Good-Bye Leo: She Gave Her Son for Adoption
From "'My Baby, Not My Child': Callie Mitchell Documents Giving Her Son for Adoption," by Emma Mustich at Huffington Post:
[Mitchell explains:] "I was never completely sure that I was making the right decision until I saw Leo in his parents' arms. And I saw them together, and I knew that that was exactly what was supposed to happen. He was supposed to be with these people; they were supposed to raise him -- it was just so natural for them to hold him."
For Mitchell, giving Leo to his adoptive parents was an exercise in extreme selflessness. "It's not about the birth parent, it's about the child being born," she said. . . .
Mitchell said she wants to let others know that adoption can be a beautiful thing (a perspective she realizes it may be easier to appreciate now that her pregnancy is over).
"I just want people to know that it's OK to admit that you can't take care of a baby. It's OK to admit that you can't take care of your child. And it's OK to give your child to somebody who can."
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