Time to Remember, Honor and Recognize Birth Mothers
Holidays in the United States are huge commercially-driven events. Stores transform with specifically designated decor. Ads overwhelm the TV, radio and social media feeds to proclaim upcoming sales and the best gifts to purchase. The “must haves” of the season. All...
Farewell to an Editorial Intern: Jadzia Miller
For the past three months, Adoption Choices of Oklahoma had the privilege of having Jadzia Miller as an Editorial Intern. Each week, she brought her creative writing skills to work and developed amazing content. She quickly adapted to our standard of blog writing and...
May 2020: A Month to Celebrate All Mothers
What is a mother? What does it mean to be one? Putting these answers into words is almost impossible. There isn’t enough sentiment to fully encompass the gift that mothers are. However, thanks to two women in the past, we now have nationally recognized days to...
7 Top Reasons Birth Mothers Decline an Adoptive Parent Match
One of the biggest steps when placing your baby for adoption is matching him or her with an adoptive family. The family who will be responsible for your child’s upbringing. Our agency has a list of waiting families — complete with profiles, pictures and videos....
For Birth Mothers: Naming Your Baby before Adoption
The first cries of your child reach your ears. Through weary, blurry eyes, you see a nurse carefully wiping her or him free from fluids while another secures the umbilical cord with a clip. You lay back as your attending physician diligently works to make you more...
Pregnancy in the Midst of the Coronavirus
Many expectant mothers are concerned about their pregnancy in the midst of the coronavirus. Understandably so! With still developing information, anxiety and stress levels are running rampant. If I get the virus, what about my baby? How will the virus affect me as a...
Pregnant and Homeless in Oklahoma
The statistics regarding homelessness in the United States are devastating. It’s estimated at over half a million. When you narrow that down to cover women who are pregnant and homeless, the ratio is one in five, which is twice the rate of the general population....