So much regret

Q I was forced to give up my baby when I was a teenager. It’s haunted me. Now I want to find my daughter, but I’m worried she thinks I abandoned her and will hate me. Should I leave it? Bev, Glasgow

A That must have been a very distressing time for you, and a lot to carry with you into adulthood. In any situation that involves another person, we cannot control how they will behave