Today, my grandfather was counting all the grandchildren he had and saying how fortunate he was to have all of us. When I pointed out that he'd forgotten to count me, he turned and said, "You're adopted, you don't count as a real grandchild." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I let my step-father know exactly what I thought of him. After a few moments of awkward silence, he leaned towards me and quietly whispered, "Well you're adopted. Your parents never loved you." FML
Today, my grandpa pointed me out to one of his friends, saying, "Yeah, she's the ugly one." FML
Today, I was on the phone with my boyfriend. We were messing around and I always jokingly say, "You're adopted, nobody loves you!" to everybody. His reply, "That's pretty fucked up, I am adopted." He really was. FML
Today, my mom was screaming at me and said, "I wish I'd never adopted you." I guess I'm adopted then. FML
Today, my dad justified leaving two of my three kids out of his will because they’re adopted and so not really his proper grandchildren, telling me I can’t seriously expect him to just give his money to people who aren’t real family members. FML
Today, my grandfather told me that I was ugly. When my mom found out, she said that, "Old people are allowed to tell the truth." FML
Today, a guy in my class was talking about himself. He started his story with, "When I was little, I was a ginger." I replied without thinking, "Is that why you got put up for adoption?" Him being adopted was the actual story he wanted to tell. FML
Today, both of my grandparents died in a car accident. My Mom and Dad thought it would make me feel better to know they were not my real grandparents, because I'm adopted. FML
Today, I found out that the man I called grandpa for 40 years is really my dad. My drunk aunt spilled the beans. Her exact words were, "My dad is a better dad to you than he EVER was to me! You never wondered why he treated you better than his other grandchildren? You're his son!" FML
Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML
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hazeleyes_127 0
get revenge... start calling him by his name and not grandfather.. if he says something say well your not my real grandfather anyway right
lovelymistake23 0
I'm adopted too, I would have felt like shit if someone in my family said that to me. :( Sorry, you're grandfather is an ass.
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Amortifiedperson 0
To #45 Is being adopted something the OP can control? No it is not... there could have been a number of reasons why the OP's parents couldn't keep they may have done it for the best a possiblity maybe the family couldn't financially support the OP thus having to give her up for the best! So shut the hell up!
BLNovelist 0
Also possible the OP's birth parents DIED...so it isn't always a case that they 'didn't want them'.
xoxoCheer 0
Aww I'm sorry. That must suck. Just go kick his ass!
predatedcow 0
Well, you dont count genetically, but you are part of the family just as much as anyone. Im sorry he's your grandfather.
maddog_fml 0
Ouch!! That's f*king rude! Don't worry, grandpa is a sad old man and he won't be here for long.
xHaniffax 0
:O WHAT AN ASSHOLE!
maddog_fml 0
@#45 Go **** yourself, idiot!!
kansasmom 0
what a jerk a real grandfather would have never said that
kezzstar 0
That sucks. My dad was adopted, and his foster-mother tried to tell myself and my little brother that our half sister wasn't related to us! Well, I love my little sister, and I haven't spoken to my dad's foster parents since. Kinda hard since they're both dead. FYL
isantorin 0
#45, that's horrible. OP, I'm so sorry. :( You are, in almost all of society's eyes, his real grandchild, even if you might want to start denying that relation seeing as how insensitive of a comment that was.
aatomkins 0
Way to go ruin someones self esteem **** head! Seriously though OP I'm sorry that your granddad feels that way but any relative of mine that's adopted I would treat and feel of them as blood relations, there's no difference to me.