Essay On Being Adopted

Being adopted. That is something that will forever define me. I was born in the province Jiangxi, China and left at an orphanage, forced into a circumstance where I did not get enough nutrition, attention, or love. Any interaction with humans were limited to only once, maybe twice, a day, not even enough for any connection. Once I was adopted and old enough to realize the amount of notice, tenderness, and warmth my mother brought to me compared to what I would have received, an undying appreciation for everything in life was born. Where my life began and how it is now has shaped my views significantly. I had a different start to life than everyone else. I was an orphan. Starting in 2000, I was abandoned at the doorstep of Shanggao Welfare Institute, essentially an orphanage. The feeling of …show more content…
I was born a passenger on a train that traveled that never stopped for me to get off. For a brief time in my life, I was stuck and -- although not claustrophobic-- felt like I was being suffocated within the walls of the train, limited to ________. Growing up, my mother constantly referenced to how in China, I was at a rudimentary stage for my age. The orphanage did not give enough attention, nutrition, or love to create any connections, which are vital to babies. The same food was fed to every baby, a liquid mixture of rice and water. I was supposedly being fed solid food, but my mother claimed I did not know what to do when she presented some to me. To make it easier on the attendees, the babies were bundled in multiple layers that I imagine were not changed that often. The cribs, not like American ones, were tiny and did not give enough room to move around. Just like train stops, people came and left, taking with them any sliver of hope any baby could have that someone would come. It was as if I was asking myself, when would my train stop