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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT8页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT8页 四级考后美文欣赏第14期 IhadjustreturnedfromanincometaxauditwiththeInternalRevenueService,whicheveryoneagreesisaspleasantasabadsessioninthedentist'schair.Theaudithadgonewell,butIwasrelieveditwasover.TocelebrateIboughtanicecreamconeandsatinmycartoreadaletterfrommyeldestdaughterLinda,acollegefreshman."DearMom,"theletterbegan,"Iknowyouwillbeshockedtolearnthatyouaregoingtobeagrandmother."Shewas20yearsoldandunmarried.Myinitialresponsewas,"Thiscan'tbehappening!I'mamiddle-agedjoblessdivorceeandI'mnotgoingtoraiseanymorekids!"Ihadasix-andatwelve-year-oldathome.Raisingchildrenaloneisnoteasy,especiallyonalimitedincome.However,afterIreflectedonhowmydaughtermustbefeeling,Itelephonedherandsuggestedthatshecompletehersemesterandthencomehome.Wewouldfigureoutwhattodo.Theparentsoftheboy,afreshmanengineeringstudent,werealsocalm,buttheirprimaryobjectiveseemedtobetomakesurethatwhateverhappeneddidnotcompro-misetheirson'sfuture.Amarriagewasneverreallyconsidered;theywereinfavorofadoption.Atleastmedi-calbillswerenotamajorconcern;thoughIhadbeenlaidoff,myinsurancecontinuedinforceatasmallcost,anditwouldcovermydaughter'smedicalbills,likelytoamounttoseveralthousanddollars,albeitnotthoseofthechild.Soattheendofthesemestermydaughtercamehome.Shequicklyruledoutabortiononreligiousgrounds.Theideaofadoptionwasappealing,butweweresomewhatputoffbythetotalityoftherupturebetweenbirthmotherandchildimposedbythestatewelfaredepartment.Theychosethenewfamily,andthefateofthechildwouldbeutterlyunknowntous.OnedayLindacommentedthatshewishedwecouldfindanadoptivefamilyinadistantlocationwhowerewelleducated,alreadyhadonechild(sothatthebabywouldnotbeanonlychild),lovedanimals,wereofherreligion,wellofffinancially,withanicehome;andinwhichthemotherwasastay-at-homemom.TwodayslatermybrotherinArkansas,anattorney,phonedtoreportthathiswifeknewsomeonewithafriendwhosebabygirlhaddiedunexpectedlytheyearbefore.Thegrievingmotherwasunabletohaveanymorechildren.Thefamilywantedverymuchtoadopt:wouldw
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