Section 5: Dealing With the Emotions

On the one hand, choosing to become a parent is the most natural instinct.

On the other hand, consciously choosing to become a parent - when it doesn't simply "happen" - can seem unnatural.

Whether biological or adoptive, the relationship between a Choice Mom and her child can seem like an inevitable bonding that happens invisibly, behind the scenes, irreversible and without condition.

Yet the "getting there" is not an effortless process. Especially when you have paperwork, government bureaucracy, whims of unseen decision-makers, competition from other people who want to parent, attachment issues, medical concerns, and much more to contemplate and endure enroute.

This section deals with many of the obstacles on the journey, and how to navigate them.

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