#6- Research Paper

My research has been pretty hard so far. I am wanting to study the positive effects of adoption on the family, but most of the research I am finding is pretty broad. I can find tons of information about adoption, but most of it doesn't really apply to my topic exactly. It's hard to find information about how it affects the biological children in the family, but it will be easier to find information about how it affects the adopted child, and the parents. I love the topic though, it is helping me to understand my parents' decision to adopt, and I am gaining a new appreciation for my little sister and her struggles. I have a close relationship with her, but she clearly has challenges that I can't relate to. Since I have known her, there have been many things that I have wondered, and I have always tried to put myself in her shoes. As I do more research on adoption, I have been able to better comprehend how hard the adoption must have been on her. Clearly, her life is better now than it was in the orphanage; however, it must have been very hard for her to suddenly live in a home, with different food, a different environment, and with a different language. When she came to the States, her world literally turned upside down. Many adopted kids struggle with that change for long periods of time. All things considered, I think she has done amazingly well with the adjustment. She is a totally normal 5 year old girl. I am amazed at how quickly little kids can pick up on a new language, new people, and learn new things. I am enjoying the research paper.