US EditionAsking Eric: My Sister Never Told Her Daughter that She Was Adopted
- Twenty-Six years ago, the speaker's sister adopted a baby arranged by their mother, but she and her husband never told their daughter she was adopted.
- The speaker notes their mother is now 85 and their sister and brother-in-law are in poor health, with no known reason for the lifelong secret.
- The speaker believes the sister destroyed adoption documents, doubts the niece would find any records, and knows DNA testing is common now but not then.
- The speaker struggles with whether to ask their mother for the birth mother's name and address, feeling the niece deserves to know and choose her connection.
- The sister’s secret puts the family in a difficult position, and the speaker considers that family should be ready to answer the niece's eventual questions.
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26 Articles
Asking Eric: I think my adopted niece should know about her real background
Dear Eric: Twenty-six years ago, my mother worked with a married woman who was pregnant with her fourth child but couldn’t afford to add another child to her family. My sister and husband had a son and wanted a daughter. My mom arranged for the two women to meet, and my sister adopted the baby.For some reason, unbeknownst to the rest of the family, my sister and her husband decided not to tell her daughter that she was adopted. Therefore, everyo…
Asking Eric: My mother kept a secret about my sister, and forced the whole family to play along
Dear Eric: Twenty-six years ago, my mother worked with a married woman who was pregnant with her fourth child but couldn’t afford to add another child to her family. My sister and husband had a son and wanted a daughter. My mom arranged for the two women to meet, and my sister adopted the baby.
Asking Eric: My sister never told her daughter that she was adopted
Dear Eric: Twenty-six years ago, my mother worked with a married woman who was pregnant with her fourth child but couldn’t afford to add another child to her family. My sister and husband had a son and wanted a daughter. My mom arranged for the two women to meet, and my sister adopted the baby.
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Aunt wants info about adopted niece's birth mom
Dear Eric: Twenty-six years ago, my mother worked with a married woman who was pregnant with her fourth child but couldn't afford to add another child to her family. My sister and husband had a son and wanted a daughter.…
Asking Eric: Is it up to me to tell my niece what her mother won’t?
Dear Eric: Twenty-six years ago, my mother worked with a married woman who was pregnant with her fourth child but couldn’t afford to add another child to her family. My sister and husband had a son and wanted a daughter. My mom arranged for the two women to meet, and my sister adopted the baby girl. For some reason, unbeknownst to the rest of the family, my sister and her husband decided not to tell their daughter that she was adopted. Therefore…
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