ATWT: 70 Years. The Lily adoption storyline was one of the most powerful storylines in ATWT history. It was January 1986 that the audience first learned that Lily had been adopted by Lucinda and that her biological mother was Iva Snyder. This scene is from summer 1987 and it is Lucinda and Iva discussing plans for telling Lily. The calm and controlled plan both women hoped for when telling Lily did not play out. This scene was just days before the climax of the storyline arrived. Lily, who was c