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What Does “Real” Mean? Adoption Talk with My Daughter

I was ready to hear “You’re not my real mom!” But not ready for this. But in the end, it turned out good that we could talk about it.

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Precision with words

Tessa and Reed are on the road to becoming literate. I try to make sure that the reading material that comes within range of their

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Prefixing Mothers

There is no consensus about ethnic titles. Is “African-American” an inclusive term, with the emphasis on “American”? Does “Mexican-American” create a divide just by using

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What Does “Real” Mean? Adoption Talk with My Daughter

Precision with words

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What Does “Real” Mean? Adoption Talk with My Daughter

Precision with words

Prefixing Mothers

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