Being adopted at birth was always a normal thing to me. My parent's said my birth mother loved me enough to give me up..which I guess that was part of the truth.
My birth mother was 16 when I was born in 1959. A time when babies out of wedlock were not spoken about by anyone. Mothers were swept into unwed mother homes or with out of state relatives. It was an embarrassment. People kept their mouths shut and babies were picked out of mother's wombs into waiting adoption agencies.
Don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful childhood. My adoptive parents gave me a wonderful life. I would not change that. I am glad I had the life I had. I am just sorry birth mothers were made to think they were bad people. That they were hidden or sent away.
Today families will help their children raise their children. Adoptions are open and babies are allowed to meet their birth families. It can be a beautiful thing and children will have their health and family history available to them as they grow older.