Carol Vee

YES. To your original post question. Abuse from adoptive Mom was emotional mostly, psychologically damaging, dysfunction, and at times physical abuse. I remember as a baby I had difficulty attaching to Adoptive Mom. She would try and force me to affection on her like hugging. It was uncomfortable as a baby. I remember her pinning me down on my bed one night and fighting with her to get off of me, she’s spitting in my face. She was very mentally ill. Still is. She’s estranged from me and my daughter, her only granddaughter. Her choice. It’s been fifteen. Fifteen years. I sent her texts on holidays this year. She’s read them. Nothing. Crickets. Why? I would NEVER treat another human being this way- especially my own daughter- adopted or not! Life is hard. Life is strange. But these people are stranger. I’ll never know.