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Hickory dick-ory dock, the adoptalogical clock

Published Friday, November 17, 2006

My adoptalogical clock is ticking.

And this is, understandably, a tad eerie. First, I didn’t even know I had one of those. In fact, I’m still not exactly sure what it is, or where it’s located. Second, I’m turning 22 in less than a month.

My parents were married at 22, just out of college. My brother got married almost exactly a year ago. He was 22. My sister-in-law is now the same age that my mother was when she gave birth to my brother. So my sister-in-law decided to give birth at that age, too. I have a niece.

And as soon as my niece laid those big almond eyes on...

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