A Mother's Story Of Her Son's Adoption: 'My Greatest Accomplishment & Deepest Regret' For Mother's Day we're going to hear about one woman's experience with an open adoption and how she stayed in touch with her son years after giving him up to another family.

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A Mother's Story Of Her Son's Adoption: 'My Greatest Accomplishment & Deepest Regret'

May 8, 20167:57 AM ET

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Amy Seek

A Mother's Story Of Her Son's Adoption: 'My Greatest Accomplishment & Deepest Regret'

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Open adoptions are can be an "awkward choreography." In this excerpt from "Modern Love: The Podcast," a story about one woman's relationship with the son she isn't raising.