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My Baby, Not My Child: The Journey from an Unplanned Pregnancy to Adoption: Daily Iowan Reader, Feb. 24
Also inside: Iowa City School District considers magnet schools, Demand increases for computer-science majors, Top-ranked Iowa wrestlers fall.
My baby, not my child: The journey from an unplanned pregnancy to adoption
My name is Callie Mitchell. I’m a 25-year-old photographer from Cedar Rapids with a dream to wander the world to capture the miniscule moments of my surroundings. But my dream was momentarily interrupted. A spontaneous moment leading to an unplanned life change. Not a mistake. Definitely a surprise. No matter how in love the father and I were, no matter if we were meant for each other or not, we didn’t have a fighting chance after my countless lies. And so I placed this marvelous creature in the hands of people I knew would love him the way that I would and care for him in ways I could not. This sense of loss, this sadness that I foster — it’s my fault. I wasn’t living right. This is my baby, but he’s not my child.
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