You've heard it before. Maybe even from someone unexpected. You say, "We're going to adopt." And someone says, "Hey! I know someone who was adopted. Man, was he really messed up. Did drugs, hit his mom..." You stand there. Baffled. Excuse me??
I have personally known many who were raised by biological parents who's choices would curl your toe nails.
Here is a list. It's a list of people who have amazing things in common.
Willie Nelson
Nancy Reagan
Sara McLachlan
Jamie Foxx
Eleanor Roosevelt
The "Babe"
Faith Hill
J.R.R. Tolkien
Bill Clinton
Steve Jobs
Jesse Jackson
Newt Gingrich
Dave Thomas
Nelson Mandela
John Lennon
Tim McGraw
And the list could go on.
What do they have in common?
Great things.
Amazing triumphs.
Incredible ideas.
Oh. And they were all adopted.
4 comments:
Wow. Incredible list! We just had a baby blessing of a little girl in our ward who was adopted yesterday. They were sealed on Saturday. So exciting! Messed up? No way!
yep! Adoption is a wonderful thing!
Being on the other end watching my sister place her little boy was difficult, but we knew full well it was in his best interest. You know what kind of mother she is (or isn't) to her other two and that poor boy would have been messed up staying with her. His family is awesome and he is well taken care of and loved. I love adoption and you guys are going to make some children very blessed to join your family.
I love that you posted this list! Thankfully, I have never had anyone tell me that about people being crazy because they were adopted. Way to stand up for adoption!!
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