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Your TALKABOUT For October:

"Does being adopted make you different?"

suggested by AJ, 15, India

No! - Krissy, 12, Maryland          

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I don't think being adopted makes you different; because family isn't about blood it's about how you feel. - Caitlin,13, Australia  (PenPal #16140)

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Well I'm adopted, but I am from china. It is pretty hard for me sometimes because I am from a country, and it so happens that china is communist so that makes it even worse. The only times I feel different is when someone acts like I shouldn't be in America and when I'm with me extended family. - Elizabeth, 12, Alabama (PenPal #14986)

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Being adopted isn't a bad thing at all. A lot of kids are adopted. I have a cousin who was adopted, and it wasn't because her parents didn't want her, it was because they couldn't afford the stuff for the child. If you are adopted, your biological parents did it for a reason, and your parents now really care for you. I think that it's all right to be adopted; you're a human being like anyone else. - Ash, 10, USA

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Uhm, NO! Adopted children are just like everyone else. I know because I knew this girl named Anne and she was the coolest person I've ever met. - Sarah, 12, Arizona            

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I don't see why it would. Lots of people are adopted and I think people who are adopted should maybe talk about it together if they live close to each other. You shouldn't feel left out if you're adopted. I'm sure adoptive parents understand that. Good Luck! - Inais, 9, Ireland             

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NO. Being adopted does NOT make you different. I have a friend who was adopted and she is just like all my other friends. People who think that being adopted makes you different really makes me upset. Who cares if you're adopted? - Dara, 12, New Jersey

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Being adopted doesn't make you different. I have a friend and she was a adopted. Not because her parents didn’t love her, but because they couldn't take care of her. for all the girls who think they're different, don't! Because it will only make yourself feel like less of a person. - Kacey, 10, Ohio                

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I think people who don't understand adoption look down on adopted kids. They just don't get that the love is the same whether you're from your parent's body or not. They’re still your parents! There is a bad idea about adoption because I think people think that the reason for it is because the birth parents didn't like you. But it's usually NOT like that! It's usually that they love you VERY much but just can't take care of you well enough. They also think it's always the same. As with every situation, adoption varies from person to person. I, for example, was adopted before they even knew if I was a boy or girl. But my friend was adopted when she was 8 because her mom got really sick.  People also seem to think that adoption defines you. But it's like saying, "Oh, your parents are divorced? I bet you're really messed up, huh?" NO! It doesn't define you unless you LET IT. You define yourself. You are who you are regardless.  So, does being adopted make you different- Well, yeah! But it's not in a NEGATIVE different. It's a part of you forever, but it's just there. Like my name is Leigh, it's a part of me. But not bad. It makes me special. - Leigh, 14, USA                

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No. If you're not real mom and dad love you like one of the family then they love you. - Kim, 10, Canada            

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Of course not! Even if you are adopted it doesn’t make you different. You are special to your family. That’s why they chose you. Don’t forget that, OK? - Esmeralda, 11, North Carolina

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