While some adoptive parents may tend to try and shy away of such discussions with their adopted children, it is very important for them to understand that a desire to connect to that thread of life that nonadoptees are granted is a natural instinct -- and should not be viewed as a threat to their family.

Julie, the staff, carrying on like that. … Not speaking to you. They've sent you to Coventry.

The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.

The only redeeming thing about dragging your ass to Baldwin on Mondays is checking your school e-mail account (technological lazyass that I am, I still haven't figured out how to access it from a remote computer).