Let’s say there were three decisive moments in each of your biological parents’ lives that led to their meeting. This is a ridiculously conservative estimate; it’s probably millions of moments, but, for simplicity’s sake, let’s say three. Your mother chose to go to such-and-such university, she chose to strike up a friendship with so-and-so, and years later, she chose to accept so-and-so’s invitation to the party where she met your dad. Meanwhile, your dad chose X career, where he met X colleague, and eventually accepted the invitation to the party where he meets your mom. At the risk of
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