yay! On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, Bhavani wrote: > I just received a call from the court in Hartford, CT that the judge will > be more than likely be allowing me to receive my original birth > certificate. I will be real after all! > The Velveteen Rabbit > ?It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It > takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break > easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, > by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your > eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these > things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, > except to people who don't understand.? ? Margery Williams