Heartbreaking! Single mother places her two children for adoption due to financial struggle in US
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A 32-year-old woman's shocking story has gone viral in which she revealed how she took the heart-wrenching decision of placing her two children for adoption because of her financial struggles.
Hannah Martin, who is from Waymart, Pennsylvania, spoke about a difficult choice she made in her life, which she said was "traumatic" and "heartbreaking". However, she added that her move was also "heartwarming" as it allowed her children to lead a better life, reported the Mirror.
"The feeling of giving a child up for adoption hurts. It’s traumatic. It’s very heartbreaking, but at the same time, it’s heartwarming because you’re doing the right thing," Martin said.
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Currently, Martin is a stay-at-home mom to her three children - a 15-year-old son, an 8-year-old daughter, and a 6-year-old son.
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Remembering the decision she took in 2011, Martin - who was then a 19-year-old girl - said that she took the decision of putting her daughter Adriana for adoption because of the financial struggles.
She said that when she got to know about her pregnancy, it left her "excited but scared". She added that she had gotten pregnant after a casual encounter with a friend of her brother's.
The birth control pill somehow failed to stop the pregnancy and the father of the baby was not willing to take responsibility or provide any support.
She took care of Adriana for nearly six weeks but then she realised that she could not manage the child alone.
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"I couldn't do it," she said while speaking to The Mirror. "The father refused to help me. He said it wasn't his child," the woman added.
Hence, she decided to let someone else adopt her daughter and for the adoption process, she reached out to Maria, a lawyer from Miami.
"Maria was like another mother to me. She helped me through everything-therapy and reassurance that I was doing the right thing," Martin said.
A similar situation came in front of her when she gave birth to her son Tyler, who was also given in adoption.
Martin said that she has not contacted either of the two children and does not know if they are aware of her.
Martin said that the decisions took a toll on her mental health. "It was very hard. I went through a bad time because I had depression. If I could change things, I would have kept them, but I was young, struggling, and didn't know how to access the resources that could have helped us," she said.
(With inputs from agencies)