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I Love Adoption

When I placed Jacob for adoption, I was worried that he wouldn't want to know me as he got older. I know that boys are not usually as interested in that as girls are. My brother wants nothing to do with his birth family, so that was probably my biggest fear. I'm realizing I worried for nothing. Whenever Marilyn (his mom) and I would chat in the past, she'd put him on the phone and we'd talk for a few minutes. But the last two times I've talked to him, he's called me. The last time he called a few months ago, he wanted to know about genealogy. Tonight he called just to chat, and that boy kept me on the phone for 35 minutes! And I was the one to end the conversation; he would have kept going. He definitely comes by it honestly. My birthmom and I can go on and on.

So he talked a lot about Harry Potter (he's reading the 6th book right now), and I told him to call me back after he sees the movie. I'm hoping to get out to Iowa before the end of the summer to have dinner with them or something. This has all worked out so much better than I could have ever imagined. We all got what we wanted. How rare is that?

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Whitney said…
That is one seriously good-looking kid! It's so cute that he calls to talk to you, too. What a sweetie.
6:42 AM
Fab Free Fun said…
I really think that there is alot of you in him; which is amazing!!
12:21 AM
Miss Katharine said…
That's great, Erin! Have you downloaded Skype and talked to him that way, yet? Frank and I use it to talk to my nieces and nephews and it's pretty fantastic for interacting with kids who aren't nearby. They can show you stuff and are excited to see you on the computer!
11:00 AM
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