I admit that lately it's hard to keep my spirits up. I am glad Ron is good about listening to me vent. I haven't made any decisions yet but I've read a little on what they do to you for invitro fertilization and it sounds pretty intense. I'm not sure I want to put my brain and my body through all of that. None of that is covered by insurance and people can spend thousands on this and never get pregnant. At least with adoption you eventually come away with a child. I was thinking about this a lot today while I was researching for an out of state patron. He is 80 years old and looking for information on his birth parents. He gave me the names and wanted very basic information on some of the companies the father may have worked on based on some census information. I didn't think I'd find anything specific but I found a booklet that contained a photograph of them both. They were singers who hosted a radio program in the early 1930's. I almost cried on the phone when I called this man to tell him that not only did I find his dad's name in the city directory but I also found an image of both his parents. He was so excited and promised to keep me updated on the rest of his search.
This was the orphanage that he was adopted through:
You can read more about the history of this place here: http://bedgie.tripod.com/ . This was a "high class" place to tuck away young mothers who were an embarrassment to their families and society because of unwanted/unplanned pregnancies. It was such a different time and after reading up on this today, I can see why the laws are so strict now. Crazy stuff.
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