1. You are lucky.

2. If she loved you, she would not have given you away.

3. You should not be sad or mad.

4. You are special because you are adopted.

5. You are chosen.

6. You have no respect for your adoptive parents.

7. Why don’t you search for your birth parents?

8. Forget it and get on with your life.

9. What’s it like to be adopted?

10. What do you hope to find by looking for your birth mother?

Well meaning people can say some of the most thoughtless things, without thinking about what they are saying. While others cannot seem to stay out of personal things and feel the need to give you their advice even... more

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And now, for the final five countdown to the Number 1 Reason I am Happy I Was Adopted:

Number 5:

Whether war orphans in Sudan or parents whose children were abducted by the LRA in Uganda, having been an "orphan" for a bit after birth and being raised by parents that were not my birth parents often endeared me to those with whom I was working. It created common ground and helped me to earn... more

In a ever-so-slight (and not nearly as funny) homage to the David Letterman Top Ten list, I offer you today my Top 10 Reasons Why I Am Happy (or at least not unhappy) I Was Adopted.

Number 10:

A bargain at any price, I was… um, no, not CHEAP, a BARGAIN! This was good leverage, on occasion, when trying to fanangle some pocket money. Upon parental resistance, I might, given the right circumstances, come out with "but A and G [my sisters] cost at least DOUBLE what I did, not to mention the... more