This Nana sounds like she has a stone where her heart should be. Her excuse for cutting ties with the family is laughable, paper-thin, hollow—at best, something she might manage to justify if she repeats it to herself often enough. Her loss. And your gain. She never got the chance to hurt your children and grandchildren, Barbara, with that ice-cold heart of hers—though it was generous of you to give her the opportunity to be part of your family in the first place.
Thank you. Yes, she is stone-hearted. I have provided many opportunities to heal the wound between us. We all make our choices. Human adoption is so complex. It is longer than life, the issues handed down to the next generations. While I know she did believe the infant handed to her (a warm loaf of bread) was "as if born to her" by the time the next generation and then the next came along, that belief had worn away, and she'd had enough of the facade.
This Nana sounds like she has a stone where her heart should be. Her excuse for cutting ties with the family is laughable, paper-thin, hollow—at best, something she might manage to justify if she repeats it to herself often enough. Her loss. And your gain. She never got the chance to hurt your children and grandchildren, Barbara, with that ice-cold heart of hers—though it was generous of you to give her the opportunity to be part of your family in the first place.
Your daughter’s interview is fantastic!
Thank you. Yes, she is stone-hearted. I have provided many opportunities to heal the wound between us. We all make our choices. Human adoption is so complex. It is longer than life, the issues handed down to the next generations. While I know she did believe the infant handed to her (a warm loaf of bread) was "as if born to her" by the time the next generation and then the next came along, that belief had worn away, and she'd had enough of the facade.