Some questions have risen about how I view my personal adoption and the adoption of my children. So, below I will highlight the question and then answer it below.

Personally, are you ashamed or embarrassed to be adopted? Is it something that you wish hadn't happened to you? There seems to be something in your blogs that is a bit like 'I would give anything if this wasn't true'. Do I misunderstand what you are saying?

I am absolutely not ashamed or embarrassed to be adopted. Being adopted was the best thing that could ever happen to me. I do not have issues with being adopted. I have discussed feelings that a lot of adopted children and adults go through in the journey of adoption. You have totally misunderstood what I am saying. I am not trying to place a negative on adoption at all. I am just sharing an inside view of being adopted. I know and understand that everyone does not have the same experiences. When I do write it is not my intention to do blanket statements that cover all adoptees because I truly understand we all feel differently.

I am also curious about your adopted children's attitude on their adoptions. Are they also very reluctant to disclose their adoptions? I do understand that in a small town, privacy can be difficult to achieve and quickly lost.

My adopted children are still quite young to understand what adoption really is. So, at this point they really cannot disclose or discuss their adoption due to their age. As they get older, I will leave it up to them when, how or who to disclose or discuss them being adopted. I do not hide the fact that they are adopted and do talk openly with people about it (Not in front of my children).

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