A mother and daughter were recently reunited decades after a forced adoption in the 1950s. So, what do we know about this situation, and what did they have to say?
Mother Put 10-Week-Old Baby Up For Adoption
A mother recently opened up about when she put her 10-week-old baby up for adoption. This was a common practice for young mothers in the 1950s. At that time, a woman named Jean got pregnant, and her parents sent her to a mother and baby home connected to the Church of England.
She got pregnant at 16 in 1956. All these decades later, Jean went in search of her daughter, whom she gave up, as part of the UK television show, Long Lost Family. This show brings people together who are desperate to find their long-lost relatives, and in this case, an episode reunited a mother and daughter after this forced adoption decades ago.
In a press release, ITV said, “Between the 1940s and the 1970s an estimated 200,000 unmarried women were placed in homes, run often by religious [organizations] – and thousands of their babies were taken for adoption. Many of these mothers were teenagers when their babies were taken – usually when their children were about 6 weeks old.”
Emotional Reunion For Mother And Daughter
Speaking about giving up her baby all those years ago, Jean said, “I gave her to this woman who said we’d go and show her off. So I thought she’d bring her back and let us kiss her goodbye, but she didn’t.”
Jean ended up being reunited with her daughter, who now goes by the name Cathy. Cathy lives in Ilford, London. Speaking about what her mother had to go through, Cathy said, “I feel so sorry for what she had to go through – all of that I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. My own daughter is unmarried and has a daughter who lives with us and she’s a delight.”
She continued, adding, “I think it was an absolute disgrace the way women were treated in those days and how they were made to feel.”
Commenters React To Tragic Situation
Because of how many things are done differently today, commenters had a lot to say about this tragic situation involving Jean and her daughter, Cathy.
- One person said, “Oh this made me cry tonight, 😢 such a great programme, such a great team working so hard to reunite long lost love one, well done everyone.”
- A second commenter added, “Happened in America also. Babies sold.”
What do you think about this situation, including the reunion decades later? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Evan Morgan has been a full-time freelancer for over a decade. When he’s not writing about the latest TLC gossip, he enjoys listening to music and catching up on the latest scripted drama or true crime documentary.
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