I'm adopted. My wonderful parents adopted me from an orphanage in Dianbai, China when I was just 11 months old. I obviously don't remember that part of my life, but I was raised in Florida and later in Tennessee. I once heard someone say, "Heart ties are often stronger than blood ties", a quote I can fully attest to. You may think my upbringing differs from yours if you weren't adopted. While that may be true in some minuscule areas, I want to let it be known that adoption is more "normal" thank you think.