In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy
Dublin Core
Title
In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy
Subject
Birth Announcement
Poetry
Memorial
LGBTQ people
Parental Grief
Autobiographical memory
Description
Birth announcement sent by a single lesbian mother following the birth of her eight-month-old son, Samuel (whom she asked me to name). See also her 2nd Birthday video message.
In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy
Conceived on May 8th, 2010
Flew away with the angels on January 10th, 2011
Was born sleeping on January 11th, 2011
Was due on February 7th, 2011
…
I will forever be proud of my beloved son,
Your existence inside me gave me the happiest and
most wonderful 8 months of my life. I am grateful
we shared so much during the short time we had together.
My life will never be the same again.
Thank you Samuel, I will miss you so much,
ti amo pulciacchiotto,
La tua mamma
In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy
Conceived on May 8th, 2010
Flew away with the angels on January 10th, 2011
Was born sleeping on January 11th, 2011
Was due on February 7th, 2011
…
I will forever be proud of my beloved son,
Your existence inside me gave me the happiest and
most wonderful 8 months of my life. I am grateful
we shared so much during the short time we had together.
My life will never be the same again.
Thank you Samuel, I will miss you so much,
ti amo pulciacchiotto,
La tua mamma
Creator
Participant in LGBTQ Reproductive Losses Research Project
Source
Personal Collection of LGBTQ Reproductive Losses Study Participant
Publisher
unpublished
Date
02-02-2011
Contributor
Participant in LGBTQ Reproductive Losses Research Project
Craven, Christa
Lane-Davies, Hannah
Rights
Format
pdf
Language
eng
ita
Type
Birth and Death Announcements
Still Image
Identifier
In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy_01
Coverage
Citation
Participant in LGBTQ Reproductive Losses Research Project, “In loving memory of my beautiful and perfect baby boy,” LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss, accessed March 24, 2023, https://lgbtqreproductiveloss.org/items/show/3.