AboutColleen Expertise I can answer questions about the adoption process. I don't handle questions about searches for adoptive parents.
Experience I have three adopted children. The two youngest were adopted as infants. In both cases, we dealt with the birthmother during her pregnancy and a bit afterwards. Our children are now old enough to begin asking questions and we are dealing with those issues.
Question i recieved a letter from my eldest daughter who was adopted some 16 years ago (what a suprise) she said she had requested her files from the social services, she went on to say that i had 'given her up Willingly'! As I went to court to have her placed back to me, (unfortunately they only returned her brother) I signed NO documents to have her adopted nor did I give her WILLINGLY up for adoption. so please what is why have the social services said this on her file ? My daughter has reflected her anger regarding this throughout in her letter and therefore no longer wants any contact with me or her brother(who is 23). could you PLEASE HELP ME i feel i have lost her twice now from my life. could you please define the word WILLINGLY that the local authority used. i am a very upset mopther
Answer Since I have no information as to how your daughter was placed for adoption, I really don't know how to help you with this. If you are concerned about what the social services people said to her, you may try contacting them to get it straightened out. I would suggest giving your daughter some time to come to grips with the information and then try to contact her again. If she really doesn't want to see you there isn't much you can do at this point.
