When my daughter Alice started staying after school for private lessons with her teacher, Miss Jackson, I thought nothing of it. Miss Jackson seemed dedicated to helping all her students. But when another parent mentioned she had never heard of these lessons, I started to feel uneasy. I asked Alice about it, but she was evasive, and my worry grew,

The next day, I visited the school to find out the truth. What I overheard between Alice and Miss Jackson shocked me. Miss Jackson revealed she was Alice’s biological mother, something I never expected. She had given Alice up for adoption when she was young and had secretly been trying to connect with her ever since.