[calligula]

ok i have a question thats sort of been bugging me for awhile? i have heart rummors that parents who adopt, are paid money by the government to help support that child? is this true? and how much is it per month? also my real mother was in the military, and passed away? does anyone know if the money had anything to do with that?
my main reason for asking is, that i have heard from many sources, for one being my adoptive parents that they recieved money, but they later changed this to say they hadn't. and all through my growing up, i kept hearing, we don't have enough money for this, we don't have money for that, but they always found money for their children?
my brother and sister aren't in huge debt to put them selves through school, in fact they didn't even need a job the whole time, but i did, plus a ton of student loans. i am just wondering, if somewhere along the line, money that was supposed to be used for me, and saved for me, was misspent. or did they just not get very much? i really have no idea where else to ask. so i thought maybe someone here would have gone through a similar thing. any ideas on places i could go to find out, or resources, or personal stories would be of great help.
thanks.