Son, we have something to tell you…

By anonymous - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - Canada

Today, my parents told me I was adopted. I can understand parents waiting for a child to be old enough to understand, but I'm 33 years old. FML
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DocBastard 38

This gives me hope - maybe I'm adopted after all. My parents keep denying it.

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fearfulsymmetry 1

Why does it matter? You can fully take in what you learned and handle your emotions at this age! I'm sure you would have posted an FML if your parents had told you when you were 12 bitching about how you were too young to know. it's a catch 22!

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Nyc__Princess 0

do you even care who your parents are ? Seems like you just care about the age.

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FruityLoooons 8

Um, 34, you're missing the point. He's saying that it took his parents THIS long to tell him. They waited too long.

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illmatic2 16

Not everybody who is adopted cares who their biological parents are.

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illmatic2 16

There is nothing wrong with being adopted.

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keepmeonthedl 7

of course there isn't but i'm pretty sure that's not the reason for this FML

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bigbadtim 7

Does it really matter that they told you at 33 instead of 16? If you grew up with loving parents, is not that what really matters?

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alex1432 9

my parents told me as soon as they brought me home from the orphanage when i was just 7 months old, and they continued to tell me until I was old enough to understand. So when I understood it, it was not a surprise to me, since I'd been hearing it since I was a baby. I think it's never too early to tell your child they're adopted. However it can be too late to tell them.

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fearfulsymmetry 1

You had fully grasped the concept of the English language at 7 months old?

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RedPillSucks 31

People talk to babies all the time, whether they understand or not. He didn't have to have full grasp of the english language for his parents to talk to him. I did the same thing to my son.

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fearfulsymmetry 1

Yeah, somehow I find the mental image of a parent saying, "We just adopted you, yes we did! Who's our adopted baby?!" to a 7 month old absolutely ludicrous.

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fearfulsymmetry 1

*continued* talking to a child is fine, but speaking to a 7 month old baby about adoption as if he/she could understand you is just ridiculous.

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RedPillSucks 31

I suspect that they just talked about it, not quite as silly as what you're pointing out. I agree that the discussion needs to be age appropriate, but I just think they wanted to raise the kid in such a way that it (adoption) seemed normal.

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Cxhris 0

Why does it matter? They raised you regardless just be thankful..

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DLTsandwich 5

I think people should be told from the beginning if they're adopted. That way, it doesn't come as a big shock later on, which may really upset the person. A not so fun thing about a kid knowing growing up is that they may use the "you're not my real mom/dad" line to hurt you when they don't get their way. My 9 yr old brother has used that line before. My mom just asked him who has been taking care of him most of his life etc. etc. until he agreed and apologized for saying something so mean and hurtful.

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hcovballer247 0

your life sucks

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weightnc 1

I thought it sucked to find out at 13. I am 33 now and both my adoptive parents have passed away, so finding out now would REALLY piss me off. It really is something that should be shared with the child from the beginning. Being lied to by someone you should be able to trust the most in this world can really mess a person up.

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epictrollathon 0

Your birth parents' names aren't on your birth certificate? Or did you come from another country?

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RedPillSucks 31

With legal adoptions of babies, the birth certificate will have the adoptive parents name. Don't know what happens with older kids.

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