Narrative Essay About Being Adopted

Throughout my life, I have experienced many situations that have shaped who I am as a person. The event that sticks out the most is when I was 7 years old and I got adopted. I remember being scared to get in a car with strangers because I did not know them. Therefore, when I got in the car, I started bawling my eyes out because I knew that I was never going back to my foster family, who had lived in Texas, and when I went to bed that night my life would be changed forever. Being adopted has shown me that family comes in many forms. When I first got adopted, it was something I was ashamed of. People come up to me and say, “ Oh, you’re the girl adopted from Texas”, or “ You’re Brennan’s sister that is adopted, right?” It was very difficult to fit in with people because they knew my family.While I was out in public, people would give me strange looks because I did not look like my parents. Adults would come up to my mom and say, “Aw, that’s so nice that you are babysitting …show more content…
You don’t have to be related by genetics to be family. Family is people who love you unconditionally and who you can rely on. They love you for who you are regardless of your behaviors. However, by going through this situation, I found out that it is okay to have more than one family. Family comes in all different shapes and sizes.
As time went on, I started becoming more comfortable with being adopted. I learned to embrace being adopted because I realized how fortunate I was. Being adopted gave me the chance to have a better life and be more successful. By being adopted, I was able to relate with other kids who were in the same situation as me. Finally, I used my adoption to my advantage because it strengthened me and allowed me to be comfortable in my skin. Now, when I go out in public, I still get weird looks, but that doesn’t matter because people are always going to do