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Do You Feel Different?

11/9/2014

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

I was just thinking about this moment that I shared with my little brother once… He must have been about nine or ten years old, because it was within the past few years. You know how kids are, where they’ll just say whatever comes to their minds? There’s no filter really, just blissful ignorance that their words can impact someone.
Well my brother had been talking to my mom about his adoption for some reason. Maybe it was around the time of our little sisters’ adoptions, I don’t really remember. But whatever the reason, they started talking about all of the adoptions and the way the kids all came into our home. And then my little brother turned to me and asked if I ever felt bad about not being adopted. He said that he felt a little bad for me, because, as he so sweetly put it, my mom got to choose to have all of my siblings, but she got stuck with me.

Of course, my mom always teases about that kind of thing, and my brother didn’t mean anything bad. I kind of just laughed it off and said something about how lucky my mom was to have been stuck with me so I could annoy her all of the time, or something along those lines. It didn’t really phase me. But the part about not being adopted and feeling bad? I had never thought about that before, and it still sticks with me to this day.

I don’t feel bad about being the only biological kid in the family, but I do feel odd sometimes. Like when we talk about adoptions, or the special days that each kid came into our home. Sometimes I feel like my siblings have so many special days, while I only have my birthday, and I share that with two other people now. It seems weird to think this way, I guess because in most families there’s only one adopted kid, so people would be making sure that they don’t feel bad or feel different from their siblings. With my family, it’s the opposite way, so it’s not something that we really think about. I’ve never felt left out, or different from my siblings. I’m so happy to have gotten siblings the way I have, because I think it’s the greatest feeling in the world to be told that your sibling can stay with you forever, and then get to go to a courthouse to make it official. But after the talk with my little brother, I do think about it every once in a while. Maybe not in a sad way, but in a ‘wow, that’s something to think about’ way.

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Taylor
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Becky
1/29/2015 11:23:59 am

I was happy to find your blog through foster2forever.com. Our family just got approval to adopt through foster care, and we're waiting to be matched-exciting times! It's really fun to read your perspective and your experiences. Keep up the beautiful work!

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Taylor Faith Krigsman link
1/29/2015 11:28:29 am

Hi Becky, thank you so much for the kind message! That's wonderful that you'll be taking in a child soon... If you ever have any questions or stories that you would like to share, please feel free to reach out to me. I'm always happy to discuss foster care and adoption! Thanks for reading!

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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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