How Adoption Changed My Life

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Growing up, I've always wondered what my life would be like if my birth parents had chosen to keep me. Since they were so young, not married and not financially stable, that was just not an option for them. They wanted me to have the best life possible and if puttin me up for adoption was the answer, they knew they had to do it. I would not change it for the world. My parents are so loving and hard working. Apart from being so different from them, theyve grown to understand me more. Being the only child of color was interesting growing up. Especially since we lived in Idaho our whole lives. In Boise, Idaho, there is not much diversity, I grew up being the only black kid most of my life. It had its perks but mostly downs. I´ve always lacked

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