The biological mother of my children appeared 16 years later and told the children that she was their real mother, not me. The reaction of my children is simply incomprehensible.

I married David 18 years ago. His situation was sad, and all because of his ex-wife, who left him and his children and ran away with her lover. David and Anna married for love. Anna gave birth to two lovely children. A boy, Dan, and a girl, Maya. When the children were four and three years old, David was fired from his job. It was a hard time for the family. Anna tried to find a job, somehow earn money to feed the children. David, on the other hand, started drinking with his friends in the garage. The only thing he did was curse the government and complain about his life. Anna was very tired; at that moment, a man with money began to court her.

The woman could not resist, she left her husband and children, leaving with her lover. Dan and Maya were left alone, the neighbors fed the children and tried to look after them. At the same time, David was sitting with friends in the garage, and he didn’t even realize at first that his wife had moved out. When David came to, it was too late. The children were taken to an orphanage.

I met David at a wedding of mutual friends. I liked him right away. We began to communicate, and I made every effort to change his attitude to life and put his thoughts in order.

I offered him to take the children from the orphanage after the wedding. I can’t give birth myself, but I feel sorry for the children. I treated them like my own from the very first days. And they fell in love with me. 18 years have passed. The children had no idea that I was not their own mother. And suddenly Anna appeared in our lives. She met with the children and told them that she was their biological mother. Dan took the news in his stride and told her that he had only one mother, and that was me. Maya was more cordial and forgave her mother. At first, I was against their communication because Anna had done something very mean once. I understand that she feels guilty and wants to make it up to her children. I decided that I would help her in this, because the mother is the one who gave birth and raised them, which means that my children have two mothers.