Argumentative Essay On Being Adopted

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Growing up being adopted i've learned the routine when i tell people i am adopted. When i tell them their first reaction is a still face and sad glossy eyes trying to look right into me trying to figure out why, and all that comes out is a sad “oh i'm sorry”. As if being adopted is bad. Then that is followed by a “have you ever met them, or plan on meeting them” like they are actually curious and care about me. That then is followed by “it'll be okay”. I think i know it is okay because i am here with my mom and dad who love me. This makes me believe that being adopted isn't a bad thing like people think it is.
In my kindergarten class i was old enough to know i didn't look like my redheaded, freckled, older brother. By older i mean 3 months and 7 days. When i told my class i …show more content…

In third grade we had to share something interesting about ourselves and most kids picked their sports they played. It was my turn and people were probably expecting me to talk about gymnastics. Well i flat out said i was adopted, and i was for sure most kids would know what that is, but again their facial expressions whereas if they were confused and didn't understand what adoption meant. My teacher on the other hand looked me with surprise as if i was lying. I then showed the pictures of lucas and i in Ukraine wearing boy clothes and weighing only 13 pounds at age 23 months. She seemed to be confused like it was all a mistake and she began playing the 20 question with me and i started getting hot quickly and my chest felt it was sinking, and i started shaking because i didn't know how to answer her questions. I was being asked questions about my real parents and the country i was in and remember i was in third grade and i'm not a genius and at that point i started feeling dumb and feeling that telling people i was adopted was a

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