Today, my mother, who is 75 years-old, just told me and my sister that we were adopted. I'm 45 years-old and my sister is 49. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML
Today, I found out that I was adopted. I'm 46 years old with 11 real siblings and no one bothered to tell me until I found the documents in my dead adoptive father's house. FML
Today, I decided it was time to tell my daughter that she had been adopted. Not only had she known for 5 years, she found out from my drunk sister. FML
Today, my mom dropped me off at a friend's house. Upon leaving, my friend's mom said how much I looked like my mother. My mother then replied, "That's funny, she was adopted." This was the first I'd heard of this. FML
Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. 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, I found out the joke I’ve been telling for 15 years is true. I am adopted. FML
Today, I found out that I was not adopted and in fact my parents are my biological parents. How did I find out? Over dinner. How long have I been believing I was adopted? 22 years. Why did I start believing I was adopted? My siblings thought it would be a funny joke. My mom played along. FML
Today, I decided to come clean with my daughter about her adoptive status within my family. Just after I told her she was adopted, I realized that I have been telling her stories about me giving birth to her. FML
Today, I, a person who will be 21 in a few months, was mistaken for my mom's older brother. My mom is in her fifties. Apparently this is becoming increasingly common, because the world sucks. I didn't realize it was affecting me this badly. FML
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Top comments
jonr93 0
Parents are those who raise, not those who knock someone up/get pregnant.
iEmily 0
bit late to be telling you that.
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Comments (106)
dunni786 0
better late than never
blastvortex 4
At that age... she isn't senile, is she? Well, if anything, what #61 said is probably true if she isn't turning into a loon.
Snowlight_fml 7
Why should this matter?
currychicken 4
what did 7 say??
Philosophic 0
In soviet Russia, you adopt your mom!
disgruntledyouth 0
big deal, at least you have a family unlike many other children in orphanages
vittorioof80 0
better late than never. ;-)
wandaax03 0
so? does that change anything, really? she's still your mother even though you didn't cone out of her body, right? get over it. move on. there are worse things in life.
georgepeters 0
no shit 75 years old she probably would have been stoned if she had a kid at 16 dumbass
dyschordia 0
@ 70 - er, no. Back in the day it was quite common for women to be married and having babies by 16. Especially if they are from rural backgrounds. My mother-in-law is about the same age and her oldest daughter (my husband is the youngest of 7) is in her late 50's. She was born when my MIL was 16.
smb12346 17
The difference is 26 years!
TroopDoop 0
I don't understand why this is a FMYLife? Did it change the past 40-something years? Do you think, somehow, her love wasn't as sincere because she didn't tell you about the adoption? It's one small detail that means very little in the grand scheme of things. She was still your mother. She still raised you. You just don't have her DNA. Get over it.