Shanon Biles, the biological mother of Olympic champion Simone Biles, is asking her superstar daughter for forgiveness for abandoning her and her younger sister, Adria, when they were toddlers. But she wants her daughter to reach out first.

Shanon, who is now 52 years old, admitted that she has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, which led her to place Simone and her younger sister, Adria, in the care of their grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, when they were toddlers.
“I would like to make amends with Simone personally — I’m just waiting for her and Adria,” Shanon told the Daily Mail. “I would just ask her to forgive me. Can we move forward? Don’t judge me on my past. Let’s move forward. I’m waiting for the opportunity but I’m waiting on her to be able to come to me. Let’s sit down. I just have to be patient.”

Shanon has been following Simone’s success from her home in Columbus, Ohio. She said she watched Simone at the recent Olympics, where she won 3 gold medals and 1 silver.