What were your thoughts about Helen adopting Rosanne's baby? And what did you think about her calling her auntie?

I thought it was a wonderful thing to do seeing what Amaryllis had to have gone through.

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.

Great answer, LizB.

I agree with Liz B. I think Helen was unselfish and caring in her actions.

I agree with the all of the comments about Helen adopting Amaryllis.

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".

They were both excellent decisions. Helen gets to give her niece a home/family, all the while leaving an opportunity open for her find her mother should she choose to.

All great answers.

Love your answer, Freyah - she was a hero.

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.

I agree with Beckyd, both actions were the only way to be fair to the child. The truth always has its way of coming through.

Helen’s adoption of Amaryllis was heartwarming, compassionate and the right thing to do. In a way, I think the adoption also helped Helen heal some of her wounds (loss of Brigitta, the clashes with Celine and the Dr. Townsend). Freyah said it best when she said Helen was her hero in this story. It was so appropriate for Helen to have Amaryllis call Helen “Auntie” because this made it easier to have ongoing discussions about adoption and finding Amaryllis’s birth mother. While Janetr’s perspective raises an interesting point about how this was used solely to tie the plot together, I think the possibility of finding Rosie was possible given the information Dr. Townsend’s son shared with Helen.