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"Having my adoptive family and birth family has helped me stay open-minded. I grew up in a different kind of family, but for me it's normal...just like for my best friend who was born to his family -- that's normal for him. And I've seen all kinds of families -- but for me, this is just my life, and it's normal."
- Max, age 17

"My birthmom is nice. I get to go to the movies with her, and I see her on holidays and on my birthday."
- Kayla, age 11

"I really like baking pies or cookies with my birthmom...and sometimes we even capture frogs -- or we'll find tadpoles and watch them grow into frogs."
- Will, age 9

"Adoption is just another part of my life. It doesn't make me any different. All of my friends think it's so cool that I'm adopted, and everyone's always asking me about it."
- Michelle, age 15

"To me, adoption means life. I do think about my birthmother. Every year, I look up at the stars and hope -- I wish, that she is looking up at the same moment. If I could say anything to her, it would be 'thank you.'"
- Bill, age 25

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