I would also encourage both adoptive families like the Biles family and the people who care about them to make it a point to talk openly and frankly about it when given the opportunity.
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They were adopted by their grandfather, who recently made public comments about Shannon’s history of drug abuse. They ask questions like “Where is your real mother?” and “Is that your real sister?” – questions young children often don’t know how to answer for themselves, much less someone else. “That’s how it was at the beginning”, she said. I was invited when she won her first title, her championship, the PNG in 2014 I was invited there, in Pittsburgh. “They don’t really understand its permanence. It is permanent and forever”.
Biles has seen her birth mother a couple of times throughout the years, but she is not involved in her life.
When confronted on Twitter about the fact that he refused to call Biles’ parents her parents on TV, Trautwig doubled down, saying that “They may be mom and dad but they are NOT her parents”. “Everybody looked at her and said that kid’s going to do something big some day”.
Shanon told the site, “When we signed the [adoption] papers, it was like my dad flipped a switch on me – no communication, don’t call, and don’t visit”.
“So that always just helped me calm me down…”
Mr. Trautwig, who is also a studio host for New York Knicks and New York Rangers pre-game shows, has been involved with nearly every sport over his long career in television.
Biles has worked her way to greatness from the ground up. Usually, the Olympians hail from the same sports that Team USA has been hoarding gold in for years-swimming, gymnastics, basketball, and beach volleyball (and maybe track-and-field too). However, the spotlight also lands on an athlete’s personal life at a time like this.
It is very common for relatives to adopt nieces, nephews or grandchildren when the biological parent can not take care of the children themselves.
The tweet angered advocates for adoption. “Sadly, the Twitter war will be more entertaining than the actual game”.
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“Ennobling in the sense of, you know, what a great thing to be an adoptive mother”, Netzer said, with a laugh. And just gave them what we had: “that’s love and encouragement”.
