My Life Story
In the United States, 3 out of 100 births result in an adoption. Today, adoption is a big topic and there has been a lot of different views on the topic. I personally believe that adoption is the right choice because it gives the child a chance to grow in a positive environment. At about two months old, I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea. For the past 18 years I have lived my life here in Sioux Falls. Throughout my life I forget that I’m adopted because of everyday things like going to school and hanging out with friends. But, when I look back, I realize that my life would be totally different then what it is if I hadn’t been adopted.
When I reached the age of about 8 or 9, I discovered some more information about my adoption. …show more content…
Being adopted, I don’t feel like there are exactly cons but there are things that can be difficult for me. The most difficult part of being adopted is the whole reality that your blood family is a mystery. It really depends on the amount of information that you receive about your family and where they live. I know a lot of people that are adopted and they know their real parents and have even hung out with them before. For me, that’s not the case. When I received the data on my parents, there really wasn’t any useful information. There was a little background on my mother, but it didn’t have her name on there or even where she resided when I was born. And there was even less information on my father. I don’t know anything about him or if I had any siblings or not. Not knowing about my real family is one of the toughest things that I deal with on a day to day basis. People always ask me if I want to find my real parents and to meet with them. I have some adopted friends and a few say that they really don’t want to meet with their biological parents and I respect that, but I would if I had the chance to. The sad thing is that there was not enough data to track them. Mystery is one of the things I will have to deal with the rest of my
In the United States, 3 out of 100 births result in an adoption. Today, adoption is a big topic and there has been a lot of different views on the topic. I personally believe that adoption is the right choice because it gives the child a chance to grow in a positive environment. At about two months old, I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea. For the past 18 years I have lived my life here in Sioux Falls. Throughout my life I forget that I’m adopted because of everyday things like going to school and hanging out with friends. But, when I look back, I realize that my life would be totally different then what it is if I hadn’t been adopted.
When I reached the age of about 8 or 9, I discovered some more information about my adoption. …show more content…
Being adopted, I don’t feel like there are exactly cons but there are things that can be difficult for me. The most difficult part of being adopted is the whole reality that your blood family is a mystery. It really depends on the amount of information that you receive about your family and where they live. I know a lot of people that are adopted and they know their real parents and have even hung out with them before. For me, that’s not the case. When I received the data on my parents, there really wasn’t any useful information. There was a little background on my mother, but it didn’t have her name on there or even where she resided when I was born. And there was even less information on my father. I don’t know anything about him or if I had any siblings or not. Not knowing about my real family is one of the toughest things that I deal with on a day to day basis. People always ask me if I want to find my real parents and to meet with them. I have some adopted friends and a few say that they really don’t want to meet with their biological parents and I respect that, but I would if I had the chance to. The sad thing is that there was not enough data to track them. Mystery is one of the things I will have to deal with the rest of my