Day 3: Describe your relationship with your
parents.
Currently,
I have a great relationship with my parents.
It has been tumultuous at times, but we are in a good place now.
I was
adopted when I was 5 months old, from South Korea. My parents had tried for several years to conceive,
but it did not work out. Some people say
that adoptees cannot possibly be well-adjusted individuals, not knowing who
their biological parents are. I say
those people are out of their minds. I
am as adjusted as the guy next to me (who happens to be my husband, and I
suppose he’s well-adjusted). When I was
little, I used to say something mean and hurtful to my parents about needing to
“find my REAL parents”. Now that I’m a
parent, I see how hurtful that was. At
the time, I just wanted to get my way and that was the best way to get it. I have apologized to my parents for all the
hurtful things I said and did about wanting to find my biological parents. I no longer have the desire to find
them. I have no need. Understand this, I know that could change,
but realistically, there are billions of people in South Korea and a random two
are my biologicals…yea, ‘cuz that would be easy to find (talk about a needle in
a haystack).
Anyhow,
the basic point is that all children and parents go through rough patches; it’s
how it all turns out in the end. Right
now, we are going on a fantastic track.
To me, we are heading down the right road.
