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Rylee,
I can relate to a lot in your post. My mom grew up in a very small town, and she was ostracized her whole life because her mom not only had her out-of-wedlock, but even refused to reveal who the father was (which I'm assuming was probably to avoid ending up in the "shotgun wedding" type of situation). Then, my mom got pregnant at 19 with my oldest sister. She ended up marrying my dad when my sister was a little over a month old. My whole life (my oldest sister is 9 years older than me, so I can't speak for the beginning years), my parents have had a miserable marriage, and I can remember as a kid wishing they would get a divorce -- and I still wish that, though after 35+ yrs., I know it's not gonna happen.
I'll have to look for that book the next time I'm at the bookstore. From all the comments I've read on this forum, it sounds like it would be very eye-opening.
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7/21/08 -- attended special needs adoption informational meeting, submitted interest form
7/31/08 -- consultation with state agency
8/6/08 -- submitted application
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