He told me horror stories about my biological mother, told me he wanted to do better and then stopped speaking to me.
![adoption long read [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a5b9aac380af4e58a86b52e374447834_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Hannah Grieco is a writer and advocate in Washington, DC. Find her online at www.hgrieco.com.
He told me horror stories about my biological mother, told me he wanted to do better and then stopped speaking to me.
![adoption long read [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a5b9aac380af4e58a86b52e374447834_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)