Imagine being left as a baby outside a children’s home toilet, adopted and raised with love, only to find out decades later that your biological mother, now in her 80s, refuses any contact! Simon Protero, 58, discovered this heartbreaking truth through DNA testing. His mother, young and alone when she gave birth, cut all ties with his father and now fears consequences, rejecting him twice. Despite support from his wife and relatives, the void remains. Is this a story of betrayal or systemic failure? Or just proof that blood isn’t always thicker than water? Sound off – would you forgive a mother who abandoned you twice? Or is it better to stick with those who truly love you?
