I knew some birthmothers had a difficult experience twenty or more years ago. But I had no idea that some worked to promulgate negative information. I was a thorough adoption advocate now, and decided knowledge was power. For the book and for myself I needed to learn everything I could and get that information out to people. I started an adoption newsletter, founded and adoption support group, wrote letters to editors and spoke out in favor of adoption at every opportunity.
Adoption is no perfect institution.
Marriage isn't perfect. Parenthood, whether children come through birth or adoption, isn't perfect. But I still believe that children need loving families, as they have since before recorded time, and adoption is a very good way to form happy families.