I thought it was a wonderful thing to do seeing what Amaryllis had to have gone through.
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Helen wanted to do right by ALL children so it was no surprise that she adopted Amaryllis. And it was wonderfully appropriate that Amaryllis was old enough to understand the circumstance and call her “Auntie”. Helen may have wanted a child to call her “Mom” but she knew this little girl had a mother and could only dream that the family would one day be reunited.
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Helen was my hero! She had a compassionate nature, gave willingly to each of the children she was a nanny to, lovingly communicated with Rosie (coincidentally each letter being sent had a stamp Rosie enjoyed collecting), and the ultimate was her gift to Rosie of an Amaryllis. The story was enriched in so many ways by this gesture. That she ultimately adopted and raised Rosie as her 'auntie' was beautiful. It was so in character for her to have optimistically looked forward to the day when Rosie was reunited with her "Mom".
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The adoption seems contrived and used by Meissner to tie the plot together. This could not have happened in the "real" world. Calling her auntie is alos not realistic. How could a mother live beside her own child and pretend that child was her niece? I don't think this is realistic.
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