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Dear John,

Mother’s Day is a complicated day for me. 

Before I was born, my parents adopted a baby boy named Daniel. Daniel died when he was 13 months old from sudden infant death syndrome. I know this loss was devastating for my parents—I witnessed that trajectory of pain on anniversaries of his death, his birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and so on.

My twin brother Ned and I came to life in unusual circumstances from donor eggs. We were two of the first successful in vitro babies in the United States. 

Maybe because of Daniel’s death, or the nature of my conception, or something in my childhood, but my relationship with my mom has been difficult. The truth is we are not very close.

But I’m incredibly grateful to be given this life, and this opportunity to do good in the world.

I’ve always found questions like where do you come from? and what is your heritage? or do you know your family medical history? hard to answer.

I believe this difficulty helped inspire my deeper feeling of interconnectedness—I don’t come from one single person. I come from many. I am a product of pain, compassion, love, determination, and science.

That’s why today, like every Mother’s Day, I make sure to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers—to anyone who has lost a mother, to those who long to be a mother, to those who love selflessly just like a mother, to those who mother any and all beings, to the adoptive and surrogate mothers, and to those who may not have birthed life but have birthed a life of their own.

—Alexandra

Can you chip in $5, $10, or anything you can to support our campaign—in honor of all mothers and all children—who deserve universal healthcare, safe and decent housing, living wages, and a healthy environment?

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