nigsHi Emma, just listened to your last two Audioboos and was very moved to hear you speak about your early life of adoption and living with an alcoholic mother. My mother-in-law died an alcoholic years ago and my wife never takes a drink as she remembers how hard it was. We also used to dread Christmas when often she would tell us not to come because she was "ill'. Just thought I'd share this with you.
Luluherei know your mom thinks of you everyday as you do her its not the easiest thing in the world to give up a child and live your life and she has to live with that all her life, she will always have a empty gap in her heart knowing it will never be filled because she lost out in everything that is your life and i think that maybe thats why she pulled back because the hurt is to strong and its easier to not to look back ..
bob_druryWe adopted twin girls at 1 & a half yrs old (now seven ). We tell them they're adopted and they have "letterbox" contact at xmas (cards & photo's) My wife bumped into their "tummy mummy" coincidently last year & introduced them to her. They said hello & shared hugs.
AudiobooYou raise a good question!
I think that charities do sometimes go overboard with the way they try to encourage you to send money in - I had one that actually sellotaped 7p in coins and posted that to me! Errr....