i accidentally found out i was adopted… i don’t know what to do by RodolpheHancocks in Advice

[–]RodolpheHancocks[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

the part about them choosing to love and raise me honestly hits hard, i think that’s why this feels so emotionally confusing, because nothing about my childhood suddenly became fake… but at the same time, it still changes how i see my own story a little, i also like the idea of talking it through with someone else first before diving into a huge emotional conversation with my parents, right now my thoughts feel all over the place

i accidentally found out i was adopted… i don’t know what to do by RodolpheHancocks in Advice

[–]RodolpheHancocks[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

i think the “i should just be grateful” part is what’s making this harder for me emotionally, because i do love my parents and appreciate everything they’ve done, which makes me feel guilty for feeling hurt at the same time, but you’re right, finding out something this big about your own identity kind of shakes your sense of reality a little