My mother is a realist, and she's had biological and adoptive children, and she said it's no different: No matter what, they're putting a stranger into your arms. You don't know them yet.

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I want to stay in the moment and enjoy the great things that are happening.

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It's lame to say that I'm a normal girl, but I think I am.

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I definitely want to go out and explore different personalities and different people.

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I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big one for the rules.

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I'm terrible with my workout regime and following it strictly. I'm terrible with a healthy diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism.

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There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It's better to be honest.

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I can hide, and my husband's just terrible at finding me. I do like to jump out from behind doors and scare him.

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It's easy to be taken advantage of if you're not honest.

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A girl told me my lips looked like somebody had pressed strawberry yogurt against my face.

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