The Forgotten Mom: A Story of Love, Loss, and Healing

When is it alright for a woman to call a child hers? What are the requirements? Do they only involve giving birth to a child or the legal adoption of one? What about love?I can only answer these questions for myself. Although I did not give birth to my two stepchildren or have a document making themlegallymine, the love I feel for them is non-the-less real. As far as I’m concerned,they are my children.I don’t believe that I’m taking anything away from Janie, their biological mother, by saying that they are also mine; because, as I have tried to instill within all five of my children,there is enough love to go around.Read more