In 1961, Karen Stevens was put in a difficult situation. At 17 years old, she became pregnant with her daughter Margie. Karen loved her baby, but because of the social mores of the time, she, like mother Kathleen Millon, had no choice but to create an adoption plan for her.
“Back in the day, in 1961, it was really the only choice. It was a really taboo era to be pregnant and not married," Karen told KPHO's Erika Flores. Ultimately, mom knows she made the right decision because Margie was raised by a loving family. Then, when Margie was 17, history repeated itself: She became pregnant with a son who she would give up for adoption.
“Carry a baby for 9 months, feel the baby move, get attached to the baby. I actually watched him being born and knew all through the whole pregnancy that I would be giving him up,” Margie said. But history would come full circle. Years would go by and Margie would always think about the son and mother she never knew. One day she hired a private investigator who found both her biological mother and son.
"I had no idea that this would happen, but I am so thankful that she did this. It's all because of her,” said Karen.
See this family's beautiful reunion below, and please SHARE if you think these mothers really put their children first.
