What You Should Never Say to an Adopted Child

8 Things Never to Say to an Adopted Child

By Elizabeth Cuthrell
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Willa and Josey are her daughters; they're from China, and they're her heart, her soul, her life. Any other questions? Unfortunately, yes.

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