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  MY BOYFRIEND SHOWED UP AT MY JOB—AND BROUGHT MORE THAN JUST SNACKS

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  MY 4-YEAR-OLD ASKED HER NURSE TO “MARRY” HER—AND HE SAID YES

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  I WISH I’D ABORTED THE SON I’VE SPENT 47 YEARS CARING FOR

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  MY SON ISN’T A MONSTER—HE’S A MIRACLE

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  I HELD MY BABY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EVERYTHING ELSE JUST FADED AWAY

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  I PLACED MY DAUGHTER FOR ADOPTION—BUT I NEVER STOPPED LOVING HER FOR A SECOND

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  TO THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T GET WHY WE CHOSE OPEN ADOPTION—IT’S NOT ABOUT US, IT’S ABOUT HIM

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  MY SON’S BIO DAD GOT FULL CUSTODY—AND THEN ASKED ME TO STAY IN HIS LIFE

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  IT’S BEEN EIGHT YEARS SINCE I’VE SEEN OR SPOKEN TO MY DAUGHTER—AND I STILL SET A PLACE FOR HER AT THE TABLE

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  OUR ADOPTION MATCH FELL THROUGH—AND THAT’S HOW WE FOUND HER

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  RIGHT BEFORE MY DAD PASSED, HE SAID SOMETHING THAT COMPLETELY SHIFTED HOW I SEE MYSELF

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  I MET HIM AT A CORPORATE PARTY—AND I DIDN’T CARE THAT HE WAS TWICE MY AGE