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We Already Had An Adopted Daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, From My Previous Marriage. To Me, There Is No Difference Between 'natural' And 'adopted.' My Own Childhood Showed Me That When It Comes To Loving Your Kids, Concepts Like That Don't Apply. I Was The Oldest Of Six, And Three Of My Siblings Were Adopted. Mom And Dad Even Took In Foster Children. 'there Are No Limits To How Much You Can Love,' Dad Always Said.

Watching The Scenes Out Of New Orleans, If You Turn Down The Sound It Could Be The Sudan Or Any Third World Country. But It's Not. It's The United States Of America.

I Get Bitter, Angry And Disbelieving And I Tell My Kids There A Lot Of Idiots Out There. I Also Want Them To Know That Being Successful Is Not The Real World - That Their Parents Get Treated Better Because They're On Tv.

My First College Roommate Greeted Me With A Shocked Silence Followed By, 'so. . .you're Black.

If I Was Having A Bad Day, Eating Was Like Self-medicating. But If You Abuse Food, You Still Have To Use That Substance That You Abuse Every Day. You Have To Learn To Use It Responsibly.