[6boysrus]

I am an adoptee who didnt loose anything.. including my heritage.

I was born to two Polish non american citizens, my birthmother returned to Poland a year after my younger sisters birth and adoption.

I was adopted by a immagrant Polish family so I have been and still am completely absorbed in my heritage and culture. Polish is my first spoken language, i attended Polish saturday schools through High School to learn about my culture as well as Grammar, Geography, History, learning to read/ write and also Religion class.

I was raised feeling internally that my homeland is Poland even though I am american born. I have visited Poland several times and still have much of my family living there.

I never felt that I didnt belong to my adoptive parents or that they id not birth me. There has never been a sense of loss and I have never felt a strong connection to birthfamily- perhaps because the loss was never evident since i did not loose anything.

I am very proud to be Polish and very proud to keep our longstanding traditions going in our family. I married a 3rd generation polish american and my children are very much also absorbed in our heritage. Though they do not speak, they do understand some. They at least know their prayers in Polish!! lol

i have had a blessed life with two wonderful supportive parents and extended family. The word adoption is just a label that doesnt fit me properly. i have never felt like an adoptee. I have never struggled with where i came from or who i belong to or with.

It is my wish for other adoptees to connect to their heritage from birth- i think though in todays world it is much an impossible task here in america because of the large generational spans of immigrants and for the large nationality mix we have. Its sad because i think much of the identity issues and questions do tend to stem from "who am i".