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Is there any reason why he's using "feel" instead of "wish" or "hope"?

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Rebecca

In this case, "feel" has meaning close to "believe," "wish," and "hope." However, he used "felt" to show that his birth mother held strong feelings towards (or a strong opinion about) something, hence "felt." You can use this expression in similar situations. Ultimately, any of these words can be used to express the same general meaning. Ex: I feel very strongly about this topic. Ex: My mother felt very strongly that I should study abroad.

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