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Mothering beyond blood ties: She told son he was adopted since he was two

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Author and lecturer Melanie Lee and her husband Darren Soh, architecture photographer, with their son Christian at Sembawang Park.

Author and lecturer Melanie Lee, her husband Darren Soh, an architecture photographer, and their adopted son Christian at Sembawang Park.

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SINGAPORE – Christian was three months old when author Melanie Lee and her husband Darren Soh, an architecture photographer, first met him in 2012.

After years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive, the couple decided to adopt a child to complete their family.

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