SoCal78_IHB
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Over the weekend, I was out shopping and overheard an unusual conversation. An older woman was inside the store with her son, who appeared to be about 16 or 17 years old. The son went for a walk around the very small store while his mom was shopping. Another woman walked in and recognized the mother who, she apparently hadn't seen in years. The two women began happily catching up on things that have happened in the time since they've seen each other. The woman said to the mother in a very loud voice, "The last time I saw you, you had just adopted a baby boy! How's he doing?" The mother abruptly said, "SSHHHHH!!! Don't say a word! He doesn't know and he's here somewhere!" :gulp: Of course by this point, I'm not really shopping but just pretending to browse around them so I can find out what happens next, LOL. I looked for the guy to see if he just heard this bombshell announcement. Then I saw him standing right outside the door, on the other side of the glass. So, it didn't look like he heard anything, but my God - what a way to find out something like that. I wondered if she hasn't told him by now, who knows, maybe she never plans to or not for a very long time.
I know some of you have adopted. What do you plan to tell your kids and why?
I think I would do what Barbara Walters did. She adopted a daughter and told her from a very young age, "Some babies grow in their mother's tummies. You grew in my heart." As they get older, you use terminology they can understand.
I know some of you have adopted. What do you plan to tell your kids and why?
I think I would do what Barbara Walters did. She adopted a daughter and told her from a very young age, "Some babies grow in their mother's tummies. You grew in my heart." As they get older, you use terminology they can understand.