Thursday, October 17, 2013

Adoption - Free Choice

Some people ask "how come you don't really talk about being adopted?" I don't really answer. Truthfully I don't really talk about it because it makes me sad. I start to think about my mother, I start to think about my father, I never met neither one of them. When I think about it, I start to wonder why my mom did not want me. Then again there can be different reasons. She could have been at a young age when she had me and could not take care  or provide for me. She could have been scared and hid the pregnancy from her parents. I don't know. I can be a bit of a pessimist sometimes. When I think of my dad I picture him to be a fun person, somebody who doesn't give a damn what anyone thinks. Somebody who isn't afraid to express himself and somebody who just likes to make others laugh and feel happy. I picture him that way because I picture him to be like me, since I carry on characteristics from my parents. I picture my mom to have beautiful hair, a nice smile, and good looking, I mean, come on, look at me. Sometimes I don't always think about those things. Sometimes I look at people's parents and I can notice where they get their looks or characteristics from. Then I get sad because I never had the chance to resemble myself with own real parents. Hell, I don't even know what I am. I can be Asian, Puerto Rican, Irish, Filipino, etc. . . But then I start to think on the bright side. I start to think about what I have now. Then I become grateful. I have a great,  beautiful, loving, caring family. I am really appreciative of what I have. I can not thank my mother enough for giving me this family. I love my family. I'm happy for what I have. One day I will find my parents though. I want to figure out where I came from and the reasons why. But I love my family and I wouldn't trade them for the world.

1 comment:

  1. Adoption is such a complex process. It sounds like you are still working through yours. Have you considered trying to find out about your birth parents? It seems like your parents are great from the little I've interacted with them, so I totally understand why you are so appreciative. It can be confusing to balance all those emotions at one time.

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