Burden Quote by RJ Mitte

I was adopted when I was 4. The woman who adopted me, she was 64 years old.

— Kirk Franklin

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was, and that my real…

— Gloria Steinem

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was - and that my…

— Gloria Steinem

I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.

— Michael Nyqvist

I was the seventh child in a family of eight siblings. We lost our father very young, and my mother had pretty much single-handedly…

— Shiv Nadar

Until I was seven, I was very close to my mother because I was so ill and she had to teach me how to…

— Toyah Willcox

When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that's all I've known. I have everything I need, so I never felt…

— Simone Biles

My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.

— Julian Casablancas

The first four months of my life were spent in care, before I was adopted by my wonderful parents - my mum and dad…

— Michael Gove

I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.

— Oksana Masters

For whatever reason I just remembered being six years old and my parents leaving the house and trusting me to be alone. I had…

— Kathleen Hanna

I first foreswore motherhood when I was about eight years old. ... [Children] were annoying. We were loud and sneaky and broke things. As…

— Lionel Shriver