Vietnamese mother reunites with French daughter after 27 years, says, 'I hope you don't hate me.'

After 27 years of separation, Ms. Nguyen Trung Hiep tearfully reunited with her newborn twin daughters, who had been entrusted to a French couple to raise. She said, "I just hope you don't hate me."

Two days after meeting her biological daughter who came from France to Vietnam to find her, Mrs. Nguyen Trung Hiep (55 years old, residing in Xuyen Moc commune, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria province - Vung Tau) happily recounted the unexpected reunion after 27 years of separation and the difficult circumstances of the family during these years.

Speaking to VietNamNet reporter , Ms. Hiep said she was born and raised in Xuyen Moc commune, Xuyen Moc district. In 1997, after going through a "marriage," she married Mr. Nguyen Van Tien (residing in Hoa Hiep commune, Xuyen Moc district) and later gave birth to twin girls, Nguyen Thi Kim Hong and Nguyen Thi Kim Loan, in October 1998.

She said that at that time, her family was in a very difficult situation. She and her husband had to work for others, but they still had no money to eat. At that time, learning that many foreign couples were coming to Vietnam to adopt children, they intended to give one of the two Hong sisters up for adoption in the hope that their child would have a better life.

Then, thanks to this connection, the couple decided to entrust their little sister, Nguyen Thi Kim Hong, to a French couple to raise. At the time, both babies were only one month old.

“It was very painful, but at that time, my husband and I were so miserable that we didn't even have enough to eat, so we had to entrust our child to someone else to raise, hoping that when he returned, he would have a better and more fulfilling life,” Ms. Hiep sadly shared.

Ms. Hiep also said that initially, she and her husband had planned to adopt one child and raise the other, but since the French couple wanted to adopt both so they could have a sibling in France, after some thought, they agreed.

Recalling this difficult time, Ms. Hiep tearfully said, “As parents, who doesn’t love their children? At that time, my husband and I thought we would be separated from our children forever, as it was rare to return them to their biological parents. But the hardship and suffering were unbearable.”

According to Ms. Hiep, the French couple took the initiative to take photos of the moments they met and said goodbye in Ho Chi Minh City before bringing the two Hong sisters back to France. “Later, I learned of their good intentions: they would allow the children to meet their biological parents once they grew up. These photos were also precious memories for the children, who could then return to Vietnam and meet me,” Ms. Hiep said.

Ms. Hiep said that after the Hong sisters, she and her husband had another daughter in 2001. About 10 years later, her husband fell ill and died, from then on, she left her husband's hometown and returned to live in Xuyen Moc commune.

"I just hope you don't hate your parents."

After 27 years of separation, on March 17, thanks to the help of the Hoa Hiep commune police and local authorities, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Hong was reunited with her biological mother, Ms. Hiep. The reunion left both mother and daughter unable to hold back their tears.

That day, I was at home when I received a call from the Hoa Hiep commune police asking me to go to the police station immediately, as my daughter Hong and her family had returned to Vietnam from France to find her. When I arrived, as soon as I got out of the car, I hugged my daughter. Her face looked just like her father's; I cried and so did she. I was so surprised and so happy that I didn't think this day would come," Ms. Hiep recounted happily.

According to Ms. Hiep, the meeting between her and her daughter took place within a short period of time as that day was also the last day Ms. Hong was staying in Vietnam, but the mother and daughter had a moment to confide in each other and share what they had experienced during their time apart.

Ms. Hong also told Ms. Hiep that her younger sister is living well with her adoptive parents in France and hopes to see her again soon. Previously, Ms. Hong had also traveled to Vietnam several times to find her biological parents, but without success. Recently, she has received help and support from her adoptive parents.

"Seeing my children healthy makes me so happy. I just hope they will understand and not hate their parents for not fulfilling their responsibilities," Ms. Hiep said.

Major Nhu Van Thuan, deputy police chief of Hoa Hiep commune – the person directly linked to the meeting between Ms. Hiep and her daughter – said that when they initially received the information provided by Ms. Hong, the unit had difficulty verifying Ms. Hiep's residence because the commune name had changed and she herself no longer lived in the area.

Additionally, Ms. Hong does not speak Vietnamese, so it is difficult to exchange information and she must use an interpreter.

"The mother and daughter were reunited after so many years of separation. Everyone shed tears of happiness. Seeing this scene, I couldn't hold back my tears," said Major Nhu Van Thuan.

French twins reunite with Vietnamese mother after 27 years of separation . Due to difficult circumstances, the Vietnamese mother had to give up her twin children to be adopted by a French family. After 27 years of separation, they were reunited.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/me-viet-trung-phung-con-gai-sau-27-nam-noi-loi-gan-ruot-mong-con-dung-han-2382449.html