Shanon Biles, who is the biological mother of Olympic Champion Simone Biles, says she wants to rekindle her relationship with her daughter.
In a recent interview with Daily Mail, Shanon, who is 52, expressed that her relationship with Simone is estranged due to her challenges with drugs. Ultimately this caused all four of her children to go in and out of foster care while growing up.
Simone and her younger sister were eventually adopted by their maternal grandfather and his second wife. Her older siblings were adopted by their grandfather’s sister. Shanon shared how difficult it was for her to step back and let others take care of her kids.
“It was hard to give up my kids, but I had to do what I had to do. I wasn’t able to care for them. I was still using and [my father] didn’t want me coming in and out of their lives when I wasn’t right.”
Shanon has missed important moments in Simone Biles’ life, including her wedding to NFL player Jonathan Owens and her recent wins at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Shanon expressed her deep wish for forgiveness from her daughter, saying,
“I would like to make amends with Simone personally – I’m just waiting for her and [her younger sister] Adria. I speak to Adria more than I speak to Simone. I would just ask her to forgive me. Can we move forward? Don’t judge me on my past. Let’s move forward.”
Shanon says she is currently clean and isn’t
“the person [she] used to be.”
Simone’s biological dad would also like to rebuild a relationship with her, Shanon also revealed in the interview.
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