Exactly! And the argument that all babies should be born because their is a family out there that wants them . . . not true. One look at our shambolic foster system blows a hole in that argument.

Fellow birth-mom here. Sending you lots of hugs. My situation was a bit different because I have an open adoption and the couple were at the hospital so they could be the first ones to hold the baby, but it was still the hardest thing I have ever done.

That was my first thought. Sort of: Maybe if we tax them, then they’ll leave and it will become affordable again?!