Benefits of Adoption for Birth Mothers?

Is there anything about being a birth mother that one can really recommend? If you read some adoption agency websites, they may list the “advantages” of adoption for a birth mother. Are they bald-faced lies? Check out the potential benefits for the birth mother I found on a website: Potential Benefits for the Birthmother: · Housing assistance may be available · Support and counseling · An opportunity to fulfill your dreams such as education, travel or career goals · The chance to dreams the you have for your child come true · Prenatal and delivery expenses paid as needed · A better choice of excellent doctors and staff · You get to choose a family for your child that you like best, and can get to know them personally · Birth mother support group with other birth mothers who will share their experiences with you · Counseling/support services for other members of your family · Attorney fees and all legal expense will be free · You will have the chance to bring many people a lot of happiness that could not happen without you. · Happiness that comes with knowing that the adoptive parents know you love this baby enough to insure his or her happiness Keep in mind that they list all these so-called "benefits" to make it sound like, "Wow" look at all you get - sooo much. Dang, you know what - they forgot some of the benefits....how about never-ending pain, regret, shame, longing for your child, getting to tell your other kids that you gave their sibling away (or your husband...), being called cruel, heartless, etc., hesitating every time someone asks if you have children or how many.....you all know there are so many more "benefits". For the benefits to the adoptive parents, they list three benefits; two are getting to parent, the other mentions something about getting to experience a pregnancy....no kidding! Remember that little ditty, "Liar, liar, pants on fire?"