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Title: I am an adult who was adopted as a child.
Review: In the begining of the book the author states "...adopted people who do not acknowledge their original mothers are not living authentically..." I take exception to this statement. The person who gave birth to me IS NOT my mother. My mother is the person who guided me and loved me throughout my life. I have never had any urge to search for my "original" mother and I have several adopted friends who feel the same way. I do not deny the existance of the woman who gave birth to me, but I do deny that she has had ANY impact (other than DNA) on my life and who I am today.This book just perpetuates the myth that adopted children feel they are "missing" something (in this case the woman who gave birth to them.)
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