Dedication: To anyone who is struggling to fit in, doesn't feel like they belong where they are, or just feels like they're not normal.
Hello. I am a 12 year old girl in 7th grade. As I grew up I found out more about my past. I am adopted. When I tell people that they say, ‘Oh I’m so sorry!’ or, ‘oh! You are?’ when there is nothing to be sad about. I love my family and I’m happy I was adopted because my life could’ve taken a dark turn. I found out my whole story from my mom bit by bit. It started even before I was born. My bio mom had my half sister when she was still a teen. Then later, she married the wrong guy. He stole money from his fathers account and acted like he was in the military. He also acted like he was a police officer. Then, after he got found out, he was taken to jail for about 10 years. I wasn’t even 3 at the time. Now my mom one day decided to drink and drive with me in her car. My half sister told her that if she did that, she’d call the cops. One thing led to another, she drove and my half sister called the cops. They tracked me and my bio mom down and found us at a friends house. They took me and my half sister away. Since she was too old to get adopted, she went to stay with a friend. She wasn’t a very good person but she saved my life. Later I found out that she also saved my little half brother’s life. He was born 2 or 3 years after me so he was taken away too. I was put in a daycare for a while then I later got adopted. My mom now, tried to adopt my little half brother too but they care more about the parents than the siblings so he went with his bio dad who was a very good person. I don’t know my older half sister and I don’t remember my little half brother. None of them exist in my head, but I know that they’re out there, and that I could’ve ended up as a very bad person but I didn’t. Instead I’m a confident, brave, smart and beautiful girl. I am the same girl from the story ‘I am a Living Miracle!’ on this same website one or two years ago so I have gone through quite a lot. I have grown and learned many things and am still struggling but I am also strong. I hope I inspire more people who read this to know that any hard situation your in, you are strong because with you just dealing with that, is pretty brave.
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