Version 1: In 1960 the government social worker handling the adoption told Mum that our birth mother was a sensitive woman who only had half a house and who received no help from her relatives. Version 2: Quoted from the New South Wales Government, Department of Youth and Community Services. ‘Giving you up for adoption was a very difficult decision for your parents to make. They were experiencing financial difficulties and could not live on your father’s wage and support twin