Theories Of Adoption

When I was 18 months old my biological mom gave me up for adoption not knowing what was in store for me when I grew up, my adoptive parents then decided to adopt me. I have stayed with my parents since that age, but I was adoption was completed at five years old. This is when I got introduced to my sister and my brother and got to learn how to interact with them. After being there for about three years my behaviors started to decline, so my mom sought therapy. My attitude towards my mom was not great, I would always act out and thinking it was okay to do so. I used to always love school, up till about 5th grade was when I started to really act out in school and get in trouble. In 7th grade, my behaviors took a turn for the worst, and my mom truly saw …show more content…
My parents did everything they could to seek help. They found a doctor and that was when he told my parents that I had a disorder called R.A.D. (reactive attachment disorder). When we received this information my whole life became more clear. My parent’s started having more hope, I started to feel better about myself, and I was able to start my life as a high school student on a high note. When I went into my freshman year, I was terrified to be who I was, terrified of what happened in middle school ,would than follow me to high school especially since I knew a lot of people because they all went to my middle school..My first year of high school, I started off being the bully and also getting bullied. Kid’s at my school always made fun of me because I was adopted, always told me that no one really cared. At this point, I was very insecure about myself anyways and didn’t know who I truly was as a human being. When people said these things, I got upset, very emotional, and sometimes even put my anger out on my parents, but mostly my