For 30 Years, My Father Made Me Believe I Was Adopted, I Was Shocked to Find Out Why
For thirty years, I believed I was adopted—abandoned by parents who couldn’t keep me. That thought shaped who I was, who I believed I was. But everything changed when I went to the orphanage. The truth I uncovered was more painful than I ever expected. I was three years old when my dad first told me that I was adopted. We were sitting together on the couch, my colorful blocks stacked high next to me. I was clutching my favorite stuffed rabbit, as always, when my dad rested his hand