I know this is an odd question, but please bear with me. I'm 38 years old and I've always had this gnawing feeling that something isn't right. There is one picture of me as a new born in a hospital bed and that's it. No pictures of my parents holding me, no pictures of me until the age of 5 . And even at that, it's just pics of me alone and school pics. There is some video of me at ages 4 to 7 but that's it too. And I've always been close to my brother, but I've also felt a weird resentment towards me with him all my life too. Am I crazy? Please no hurtful or mean comments I'm really trying to figure out why I've always felt this way.

I don't know why you would expect hurtful or mean comments. It's apparent you have "issues." Have you ever talked to a professional (therapist, counsellor) about this?

Have you asked your parents and Grandparents and other family members?

Does your birth certificate indicate it's "amended" or something else? I have seen that, although I believe a new certificate is issued at adoption, not supposed to be an indication that it's amended or changed.

Interestingly one of my sisters has always felt she was adopted. She wasn't. I was there for my mother's pregnancy.

I have no idea why she thinks she was adopted.

I put that about the "mean and hurtful comments" because I've read through posts like this and I've noticed a lot of people put nasty comments in response, when the poster was just trying to talk it through. I'll admit I have a few "issues", who doesn't? My grandparents passed away years and years ago, and I didn't think my other family members would understand. I don't know if my birth certificate amended because I don have a copy.

Could you have been, maybe, if you just need to know, see about having a DNA test done

Could you have been, maybe, if you just need to know, see about having a DNA test done


Once again I was asleep at the switch - FrChuck, right to the point! Excellent - and I missed it.

I put that about the "mean and hurtful comments" because I've read through posts like this and I've noticed a lot of people put nasty comments in response, when the poster was just trying to talk it through. I'll admit I have a few "issues", who doesn't? My grandparents passed away years and years ago, and I didn't think my other family members would understand. I don't know if my birth certificate amended because I don have a copy.


Get a copy of your because - but FrChuck has the best idea. DNA testing. Have you tried other relatives? Godparents, church sponsors? Sometimes an "impossible" blood type is the answer.