Some Adopted Kids Still Feel Worthless

My nagging feeling persisted after many years

Photo by Lawrence Crayton on Unsplash

The Adoption

I was adopted at six months. My parents always tried to make me feel “wanted.” I remember the cards they sent as adoption announcements, saying I was “selected, not expected,” and how happy they were to add me to their family. As I grew, I, too, began to tell people that I was…