I totally agree with you on that point.

My uncle adopted my cousin (real relative)who came from a broken family and also (legally)adopted another baby girl of an unwed teenager . He treated them as his own, supported my cousin thru college and my cousin is now a successfull accountant working for a multi-national company. The other girl is now in her last year of her nursing degree course in a prestigious university back in my home city.

My cousins also had their share of ribbings from their peers but never affected them. They grew up to be independent, matured and feisty little ladies themselves...lol

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What you are is what you have been, and what you will be is what you do now. - Buddha