Have you ever felt like you were adopted? I've always felt that for some reason. There have been certain instances where family members have said things to me that have made me wonder. They've been quick slip of the tongue comments. I asked my dad when I was about 7 and he said that I wasn't. He continued to show me every single piece of document regarding my birth. BUT, in Mexico you can buy anything. Sometimes I feel like my dad is my biological father but my mom wasn't.

It really wouldn't make a difference to me because I have had great parents. I'm just soooo curious. I would like to try to ask my dad but it would be really really hard.


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there have been times when i wished i was

but i look WAY too much like my parents for it to be a possibility.

My brother said that the milkman is my dad. But I find it hard to believe, especially since we never had a milkman.

Nope....BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TEASE A YOUNGER SIBLING!!!!

I know I can't be adopted because the family resemblance is there but I do often feel like Marilyn from the Munsters

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Whap!

DexMSR said:

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I swear, when I brought it up as a child all my parents could say is that my dad and I have the same forehead. What the hell is that? Nice try.

Either way, I was incredibly lucky. I love them both to no end.

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DexMSR said:

You ain't kidding! My older sister use to tease me like that and now my oldest daughter teases my youngest daughter like that!

Nothinbutjoy said:

That's how my inquiries started.


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I jump RIGHT on my oldest if I catch her doing it. It did hurt when I was little and I don't want it repeated.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

What kinds of comments? I think that if you heard one or two suspicious comments at an early age, then that might have planted a seed in your mind that later made you interpret every comment that way. I'm not saying you would be silly doing so, quite the opposite; I think it's hard to not be affected by what our parents say. But at the same time there's always a risk that the truth gets twisted.

I hear you when you say that you like your parents no matter what the truth is, but it sounds like your worries need to be put to rest here. It's an existential worry - worries usually don't get more emotionally dramatic than that!

Try to talk to your dad even if it feels difficult. I'm sure he'll be able to reassure you.

Personally, I was a bit freaked out when I was watching a Russian movie and realized that I could understand some of the dialogue even though I'd never studied Russian! I talked to my mother about it and she realized what I was implying, and took me seriously at the same time as she calmed me down and guaranteed that I didn't have to worry about something like that. It felt good.

retina said:

That's a cute story.

I never felt adopted. I look too much like both of my parents. After my mom died, sometimes I'd make up elaborate stories to myself, though, wishing I had been. That sounds bad. But I was young.

I'm watching porn right now!!!!1

retina said:

One time I went to my cousin's house to visit. I spoke to my aunt and uncle and said that I was on my way to Cancun Mexico for a vacation. My uncle then said "Oh, you're going to visit your mother." I kind of looked at him weird because my mother was in San Jose and he knew it. I then looked over at my aunt and she was giving him one of those "Shut up" looks.

Another time my parents and I went to a huge Quincianera, kind of like a sweet 16 party(but you're 15 when they throw these parties) and my mom got really drunk. I had never seen her drink like that before maybe that's why she was so drunk. Well she started getting sick so they put her to bed. I went into the room because I was scared for her, I was about 10 years old or so. She then looked over at my dad and said "Should I tell him, I think I should tell him." My dad and my uncle then said "No!" and asked me to go outside of the room. I wasn't sure what that was about but I started thinking about it later.


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Hmm, the first one does sound a bit suspicious. The second one could have been anything though. At that point, the seed was already planted.

Like I said, you should probably talk to your dad about this. Or better yet, your mother. She obviously seems more likely to be prepared to speak.

retina said:

Unfortunately my mom has passed. I really should talk to my dad. Thanks for the advice. It's just difficult.

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My parents sucked.
I often wished I was somehow adopted, but since I've started developing their quirks, I know I must be related to them.


I've often wanted to adopt MIGUELGOMEZ so I could call him daddy.

AsianBomb777 said:

tsk tsk

AsianBomb777 said:

Done A.B.!!!!!

I do want children though. A boy named Andrew and a girl named Christina.


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

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(only if you can say it like that)
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Anxiety said:

same here

unlucky7 said:

I even told my mom that I wish I was an orphan. I guess I was about six or seven. I just remember being so mad at her when I said that. I hope I didn't hurt her feelings, but at that age I think almost every kid says something like that.

I even wished I was an only child at one point too.....just for the sake of getting more Christmas gifts. So selfish of me.

HulkHogan said:

yeah, i said that to my mom once and she came right back at me with "it's not too late to arrange that!"

Anxiety said:

I don't remember my mom's reaction too well. I think she was just silent for a while.

AnckSuNamun said:

my mom was always good for the snappy comeback. of course, once i caught on to that particular family trait and snap back at her, i'd always get the ol' soap in the mouth.

sometimes it was worth the punishment, though - like when my mom called me an S.O.B. and i agreed with her.

Anxiety said:

no, you didn't

AnckSuNamun said:

yes i did. and i still have the belt marks on my butt to prove it.

Anxiety said:

I didn't get too many whuppings as a child.

AnckSuNamun said:

oh, i did. that's why i used to like "what's happening!!!" so much - because it was a tv show where the kids got whuppings as much as i did.