Adoption Stories | A Flawless Films Production | Tressa and Tom & Breege

Tressa gave birth to her son in Dublin and gave him up for adoption before returning to her parents in London. When she tried to find him years later, she was told there was no record of the birth.
Tom and Breege adopted Ketrin from Russia, returning a few years later to adopt Daniel. They are Irish children in everything but their birth certificates.
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[@Kayja-bc7br]

In the 1940s my Aunt Kate had a child out of wedlock. It was unusual at the time, but with my Grandparent's support, she was able to keep him. My Great Grandmother was a different story. She was embarrassed by his very existence. I was told that one day Johnny was sitting on the back steps playing. She was sweeping the stairs and swept him right off as if he was part of the debris, I know she was from a different era, but since my siblings and I thought of John as our brother, it infuriated me. How could a person not love an innocent child? Anyway, Teresa's story about her parent's reaction to her having given birth made me think of my mean old Great Grandma and how she basically pretended he didn't exist.

[@deniseboden1984]

😢argh, I hope it never affected him ❤

[@hughphillips1427]

These people who prevented his birth mother from having him should locked up it is disgusting. I am adopted and so can feel the frustration. If I was the birth mother she needs to look for him and not be weak.

[@tFER998]

Exactly, they are predators.

[@missymason2377]

Beautiful hearts...

[@debrarow1933]

The second video had me in tears 😭

[@deborahapplebaum4313]

Is this going to be continued? I just discovered this show and I love it.

[@kathymclaughlin3327]

What lovely people 😊

[@IrisLane-j2w]

Heart breaking all round x

[@utradayebhagwandeen7222]

Tressa story is sooo sad. Just listening to what she was enduring about her birth of her son and could not hold NIR give some affections of love her sweet born son was taken away by her mother. These parents have no love for their children. Just because of the public a woman born a child is a "Crime" . what a set if bastardisation people the whole circle thinking. They are have no respect, focking racist negative attitudes for their behaviour to do this to Tessa son and mother relationship.

[@eej902]

She's got it wrong. A birthday is all about the person born on that day 20:57
An adopted child's bday isn't something we need to sacrifice over ego

[@rhumphrey7779]

I'm adopted. I would absolutely hate having to celebrate my adoption date. I can't stand my actual birthday, because that's the day my birth mother and I were taken away from each other. I hate being adopted and wish it had never happened.

[@rhumphrey7779]

@@eej902 I take it you are not adopted. Let me give you some advice. Don't say anything to us when we share how we feel.

[@eej902]

@@rhumphrey7779 you're mom has her own birthday. But you can let your identity be wrapped in drama all I want.

[@amyjojinkerson5668]

not fair to the birth mother

[@katysummer9418]

So sad I feel for all of them who lost their children. Britain seem to have been very bad in regards of this unjust actions. What a crime all of them involved have committed.

[@msp507]

What happened to that first story it just cut off ????

[@truthseeker444]

yeah, I was sitting waiting for the happy ending, then bang, were on another story with no conclusion to the first one!

[@530MAIDU]

Ms P I could just see her overwhelming hope to find Andre, I pray to the Lord that she does as it seems that not only the Mom but the sisters are also in a waiting kind of state?? I actually could sense the mom’s heartbreak..😇💌

[@dermotosullivan3065]

Treasa was eventually reunited with her son

[@denonde1313]

I found this article about Tressa Reeves: www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/illegally-adopted-man-says-meeting-birth-mother-a-blessing-1.3560464

[@hafrunmariazsoldos7151]

Same

[@utradayebhagwandeen7222]

Oh!! Tresera Only God will help you. Am praying for you

[@dermotosullivan3065]

Treasa was reunited with her son

[@sallybyrd3712]

I am glad Tressa has found her son and she with her son have won their court case about his illegal adoption.

[@tFER998]

Did the social workers in Russia try to find family members to take the kids on? How much did you pay for these kids???

[@maureennewman905]

How dreadfully sad x

[@patricemasson6828]

Looking for a Linda Nowlan

[@checkaga]

Now you can just do ancestry DNA and find all your relatives

[@peggygraham6129]

Genetic genealogy could be used.

[@cherryrotella3714]

Inhuman 😢

[@donaloregan7481]

What about vaccine trails on adoptees.???? We need compensation.

[@cherryrotella3714]

Difficult to understand Breege