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> Thank you Dear Lady for choosing life and giving your little girl a great gift. A loving home with a family that will adore her. May your baby know that you are her hero. Not someone who “abandoned” her, but unselfishly gave her away to save your life.

I share your sentiment. Sort of an impromptu way to "give a baby up for adoption", but so much better than most of the alternative scenarios.

I also hope that the little girl comes to understand why her mother gave her up. That will be hard, but may God grant her the ability to deal.

My daughter was abandoned at a Police station in China. It is illegal to give your child up for adoption in China, or at least it was then. She's such a joy, very caring great kid! She tells everyone that her birth mother in China was brave enough to leave her at a police station so that she could have a better life, and that her parents, mom and dad ( my husband and I) chose her when we didn't have to. She's very well adjusted, although who knows, there could be future issues we'll have to work through. She's also only 9 but knowing her past has also made her one of the most patriotic Americans I know. Her teacher said “so you're Chinese-American” , “ She said I'm an American who was born in China but I'm just a plain old American girl. I'm not communist.” She also told her teacher last year, who loved Obama , “ I wish Reagan was President, have you ever seen him on YouTube ?” The teacher seemed “concerned”. Her teacher this year is more conservative and we share stories of things she has said that crack us up.