While Bronwyn noted her Mormon family was also embarrassed by the pregnancy, her ex’s parents made her feel “awful and damaged and disgraced and shameful.”
And 18 years later, Gwen has had zero contact with her paternal grandparents, even after her father’s untimely passing.
“When Gwen was 18 months or 2 at the time, I found out on Facebook,” Bronwyn recounted, “I saw someone had commented on an obituary with a picture of Gwen’s dad on it.”
Lisa surprisingly revealed she actually comforted his parents at the time of his death and recently reached out to his mom to try to encourage a relationship with Gwen and Bronwyn.
“I said, ‘What are the chances?’ and she’s like, ‘It’s time,'” Lisa shared. “I think there’s regret and hurt there. They were like, ‘We want to be a part of Gwen’s life and she wants to be a part of our life, we really want it.'”
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