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Originally Posted by 2mares
So you realized her plan which she told you down to a T was a criminal act and you did absolutely nothing. You didn't alert the police, or contact child services or try to discourage her and find help or even tell a single person? Well I guess it makes sense that you are feeling some guilt albeit belated.
I am very surprised that your former friend was not prosecuted when it was found out what she did. I'm also surprised it was not on the national news. Something like that would surly have been big news especially 15 years ago. imagine the child was adopted after that so I don't know how you think you would ever find this girl and even if you did its none of your business what her life is like. I would bet better than if she had not been as obviously your former friend was in no place to raise the child herself. If you wanted to help you would have done so when your friend was in a crisis.
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It wouldn't be on the National news, but definitely the local.
OP, I find it implausible that you now "care" about the child. I can understand being curious and wondering. But "caring" is just stretching it, especially given your condemnation of your former friend. I don't understand why you can't appreciate the hardship that the teenaged friend was going through and the life she had prior to the baby. I find it very nasty that your mother looked down your friend for her home situation, which she had no control over. I'm willing to bet she, like other impoverished teenaged mothers, thought "Finally, somebody to love me." I'm glad she finally realized she couldn't and tried to do right by the child (even if she did it improperly, but the heart was in the right place). I'm also glad it sounds like she's gotten her life somewhat together; An ER nurse, wow, good for her.
As far as we know, the young child may have some contact with her biological mother. Or maybe she doesn't know she's adopted and that's the way the adopted parents want to keep for now. There's so many ways that Life would turn out for the girl, hopefully it's good. But yes, please do not hunt the girl down just to talk to her because that's just creepy.
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