I just finished my yearly visit with my 16-year-old daughter that I placed for adoption when she was 4 years old. You ask why would I place her for adoption?
I was sexually abused throughout my childhood. I had not completely processed all of that by the time I had a child. I did not know what kind of baggage I was carrying until she became the age I was when the abuse started.
She turned two and was potty training and I fell apart mentally. I knew since my early 20s that I had bipolar II, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative identity disorder (DID).
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