Personal Narrative: How Abandon Changed My Life

Abandon. At the age of two-years-old, I was by the state of Missouri, legally abandon. This all seems like it happened a little too fast so let me rewind a bit. 15 years ago, on March 10, 2001, I was born addicted to heroin. During those two years I was with my biological family, a lot happen that wasn’t for the best. Since I was addicted to heroin, I went through the withdrawals as a baby. I was lost as a baby, I just didn’t know it yet. After seeing that my biological mother was driving with me while high on heroin, my grandpa and grandmother called DFS and then later got Child Services involved. After that, I was placed into foster care with the parents I know of now. Erin and Brian Duncan. My life wouldn’t be the same if all of this didn’t happen. I wouldn’t be the person who I am today if it wasn’t for these life events and the people who raised me. I’m Daisie Elizabeth Duncan, not Olivia Mia Vann. I understand that not all people have this kind of a past and none of my friends have nothing close to it but I’m found. Right now, this is where I’m suppose to be. My parents adopted me when I was four-years-old on February 24, 2005.
All of my biological family members, even though I love them all very much, all have or have had problems with drugs. Thanks to my wonderful mom, I’ve broken that cycle of my kids going into foster care and then their kids going in. I’ve broken that limb and have started my own Duncan tree. I still love and see my biological family all the time. All of them have cleaned up and we all have very close relationships, which I’m lucky. Most children in foster care don’t even get to know their biological parents, I’m lucky enough to see them and talk to them daily. I was lost as a baby, and lucky enough to have been found as a young adult. I know that I still have more growing and learning to do about my family. I’m okay with the outcome of my life. I might have started out rough but I won’t finish