I am the birth mother. Now is the time. But I'm getting cold feet.

I've been a lurker here for a bit, but here goes (I'll put a TL;DR at the bottom): I was adopted when I was a baby and given to two wonderful parents. They weren't perfect, they made mistakes along the way, and I didn't always make it easy as I was growing up. However, looking back on it, I've never doubted that for even a second they didn't try their best to raise me and teach me to be the best man I could be. I love them and I'm grateful for them. It wasn't until I had gotten to college that my adoptive parents shared more details with me about my birth mother. I found out my birth mother was also in a tough situation when she was pregnant with me. My birth mother had a son already and the father was never around. They also had other issues in their family going on at the same time. My birth mother felt she couldn't properly raise both of us. It was the hardest decision she had to make at that point in her life. I know this because she wrote letters to my adoptive mother before my birth and for a couple years after. In the letters after my birth, my birth mother was sure she made the right decision. Personally, it took me some time, while I grew up, to understand the situation and be ok with it. I had a tough time with it in my teenage years. I felt every emotion possible (anger, sadness, confusion,etc.) towards my birth mother and birth father, who I still know nothing about. At age 24, I feel it was my birth mother made the right decision. I don't hate my birth parents. I feel lucky to have lived the life I've lived so far. I've never met either of my birth parents, but I think I'd like to one day. It sounds like you found two parents that really want to be parents. They already adopted another kid! It's your decision, and I don't want to sway you or act like I know your exact situation or emotions. Just know that I, as an adoptee, I am thankful I was raised by my adoptive parents and I appreciate how hard this decision is for a birth mother. TL;DR: Was adopted, love my adoptive parents, and appreciate my birth mother's decision

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