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I am an adoptee. I was removed from my bio family at age 5.5 years due to abuse and neglect and placed with my adoptive family at age 7.5 years. I bounced around the foster care system. Since being a little girl I always wanted to adopt. It was such a positive experience for me. And frankly the idea of giving birth just didn't make any sense to me. But as an adult I discovered that it was cheaper to get pregnant then adopt. So I tried to get pregnant. But apparently my body sided with my mind and it turns out that I have major fertility issues. I was so relieved when I found that out because it meant that I would be adopting. Adoption is my first choice even though I tried to get pregnant. Almost a year ago I brought my beautiful daughter home from Ethiopia. She is now 2.5 years old. And I have no doubt that she was meant to be my daughter. I could not have created a better match for me in my womb.

We all have different needs to fullfill, different methods to fullfill our needs, and different tolerance levels for things. I am just happy that I have the parents I do and the daughter I do.

Samantha