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    Adoption Is Not a Bad Word
    Adoption Is Not a Bad Word
    Adoption Is Not a Bad Word
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    Adoption Is Not a Bad Word

    By Robin Waltrip

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    I write this book in hopes of showing how adoption can be a positive thing. Today in our society we have come to accept children and their birth moms in a different light. While this is fantastic I still believe that the child needs to have the option when they are older to meet their birth parents. I seached my birth mom out first because I wanted to know of medical problems my children may face. I then realized what a blessing I have as I found a best friend in my birth mom. Our relationship is different than the one with my mom and to me it is a blessing in disguise.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 26, 2013
    ISBN9781491807521
    Adoption Is Not a Bad Word
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    Robin Waltrip

    I was born in 1953 in an age where being adopted was bad. Not only for the mom, but for the child who would be called names they did not deserve. I have seen both sides of adoption. I was blessed to have 2 special moms in my life. The one who gave birth to me and the one who raised me. I have seen the hurt of a child when they have gone to meet their natural mom to then have the door slammed in their face. I have seen the hate of the child when they find out later in life that they were lied too by the parents they loved that they were not the ones who gave them birth. Then there is my story. Nothing has been fabricated all of it is true.

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