My daughter

 

I will never know the wonder of looking at my daughter and thinking, "Wow, that's me to a T at her age." 

My daughter and one of my sons are both adopted. They are just as much a part of my heart as my biological son is, but our DNA is different. My daughter is nearly a foot shorter than me, but other than that it is pretty amazing how much we resemble each other both in looks and actions. There is no doubt she is my daughter.

It makes me understand how much of a person is created from environment. I know that even our differences are mostly from nurturing and not necessarily nature. She has had to deal with some disadvantages that I never have and I hope I was able to support her enough for her to outgrow most of those. 

But, on the whole, she is more like me than not and I am so proud of the woman she has become. She's done better than I have and I'm grateful for that.