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“I said that I was not a good Muslim but that I was not a bad person.I said I had a brother that I wanted to keep in touch with. I said that I wanted to give up my share of the inheritance to him. Apart from my father's Russian books and Russian keepsakes, I wanted nothing. I said that I did not come here today to fight over money or for the share of a house. I came so that I would not be an outcast, so that I would, even in a small way, faintly, marginally, tentatively, belong.”

KindnessAcceptanceJealousyConnectionBelongingInheritanceSiblingsBlended Families
Book:The Kindness of Enemies
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“Making a human always takes the same three ingredients—an egg cell, a sperm cell, and a uterus. But just how the ingredients come together is a fascinating tale. With discoveries in science and medicine, we have insemination and IVF, along with sex, to bring babies into the world. Sometimes the ingredients that created us come from the same people who are raising us. Other times, we don’t share genetics with the people responsible for our care, such as when we are raised by stepparents, adoptive parents, or foster parents. This is also often true when donors and surrogates are involved”

FamilyPregnancyAdoptionReproductionInfertilityIvfSurrogacyBlended FamiliesDonor ConceptionIui
Book:Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
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“Making a human always takes the same three ingredients—an egg cell, a sperm cell, and a uterus. But just how the ingredients come together is a fascinating tale. Sometimes the ingredients that created us come from the same people who are raising us. Other times, we don’t share genetics with the people responsible for our care, such as when we are raised by stepparents, adoptive parents, or foster parents. This is also often true when donors and surrogates are involved.”

PregnancyAdoptionReproductionFoster CareIvfSurrogacyBlended FamiliesDonor ConceptionInsemination
Author:Rachel HS Ginocchio
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“A surreal combination of revulsion and wonder overwhelmed her, the feeling of betrayal, the scrape of a bear’s claw. Being an adult child did not equip her to deflect the wound. “Women ought to interview their prospective partner’s children, don’t ya think?” She muttered, “I mean, from their first marriage, to see if the man they say they want to marry is really the man they want to marry!”

Past And FutureSecond MarriageBlended FamiliesSmart QuoteApproval SeekingStepmomStepdaughtersGaining PerspectiveStep SiblingsStepdad
Book:The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch
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“You're a great mom. No matter who else they have in their lives they'll always love you in a completely different way than anyone else. You survived in triage mode for too long. Everything that had to be done, you did it. I get that it feels like you're dropping the ball now." He rubs tender circles on my back. "That's not how it is. You gained a couple of teammates. We all get to carry the ball now. Do you understand?”

Family RelationshipsBlended FamiliesStep Parents
Book:Not Many Options
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