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throughout my childhood my birth parents were fairly absent and/or intoxicated, but i was supposedly raised by them anyway. my later years had more of them though

but i still credit my godmother and her family for raising me more than anyone

you don't have to reply if you feel that way

personally i'm indifferent to my lack of a strong parental figure

Hearing imnotbob's story prevented me from making a portal two reference. It would probably be offensive to most adopted people, evil GLaDOS!

Edit: Birth Parents.

Last edited by 16Skittles (2011-12-26 11:35:20)

Mmhhm, don't be offensive, GLaDOS! XD

I'm not easily offended, but when people who don't know I'm adopted say 'your life's not that bad' then I just think 'ha, try being me. I wasn't wanted when I was born, my parents were young & irresponsible hen they had me. So they gave me up >.>'
So be thankful if you still have your biological parents :L

Sadly, I was raised by my biological parents.

No, but I recently found out my dad isn't my birth dad. Apparently my biological dad left my mum when I was born :L
It was a real shock, but my step-dad is in my opinion my real dad. He raised me, loves me and cares for me more than my biological dad ever did.

Alternatives wrote:

No, but I recently found out my dad isn't my birth dad. Apparently my biological dad left my mum when I was born :L
It was a real shock, but my step-dad is in my opinion my real dad. He raised me, loves me and cares for me more than my biological dad ever did.

Wow, how old were you when you found out?

My parents told me all the stuff about my family when I was young, so I didn't have to take it in, as such. :S

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Alternatives wrote:

No, but I recently found out my dad isn't my birth dad. Apparently my biological dad left my mum when I was born :L
It was a real shock, but my step-dad is in my opinion my real dad. He raised me, loves me and cares for me more than my biological dad ever did.

Wow, how old were you when you found out?

My parents told me all the stuff about my family when I was young, so I didn't have to take it in, as such. :S

I was/am thirteen, they told me shortly after my birthday. I didn't take it all that well though. I went through month long depressive state.

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Alternatives wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Wow, how old were you when you found out?

My parents told me all the stuff about my family when I was young, so I didn't have to take it in, as such. :S

I was/am thirteen, they told me shortly after my birthday. I didn't take it all that well though. I went through month long depressive state.

Ah. It was the reason I got manic depression too, so I can relate there. I screwed up my birth-parent's marriage, leaving my 2 sisters with split-up parents.I ruined their lives, just because I was born. So I decided that it would be better if I hadn't been born & wasn't around.

I just wished they had told me sooner. You don't tell a kid who's already going through change news that massive. I would've preferred they'd told me sooner or later in my life, but you can't change it really.

Last edited by Alternatives (2011-12-26 11:58:07)

maxdoss wrote:

Were you adopted, put in foster care, or been raised by your birthparents/being raised by your birth parents?

 
I am being raised by my birth parents.

This.

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Alternatives wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Ah. It was the reason I got manic depression too, so I can relate there. I screwed up my birth-parent's marriage, leaving my 2 sisters with split-up parents.I ruined their lives, just because I was born. So I decided that it would be better if I hadn't been born & wasn't around.

I just wished they had told me sooner. You don't tell a kid who's already going through change news that massive. I would've preferred they'd told me sooner or later in my life, but you can't change it really.

It would have been easier on you to have beeen told earlier tbh. Okay, I started thinking about it more and feeling bad, but it's easier to take in. D:
Anywho, hope you're getting over it okay~

I'm pretty much over the drama. They told me in March, shortly after my thirteenth birthday. But sometimes I still can't believe it.
You've got it worse I suppose, being adopted.

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Alternatives wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

It would have been easier on you to have beeen told earlier tbh. Okay, I started thinking about it more and feeling bad, but it's easier to take in. D:
Anywho, hope you're getting over it okay~

I'm pretty much over the drama. They told me in March, shortly after my thirteenth birthday. But sometimes I still can't believe it.
You've got it worse I suppose, being adopted.

It'll sink in eventually, promise. 

Not really, it's just knowing that even the people that gave birth to you don't want to. They don't even WRITE any more. 

They were young when they had you I understand? Fifteen or sixteen round?