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Originally Posted by jannieC
My mother commented once on my daughter's height and said something along the lines of, "well, she must get it from my side of the family."  We ALL tend to forget that Laney didn't come from my body. She is so much a part of us, it's ridiculous. |
This made me laugh alot
. We have a complicated set up - I have two stepsons, a daughter with my wife, and last year we adopted two very young children. Both are African American (my wife and I are white - me British and my wife Italian/ American). My adopted 4 year old son has a bit to say for himself (which I like) and I remember being in a Chicago restaurant with lots of people around and my mother-in-law said something like - ' that boy has to have the last word doesn't he - he's just like his father!' - meaning me! Everyone laughed but they do become just part of the family. They really do.