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1、英语文摘-母亲的心情记录IhadjustreturnedfromanincometaxauditwiththeInternalRevenueService,whicheveryoneagreesisaspleasantasabadsessioninthedentist'schair.Theaudithadgonewell,butIwasrelieveditwasover.TocelebrateIboughtanicecreamconeandsatinmycartoreadaletterfrommyeldestdaughter
2、Linda,acollegefreshman."DearMom,"theletterbegan,"Iknowyouwillbeshockedtolearnthatyouaregoingtobeagrandmother."Shewas20yearsoldandunmarried.Myinitialresponsewas,"Thiscan'tbehappening!I'mamiddle-agedjoblessdivorceeandI'mnotgoingtoraiseanymorekids!"Ihadasix-andatwelve
3、-year-oldathome.Raisingchildrenaloneisnoteasy,especiallyonalimitedincome.However,afterIreflectedonhowmydaughtermustbefeeling,Itelephonedherandsuggestedthatshecompletehersemesterandthencomehome.Wewouldfigureoutwhattodo. Theparentsoftheboy,afreshmanengineeringstuden
4、t,werealsocalm,buttheirprimaryobjectiveseemedtobetomakesurethatwhateverhappeneddidnotcompro-misetheirson'sfuture.Amarriagewasneverreallyconsidered;theywereinfavorofadoption.Atleastmedi-calbillswerenotamajorconcern;thoughIhadbeenlaidoff,myinsurancecontinuedinforceat
5、asmallcost,anditwouldcovermydaughter'smedicalbills,likelytoamounttoseveralthousanddollars,albeitnotthoseofthechild. Soattheendofthesemestermydaughtercamehome.Shequicklyruledoutabortiononreligiousgrounds.Theideaofadoptionwasappealing,butweweresomewhatputoffbythetot
6、alityoftherupturebetweenbirthmotherandchildimposedbythestatewelfaredepartment.Theychosethenewfamily,andthefateofthechildwouldbeutterlyunknowntous.OnedayLindacommentedthatshewishedwecouldfindanadoptivefamilyinadistantlocationwhowerewelleducated,alreadyhadonechild(so
7、thatthebabywouldnotbeanonlychild),lovedanimals,wereofherreligion,wellofffinancially,withanicehome;andinwhichthemotherwasastay-at-homemom.TwodayslatermybrotherinArkansas,anattorney,phonedtoreportthathiswifeknewsomeonewithafriendwhosebabygirlhaddiedunexpectedlytheyea
8、rbefore.Thegrievingmotherwasunabletohaveanymorechildren.Thefamilywantedverymuchtoadopt:wouldwebeinterestedintalkingtothemaboutadoption?Wereceived
