Who Are My Birth Parents

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Have you ever watched TeenMom? If so do you remember Catelynn? If you have never watched the show, she was a young teen mom who chose an open adoption for her daughter. This means that the child will have the privilege of knowing the identities of her birth parents. At the discretion of the adoptive parents, the birth parents may have the opportunity to visit or see pictures of the child. With the decision Catelynn made her daughter now will always know who her birth parents are. Sounds nice, does it not? Do you feel like everyone who was adopted should have the right to know who their birth parents are? Well first, let me tell you a little bit about adoption. “Who are my birth parents?” Traditionally, adoption records are sealed, and adopted children are not allowed to find out the name or even the whereabouts of their birth parents. If it is not open adoption, then the mother can make sure these records are never released. Today very few states allow the adoption agencies to let the adoptee view the records. According to americanadiptions.com adoption statistics show that over ninety percent of children ages five and older have positive feelings about their adoption. That sounds like a high number! What a lot of people don’t realize is that, most adopted children are raised in happy homes by loving adoptive parents, so why would an adopted child hate his or her birth parents, the ones who provided him with a great life and a mom and dad? Like Catelynn’s daughter, many children are adopted at birth. The majority of the children grow up wondering. They have been left with all the unanswered questions like: “Who are my birth parents?” “Are they looking for me?” “What do they look like?” and the worst question of them all “Why?” The adoption agencies should put an end to all these unnecessary questions. These questions and the feeling of not knowing can leave
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