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Motherland. Beautiful Alice.

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Dear Alice. This chapter resonated so deeply for me, also the mother of an adopted son, also with a complicated journey, and also with light finally shining through in recent years. The river of love that flows through your piece inspires and comforts. Thank you.

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Alice, when you write you engage the reader so quickly in few sentences and we want more. You have a special gift.

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How crazy. I wrote "motherhood is subsuming" in my piece a month ago. Great maternal minds, I guess.

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The simplicity, the honesty, the authenticity of your story...Thank you, Alice. It is a gift.

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I find this chapter so moving. I am totally enthralled with the book!

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Alice, this chapter is so touching and heartfelt. Your love for your son comes through so vividly in this chapter. Every chapter I've read of your book has made me deeply reflect on my own life. I do so envy you your motherhood. We did not have children. I look forward to your next chapter and the one after that and the one after that ....

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Thank you for sharing, this is a story about a two way gift, for you to have him in your life and for him to be adopted into your family. Love it.

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Very touching!

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Thank you for this tender, loving story. It resonates with my experience with my grandson who lived through a very challenging childhood and adolescence. Saying these things, writing about these things is so important.

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Such a beautiful and honest description of the joys and anguish of motherhood.

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He is indeed.

How wisely he chose you, Jonathan and Alexandra.

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Now I'm the one who is teary. We so innocently step into the the motherhood role never dreaming of the magnitude of what comes along with it. And Matthew was right - every moment, the joy, the worry, the laughter, the pain - it all adds up to the true meaning of love. A gift beyond measure.

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So much love in this story.

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There are things every parent could have done differently. What you did for love of your son has set him on the path toward a fulfilling life.

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