John Brown coughed lightly and said, "Emily, let's talk about the child."
Emily Berns was in a good mood and replied, "What's up with the child?"
John Brown earnestly asked, "Emily, when you visit your daughter, what identity do you assume?"
Emily Berns, seeing John Brown's seriousness and his promise to spend time with her, had to consider how to rightfully bring her daughter home. She said, "I usually go as her foster mother; my daughter has never known I'm her real mother."
John Brown frowned slightly and said, "Our daughter is already over three years old; she's starting to recognize kin, which makes our situation difficult."
Emily Berns felt somewhat uneasy and said, "I never thought about it before. Now I realize, although my daughter is close to me, in her heart John Smith and Lisa Johnson are her real parents, which is troubling for me."
