Op-Ed | American Values

She Didn’t ‘Give Up’ Her Child. She Made a Plan for Their Life.

Daniel Trippie, Ph.D. July 19, 2026

Originally published by Townhall.

Recently, I spoke at an event in Washington, D.C., where several women courageously shared that they were mothers of children whom they placed for adoption. One woman described the support group she leads. Some of the women in that group are now in their senior years, yet they have never told a husband, pastor, friend, or even a family member that they placed a child for adoption.

Imagine carrying that secret for 60 years.

That isn't privacy. It is a burden no one was meant to bear alone.

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