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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 167529" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>You may not recognize it - but it's bragging rights. </p><p> </p><p>Like - My Mom is an astronaut, or My dad is a senator - he starts off by telling people he has great parents. Bragging. </p><p> </p><p>I would just sit him down and say "You know what? Adopted kids are twice as special as any other kids because YOU were very VERY much wanted in this family. I could NOT love you MORE if I had given birth to you myself." </p><p> </p><p>Sometimes that's what we're looking for. To know We as adoptees are just as important as kids that you gave birth to - because in our minds we're a little less and will be for a long time until we work it out in our own heads.</p><p> </p><p>Another nice thing to hear is </p><p> </p><p>"You know what - you can tell people you are adopted all day long if that makes you feel good, and you are - but MORE important that being adopted is KNOWING that I LOVE YOU and YOU ARE MY SON to me. Not my adopted son - MY SON." </p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 167529, member: 4964"] You may not recognize it - but it's bragging rights. Like - My Mom is an astronaut, or My dad is a senator - he starts off by telling people he has great parents. Bragging. I would just sit him down and say "You know what? Adopted kids are twice as special as any other kids because YOU were very VERY much wanted in this family. I could NOT love you MORE if I had given birth to you myself." Sometimes that's what we're looking for. To know We as adoptees are just as important as kids that you gave birth to - because in our minds we're a little less and will be for a long time until we work it out in our own heads. Another nice thing to hear is "You know what - you can tell people you are adopted all day long if that makes you feel good, and you are - but MORE important that being adopted is KNOWING that I LOVE YOU and YOU ARE MY SON to me. Not my adopted son - MY SON." Hugs [/QUOTE]
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