well, i am going to be the exception and say ABSOLUTELY!!!
my bdaughter's amom (matrikin) is one of the coolest, smartest, kindest women i've ever gotten to meet. i was able to choose the parents in my adoption, so i obviously went for someone with whom i felt i had a lot in common. after the reunion, we've opened up to each other a lot more about our lives, childhood's, ect...and i find her truly inspirational. we both had very difficult childhoods, and she has really done amazing things in her life and been a great parent to our daughter. we have a big age difference - 21 years, but now that i am 40 it doesn't seem so huge and i think raising our daughter has kept her youthful in a lot of ways. if i sat next to her on a bus i have a feeling i would go home with her email address in my pocket. it's one of those "meant to be" things.
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