Melle Kerber Sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself AND your children!

Exactly, if people read the book then they would know that Jen was taken away without her mother’s consent or consultation.

Could’ve have said it better.

Gena Waterman-Maher read her book. You will realize it.

Domi's book is much more sympathetic to her mother than I thought it would be. Her father really was a terror.

maybe someone could try going back and an Olympic Platinum Medal for much harder to earn. only awarded when performance is out performed to be awarded a gold or silver medal. So who will be the next one for a platinum medal in different sport?

it sounds like her father could be mean and abusive. I hope he wasn't anything like that the personality of Ms. Trunchball on Matilda.

you might've seen Matilda movie before, a novel written by Doald Dahli. I was a special needs child going up, today I take Ritalin and Zoloft for ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and my childhood primary disability is Mild Intellectual/General Learning Disability. I use to participate in a similar program kinda like the Special Olympics Games called a Springs Sports Festival. I use to run quicker than some kids and beat them on the track.

@@aahleynave7444 He was. He hired a hitman to kill her coach (not Bela).

And the second daughter looks exactly like the father

You would feel happier to further find out that she later started her own gymnastics school her own way and continues to “be the change”,

true

Yeah, but I think the dad pretty much forced her into getting rid of Jen. He was a bully, by all accounts.

No matter what she still her mom

Figger Naggot lmfao they did abandon her. Her adoptive parents adopted her later on. These people are disgusting. They forced Dominique to do gymnastics, wouldn’t let her be a normal kid/teenager. Her parents were extremely manipulative and abusive. They would beat her. Suffice it to say that Dominique hadn’t even tried ice-cream until she was 15. They would starve her and were only interested in the money she made. They were even spending all the money Dominique earned from her medals and exhibitions, that’s mainly why she divorced her parents. Please have an informed opinion. They do not deserve to be parents.

Domonoques parents came from Conmunist Romania where the man controlled the house. Her mom was probably scared to say anything but what her hubby wanted.

That was the second child they gave up, born when Dominique was 6.

She was a gifted, well-rounded child BECAUSE she wasn't raised by the Moceanus

It was more so the fault of her husband that she couldn’t keep the baby, who was their SECOND child. He unilaterally made the decision to give the baby up for adoption. She didn’t even get to hold the baby. When the secret was revealed in 2007, Dominique and her younger sister, Christina, were excited to get to know Jen. Their father didn’t want anything to do with her (he passed away in 2008 anyway). Their mother did meet her eventually, and Jen assured her that she didn’t harbor any resentment and that she had a great childhood. Dominique, Christina, and their mother also attended Jen’s wedding a couple of years ago.

Didn’t love? That’s harsh... It seems pretty clear to me that the mother was a very passive woman under abuse herself. She had such sad eyes in all pictures I saw… And here too. Everything you can see between the lines. She even talks about carrying the child and the special love a mother has. She wasn’t *allowed* to love one of her children any further than that! That pain is hers. I don’t think she deserved such judgment. It was said the giving up for adoption was the fathers decision. He seems a piece of work by all accounts and making lots of unilateral decisions. The mother could not/did not know how to stand up for herself and her children. Who knows at that time in that culture/circumstances.. it’s easy to judge from afar. I believe she loved her children but did not know how to protect them any better. Classics of the abusive man story really… And Dominique herself has said many times the adoption was a gift in some ways as Jennifer grew up in a loving, joyful family instead of as abusive one as hers. They discarded her at birth as useless, but she ended up more whole than possibly all of them! An incredible story all around.

That's not true. What a spiteful comment. Dominique was only 6 years old at the time and the parents weren't exactly rolling in money. They didn't believe they could afford the medical bills associated with a child with no legs, so they gave her up for adoption. It wasn't because they couldn't "make money" off of her. The third child born didn't pursue professional gymnastics so that very well ruins that theory.

@@Kaboomboo @Deanna Taylor is spot on. She’s telling it exactly as it is. Sad but that’s the way Dominique’s parents were.

@@christar9527 yep!

@@christar9527 Did you not even read Dominique's book?

That’s so narcissistic!

