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[quote=Anonymous]Also (I'm the PP) - we did put a lot of energy into the book, we had three "themes" but none of them were about lifestyle (or money), first because we don't have a fancy lifestyle and used most of our savings for the adoption, but also because we wanted to communicate what makes us unique and desirable, including our values and parenting philosophies.  That's also how we turned what other people told us would be "negatives" (my husband's cultural heritage has some negative steriotypes in the US) into positives (highlighting exposure to a variety of cultures and experiences).

The best part?  Our birthmother picked our book because of the cover -- she liked my smile.  She looked over all the books and came back to ours for that reason.  And not to be self deprecating, but I am no model and the photo was not airbrushed -- it really was a gut choice for her, maybe I reminded her of someone she liked.  So our hard work was probably irrelevant, but doing it made me feel like I had some control. [/quote]

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