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M Lucky's avatar

Salutations from another adoptee.

I finally found relatives of my birth mother (who passed before I could meet her) and a few of them refer to her as my 'real mom.'

No. Wish we had met, but my Mom was my real mom.

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Just plain Rivka's avatar

Meaningful.

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Ruth Vanita's avatar

Thank you for this. You are exactly right. The parents who raise a child are his or her real parents. Birth parents are biological parents but that is it. There are far too many films and books glorifiying the blood tie as if it is more important than the love tie.

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Beth's avatar

Beautifully written! I hope you continue writing, and, bless you!

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Rocket70's avatar

Remarkable story - I want to know more.

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