[vicrose]

Hi Jennifer...Like you, people used to make unkind statements in front of me..and I used to get really hurt..but my Italian adoptive mother taught me a very good lesson.....ignore them..they are nothing to you, they are not your family..and only your family counts. I got into a fight once, because a neighborhood girl called me an adopted b****, and then she started talking about how my real mother never wanted me...I was 10 at the time..and I remember going totally ballistic on her..I have never felt that type of rage..but I do remember that none of the neighborhood kids made fun of me anymore....but I am older now..and fighting is not the answer..so when I hear a disparraging comment..I just set them straight with a gentle voice..and let them know that I think they are talking straight from the horse's a**!! You see..people that don't know anything about adoptees or care about they're feelings will often speak from the horses a**!! Sincerely, Brenda....