December 15th, 2010 | by Kimberly Gonzalez | published in Adoption Stories, Best of EngageWI, EngageWI, Your Stories
“When I was sixteen years old, I found some paperwork: legal documents my birth mother had signed and a copy of a letter she had received from the American Consular. I was born in Okinawa, Japan. My father was an officer in the Air Force.” Kimberly Gonzalez continues to share her story and the search for her biological mother.
August 18th, 2010 | by Mary Duke | published in Adoption Stories, Best of EngageWI, EngageWI, Your Stories
A Behind-the-Scenes Dispatch by Mary Duke: Maria discovered she was pregnant at five months. She was 17. Looking back on the situation, only one year later, Maria’s eyes fill with tears.
July 21st, 2010 | by Mary Duke | published in Adoption Stories, EngageWI, Your Stories
Donna was 21 years old when she found out she was pregnant. She didn’t go through an agency, like most, to find her son a home. Instead, her therapist recommended a couple to her.
June 28th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Adoption Stories, EngageWI, Your Stories
An Adoption Stories Behind-the-Scenes Dispatch by Mary Duke — Over the past weekend, I met with a woman named Pam who, 27 years ago, put her first born daughter up for adoption when she was only 12 months old.
