“Statistics would have said I never would have made it,” he wrote. “A little black girl adopted from Fontana, California. I have worked so hard to achieve my goals and live my dreams. Mom I did it. I mightn’t have done it without you. You gave me every opportunity to succeed. You encouraged me, you cleaned my tears, you gave me oreos when I needed comfort, you never let me settle, you disciplined me when I needed it. You are the best mother a child might ask for. MOM, I DID IT!”
