21.   She will play Merope, the adoptive mother of Oedipus.

22.   Still others state that single adoptive mothers are usually offered older special-needs children.

23.   Testifying by phone from Wisconsin, his adoptive mother, Rene Ward, supported his testimony and provided new information about the actions of Daut, the counselor.

24.   That was last winter, around Christmas, and Carlton often goes out to dinner now with his birth mother and adoptive mother, who are friends.

25.   The children told police that their adoptive mother had scolded them for being late.

26.   The card and flower industries have helped us see that mothers are also grandmothers, godmothers, mothers-in-law, mother figures, play mothers, and adoptive mothers.

27.   The document she has, though legal, was filled in months after her birth to make it appear that her adoptive mother gave literal birth to her.

28.   This can be heartbreaking, as in the adoptive mother who was duped in a baby-selling scam.

29.   Torres studied social work in college, influenced by his adoptive mother, Marcella.

30.   A day earlier, Hu had also stabbed her adoptive mother in the back, Chou said.