I was born prematurely at birth weighing 5IBs,4 oz. Had some slight delays in speech development up until 4 years old. Walking up until close to one. Today I walk and talk very well. I went through special education and speech therapy. Years later I was diagnosed with PTSD because of child physical, and sexual abuse, and bipolar depression in my 20's- as well ADD/ADHD in my 30's. Did my family give me up to adoption? No! I can understand if someone comes a country where a bad dictator was once and had different viewpoints on the very ones with special needs or disabilities. it use to be like that here in the United States, not like it use to. Today I take medications for ADD/ADHD and PTSD/Bipolar depression- Adderall and Zoloft.

It was like that here in the United States once. Special needs individuals with disabilities that had issues at birth especially with Intellectual or general learning disabilities as well as physical and so on can also range from slight to profound form. Some people have disabilities that are a hundred times more severe than myself, I only know of special needs by experience- those with one only understand best than those who don't have one.

Fortunately I met someone recently that I can now emphasize and have empathy for because I can reflect that what I had went in earlier childhood years with learning difficulties, that is in her 30s now that can't read, write,or do math very well.

Aahley Nave, I applaud you and your family. I’m so sorry what you had to go through...I don’t know you personally but it seems you are a warrior! I just cannot bash a father and mother for doing what they thought was best, especially since they were told they’d never be able to take care of her financially bc of what she’d need. What the dad said, they did whatever, no questions asked. Honestly though, imagine being in a foreign place, not knowing a lick of English and these Romanian docs telling them you need to give her up. The mom, bless her heart, had to do what the dad said, no questions asked. Ironically Jen had a fabulous childhood whereas Dominique’s home life was unstable with her dad’s demands. I think people should lay off on the mom. Obeying your spouse is what was programmed into her..

Aahley Nave 😚

It wasn't her mother's fault, Doms dad ruled that house and dictated what was and was not acceptable. They were dirt poor when Jen was born. No money for the medical follow up she would need. I don't say it's right or wrong, but that was the way the family was raised. Jen had a wonderful childhood and if you read Dom's book you'll see that Dominique herself had nothing close to a good childhood/upbringing with her father in charge.

+Marieke D To a point that's true; however, in the video her mother claims that she had her best interests at heart. Allowing your husband to physically and emotionally abuse your kids (and you) is not loving. Period.

One can argue that Jen's best interest was with her adoptive family. Of course her mother didn't know that at the time, but they couldn't reasonably care for Jen with the money. Either way, yes it is hypocritical but it's also a happier ending for Jen.

Lady J I agree. Children of abusive parents should have the right to get emancipated.

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understanding people with disabilities, I know what it is like to have one. I Mild Intellectual/General Learning, bipolar, PTSD, and ADHD was diagnosed later. Just because someone has physical differences like Dominique's lost and unknown sister doesn't mean they can't learn. I was born prematurely weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces and because of my prenmature birth I was delayed slightly in my speech and walking.

Everyone that knows me personally knew that I was tiny as infant and into toddler years. Some special needs children take time to develop physically even when they legs and arms in other areas of where they're effected called unseen delays.

With so much focus on Dominique and gymnastics, I wonder what the relationship with the youngest daughter, Christina, was like.

It was her father who could be mean about weight, and everything else. I of course have lost 50 pounds after years of struggle and I'm 5 Ft 4 in tall, still t have about 25 or 30 pounds to lose. My Vyvanse which is ADHD/ADD and I've been fasting half of the day for the past few days. I'm 38 and no children which can make it easier to lose eight in general, and perhaps natural mesomorphic and ectomorphic body combination type.

She would have been. Injuries. She actually peaked around 98 which unfortunately wasn't an Olympic year.

Viva los pepes Jen was the 2nd daughter

It was the 2nd child

Era pq ella nació sin piernas y ellos querían una bebé “perfecto.” Además, eran pobres y temían los costos que representaba una bebé sin piernas.

I’m thinking that they might have learned about the lack of legs from an ultrasound and hid the pregnancy. Probably too late for an abortion.

@@Autumn_Forest_ or maybe they don't believe in abortions! Assuming much?

