"Whatever happened to the birth mother and her husband?"
"No idea. The adoption agency locks their files pretty tightly. They don't give the birth mother access to the adopted family's information, and vice versa."
Just then, Sarah came up and wanted to sit in Joanie's lap. She leaned her head against Joanie and was almost immediately asleep. After a few minutes, Joanie asked me to carry Sarah to her bedroom and put her to bed. It was the first time I had ever touched her and I felt very uncomfortable. I was happy to put her down.
Seven months later, Joanie moved in with me. A year after that we were married. We had a very happy year until the Army stepped in. We were told that we were being sent to Germany for a three-year tour. We had 60 days to get there.
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