Tuesday, December 18, 2012
"Don't you want your own children?"
I was recently asked this question by a person who had just found out I was a foster/adoptive mother. My children were not with me so she was not aware that I do have a biological daughter. It wasn't relevant to the conversation so I did not clarify the way my children entered our family. I typically do not clarify for people unless it is necessary. Biological mothers do not introduce their children via their birth story (thank goodness), therefore, I feel no need to clarify for people in general.
I am indeed infertile. There have been times when I would love to have had another biological child. More biological children is not going to happen. I could be snarly when people ask me this, but what good would that do. So this is how I answered: "I consider them ALL my own. In fact I was up at 1:30 am with one who is not my own. When you are the one handling the middle of the night stuff, they're yours." She laughed and whole heartedly agreed with me.
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