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This Morning Interview - Reunited With Adopted Son - Pip - 08-04-2026
Rick and I were interviewed on This Morning in April 2009 after an article appeared in the Darly Mirror. It was nerve wracking but we had a great time as well.
This Morning - Reunited with Adopted Son (Part 1 of 2)
This Morning - Reunited with Adopted Son (Part 2 of 2)
RE: This Morning Interview - Reunited With Adopted Son - The Rani - 09-27-2026
Thank you for sharing, I don't know much about adoption let alone how it affects someone for the rest of their life.
RE: This Morning Interview - Reunited With Adopted Son - Pip - 09-29-2026
People who don't have an adoption (or foster care) connection don't understand that the spectrum range of being positive through to a terrible experience which can include abuse.
I wanted to raise my son, there weren't any reasons why I shouldn't but obviously I had to be cautious what I said. It was my mother who was determined he would be adopted and it was a forced adoption which is illegal yet for decades social workers got away with it. I didn't know my rights, never saw any paperwork at the time, didn't know I couldn't consent to surrender until he was 6 weeks could not that I ever consented.
As it turned out his adoptive parents were nice and tried to make his life as good as possible, they were always honest he had been adopted. He has major issues with adoption and resented the fact that they had their own son when he was 20 months old. We no longer speak as his behaviour could go to extremes when he didn't get his own way and he was in his 20s.
I am thankful that I got to know him and will always love him but I don't like the way he treats people when he doesn't get his own way.