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[quote=Anonymous][quote]OP is absolutely not weird, her feelings are valid, while you may not agree with them, they are still her feelings. I am an adult adoptee and can see where OP is coming from. I was an only child and had tons of cousins who were all biologically related and at times throughout my life I wish I either looked more like them or did something more like them. When I became pregnant, there was something oddly comforting that I would finally have one person in my life who shared the same genetic traits. I know it sounds ridiculous to some people but DS was all I had in that respect. Then I had DD and again I felt that same feeling. Of course as I grew up people told me I looked just like my mom, or did this or that just like her. I do think we have a lot in common but when someone tells me DD has my eyes or DS looks exactly like me I know that there is no area of grey like there was when people told me that as a child.

I don't have identity issues, I am very please with my life, love my parents and can't imagine anyone better to have raised me but I do still understand what OP is saying.[/quote]

You sound like a compassionate and loving individual.[/quote]

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