When I watched the series on television on adoptive parents and children (sorry, I can't remember the title of the programme) I was really upset that very little mention was made of the parents who had brought these children up as their own. As em said - the whole focus was on the birth parents and the children. My DH was adopted soon after birth and he had no desire to trace his birth mother as he thought of his adoptive mother as the most important person in his life.
Having had two children of m own I cannot imagine the trauma and heartbreak of having to give your baby up soon after birth. 40/50/60 years ago it just wasn't acceptable to have a baby out of wedlock.
On the other hand - I believe that things have now swung too far in the opposite direction and many children are now being brought up in totally unsuitable situations with single mothers and no paternal influence at all.
Yes em - an adoption thread would be interesting - over to you!
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