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Good day, people of Hive! Welcome to my blog. Today's topic is "Am I Adopted?".But let me start by saying I am not adopted. My parents are my biological parents, and they are the ones that gave birth to me and my four siblings. And I am the last child in my family, and I resemble my dad quite a bit, so why would I ever think I'm adopted? But let's assume I found out that I was adopted. What would I do? Let's dive into it.
What would I do if I found out I was adopted?.
I would be deeply hurt and sad to learn that the people have always known all my life that my parents were not my biological parents but my adoptive parents. The first thing I would do is question them about the reason why they kept this secret from me for so long. I would ask them who were my biological parents. Asking them, did they abandon me because they didn't want me? Or because they died, leaving me to be placed in an orphanage home? I would need answers, and I would ask my adoptive parents to be honest with me; after all, I would want to know the truth about my life.
Could I forgive them for keeping such a secret from me?
Yes, I believe I could forgive them. The reason is that they raised me just like they raised their biological children, showing me the same love, care, and respect just like their children. My siblings, who I thought were mine, treated me with love and affection. Growing up, I never lacked anything; all that I asked for from my adoptive parents and children was provided to me, and I never lacked anything for once in my life. There was never a moment when I felt like I was treated differently or less than.I imagine that the reason they kept this secret was to protect me. Probably because they didn't want me to feel unloved or abandoned, or probably because they were only providing for me out of obligation rather than love. For once did they make me feel like I wasn't their biological daughter.We have some foster parents treating their adopted daughter or son unfairly, doing things that they can't do to their biological children, such as maltreating or abusing them. But that wasn't in my case with my adoptive parents. They treated me the same way they treated their own children; they showed me love and affection just like they show their biological children, and not once did they maltreat me.
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In conclusion, I know there must be a reason why they kept such a huge secret from me. Maybe the orphanage home where they adopted me told them to keep the truth of me being adopted hidden, or maybe they believed that it was best for me not to know the truth of me being adopted by them. Regardless, I would forever be grateful to them. Because they are the reason for who I am today. Who knows what my life would have been like if my biological parents had kept me? Would they have loved me like the way my adoptive parents did?Whether they are the ones that gave birth to me or not, I would still consider them my parents and their children as my siblings and family, because they are the ones that have been there for me since the beginning of my life, and I owe them for raising me as their own.
This is my entry for the Hive Learners Featured Content Week 135 Edition 01
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