[Manders]

After browsing through the other forums and reading story after story from other adoptees about how sad they are and how they don't get along with their adoptive families, I felt very upset. I'm upset with them and their attitudes towards the wonderful chance they've been given at a more stable life (true for the majority of the case, but not all).

It also made me reflect on my own experiences as an adoptee. I am happy. I know I'm in the family I was meant to be with. I know I'll be with them forever and always.

After giving birth to my older sister, my mom was told she wouldn't be able to have any more children. With that, she and my father turned to adoption and now they have myself and four boys. We may not look like each other, but we're as much a family as every other family who has their children born to them.

I don't know exactly what the point of this is, but I do feel that I need someone to know that I'm happy. I need someone to know that I'm not resentful in anyway towards my birthmother, who did a courageous thing. I need someone out there, in the adoption world, to know that I know my Heavenly Father got me where I need to be.

Adoption is beautiful.

[HappyHopefulMommy]

Thank you for sharing that. It is good to hear that as an adoptive mother. We have just been placed with a sib set of 3 through our county and are so grateful we can give them an eternal family.