They disgust me too. As you said, the mother talked about carrying Dominique in her womb and therefore loves her like no one else could but she dumped the sick baby like a hot potato. Someone else here said it was really the father who was behind that but I don’t know if that’s true.

It's true! It's in Dominique's book. Apparently, the father didn't even let the mother hold the child with no legs. This woman was in an arranged marriage, with a KING father. I feel sorry for women. They're so oppressed. The fact that our creator "God" is imagined as a father in the sky is SO disrespectful to women, because women CARRY LIFE, and if our creator had a gender, it would be a woman, DUH!!! (For the record, i imagine God as a geometry concept)

Fortunately though, Jen’s life turned out so much better because of it. Let’s all be grateful that she was raised in a loving home and with extremely supportive parents who not only took care of her, but nurtured her to become the badass woman that she is today. Dominique would even tell you that Jen is her hero. I’d love even a fraction of Jen’s self-confidence and can-do attitude!

Of course I take Adderall 30 ER MG. and it definitely causes me to lose weight and appetite without trying. It's true that it can cause calories to burn at a higher rate than usual. I also take Zoloft 100 mg. I take medication for my ADHD/ADD, PTSD, and depression and anxiety. Adderall is more potent and powerful than what Ritalin was. As little girl growing up I was a special needs child with borderline/mild general learning disabilities and was special education. The annual Stafford County Spring Sports Festival has similar activities that the Special Olympics Games have. At sports festivals you win ribbons. When I was a little girl at some of sports festivals events I had in Spotsyvania Spring Sports Festival - there I raced up against the older kids, and defeated them like the power of wind. I literally did in two years in a row winning first place ribbons. Sports Festival events have first, second, third, and fourth place ribbons. Sometimes they have a participant ribbon. I grew up in Stafford, Virginia. Special need educational students can participate in the Stafford Spring Sports Festival annually and also the Special Olympics Games. However not all special needs children and adults required a wheelchair or extra help and assistance. Especially as they were reaching at the high school years. It's very possible that not all people with disabilities are effected the same way as others out there. Disabilities in all forms and kinda range from extreme slight/mild through moderate to extreme severe/profound degrees in which varies from individual to individual. Some people with disabilities have to work at a goal much harder than others. Some rare cases it could be willpower which is more important than intellectual quotient or ability. It depends on the individual and not how mental health officials or special needs educators view things. When someone is shown that they could do something by willpower then eventually it could make the impression that individual doesn't really fit in the disability category at all. It then becomes a reality of fact that individual can do the same things but differently than what others are doing it. It's like a method that works well for some people will certainly not do so for others with the same labels. This is why I will still continue to some things about intellectual and general learning disabilities that some mental health professionals or special needs educators might always have the insights of what really can cause these under researched cases of intellectual and general learning disabilities with a unspecified or unclassified is really linked with. Dr. Charles Parker's resources and psychological health can answer many questions regarding ADHD and other areas of brain function at BrainCoreJournal.com in which is website that explains why estrogen dominance syndrome can cause the brain chemistry and hormones to not function properly. There is also numerous other good information to learn on different topic. Speaking the concerns of special needs children that have a unspecified or unclassified diagnosis research on Dr. Charles Parker's website. It could probably help people under some of the unknown or mysterious causes of unspecified or unclassified diagnosis that caused the borderline to mild intellectual/general learning disabilities within most cases and in some cases even unspecified/unclassified diagnosis of moderate intellectual disabilities in some people. Usually someone with unspecified or unclassified diagnosis can still have an advanced higher degree of functionality or still be above average to genius functionality depending on how the individual is effected by the unknown mysterious causes of unspecified or unclassified diagnosis.

Right now, of 2021 towards 2022 times are surely advancing from bad to worse up to extreme worsening conditions. Tribulation meaning hard times are really seen yet the Great Tribulation is when people to gain knowledge and be aware. Obviously need to get themselves in physical shape, and better condition when the Great TB arrives. People will want to run away from an angry mob or violent people that are in fact dangerous. I already fast about 6 to 7 hours 5 days a week.

Claudia Miranda apparently they mom was also a victim of an abusive relationship, she had no saying in whether she wanted or not to give a babe for adoption.