Please Listen to me...
Bringing the past into the present to influence the future
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When my wife and I married, I was aware of her past. During the past 21 years of marriage, I was always aware that she thought about her child. One day I said to her that should she want to trace her child, I would understand, knowing bonds exist, but would be saddened as I married her ( knowing she gave her child up for adoption ) and that we would have our own family. It was left at that.> |
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When we got the internet, it was brought to my notice that my wife's name was already there alongside the father of her child. This was a great shock to me and I was infuriated that no permission had been given to have her name there and asked her to remove it, which her sister had also advised her to do. But she refused. A situation that has a great deal of sensitivity should be tackled in a tactful manner. It is without doubt in my mind that whoever was responsible ( namely the birth father ) for putting my wife's name on the internet should have gone through it in a more dignified manner and shown consideration and tact to the other parties involved on both sides instead of the ignorance that was displayed, showing total disregard to others feelings. If the other party cannot be traced then no ways can one have the right to put the name on the internet. That is a breach of a person's privacy. To cut a long story short, my wife's daughter has been traced and in time they will meet. I sincerely hope for her sake that it is a success. As for me, possibly over time I can learn to accept her but at the moment it is proving very difficult. We as humans are all different ( thank God ) and react to different situations differently. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but I think I have the intelligence and reasoning to realize the need for a mother to trace her child or vice versa. To conclude. a situation of this nature must be handled carefully and sensitively when the respective parties have moved on and married with families. Note: this website is disclaiming all responsiblity, as per our Legal Requirements on the Datebase page. However, following a recent change in the law, we are complying by not publishing the birth parents' or adoptees' names. Home Page / Why? / Search Tips
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