hello all.. just wanted to share this poem with all of the fellow adoptees 
out there. I keep it in my "search folder" to help me through.
some of you may have already heard it, but for those who have not....
                "Legacy of an Adopted Child"
Once there were two women
who never knew each other.
One you do not remember,
The other you call mother.
Two different lives
Shaped to make yours one.
One became your guiding star,
The other became your sun.
The first gave you life
And the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love
And the second was there to give it
One gave you a nationality
The other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent,
The other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions,
The other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile,
The other dried your tears.
One gave you up----
It was all she could do.
The other prayed for a child
and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me
Through your tears,
The age ould question 
Through the years:
Heredity or environment---
Which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling-neither,
Just two different kinds of love.
                        
                                   Anonymous
happy hunting....
cheryl
--- Maximus 3.01
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