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I was so desperate to be a mother I told the adoption agency I’d take any child. But the first time I held my baby I felt repulsed. Now after 11 terrifying years that have left my life in ruins, this is the bleak truth

Daniel and Elinor regret adopting their children who have learning difficulties and mental health conditions (image posed by models)

For so long, I was desperate to be a mother. So after struggling to conceive, I saw adoption as the answer to my prayers. My husband Daniel and I were advised that the more ‘flexible’ we were, the faster we would be matched with a child. And so, naively, we ticked the box saying we … Read more