Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra
Do you know the MTV show 16 and Pregnant? It was the precursor to Teen Mom on MTV. Catelynn and Tyler were featured on the show and gave up their child for adoption. On the show, they went through the process and believe they help others in similar situations.
Mercedes Ruehl
In 1976, Ruehl gave up her son Christopher for adoption in 1976. She was 28 years old at the time. She stated she did this because she didn’t have “the emotional development or the economic capability” to raise a child. She met her son, Christopher, when he was 21, and Ruehl actually later adopted another son, Jake, in 1995.