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imagine that we would have similar features and mannerisms and maybe even the same complex personality. I've never really felt the want or need to find my birth parents; however, I would like to know my whole story. Why was I given up? Was it because of my cleft and the fact that my family probably could not afford a cleft repair? Was I the second child? Was it because I was a girl? Do I have my dad's eyes? Do I have my mom's hands? These are more questions that will probably never get answered, and once again I am okay with that. I have to be okay with that. Adoption has taught me acceptance. My life has been a rollercoaster ride. There have been some really high highs and some really low lows. Every high makes me thankful and every low teaches me a lesson. Adoption is a part of who I am and has definitely shaped me into the person I have become. it has made me compassionate and empathetic, and I believe that those are two of my greatest qualities. I love helping others and I don't think it is because I feel guilty about the life I was blessed with. I love helping others because I want to and because I can. Why not help others become the best versions of themselves if you have the opportunity to do so? In the words of Kevin Spacey: If you're lucky enough to do well, it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down. Even though I've been Jeanette Scinto for a little over 24 years now, my China story is not over; it never will be. Every day of my life is a new page and every day I get a little bit closer to who I was meant to become. I was born very far from where I was supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home. Published March 22, 2017 #-- Ur 7.+ )t