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“It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” | “It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” | ||
''― Martin Luther'' | ''― Martin Luther'' | ||
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“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother? | “Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother? | ||
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Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” | Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” | ||
''― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care'' | ''― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care'' | ||
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| + | ''-[[Michael Reagan]], son of [[President Ronald Reagan]]'' | ||
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| + | "After all, children are children no matter their background." | ||
| + | ''-Actress and adoptive mother, [[Julie Andrews]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:17, 10 February 2015
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“It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” ― Martin Luther
“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother?
Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” ― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care
“My adoption was treated as a celebration.”
-Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan
"After all, children are children no matter their background."
-Actress and adoptive mother, Julie Andrews
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