Adoption Hearing Takes Dramatic Turn After Girl Breaks Her Silence
Old Wounds, New Fears
Privately, Ana and Owen had spoken of this possibility—the idea that one day, one of their children might seek out the people who left them behind. Ana struggled with it more than she let on.
She carried a deep frustration toward those who walked away. In her eyes, parenting meant staying, no matter what. And so, the idea of Olive wanting to reconnect with the very people who hadn’t stayed… it hurt. Not because she didn’t understand. But because it touched a scar she hadn’t fully healed.
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