I would often confuse love with gratitude, especially when other people would say things to me like, "You're so lucky to be adopted to America," or, "Your parents are such angels to adopt you."
A menudo confundía el amor con gratitud, especialmente cuando otras personas decían cosas como: "Tienes mucha suerte de haber sido adoptada en EE. UU.". O "Tus padres son unos ángeles por adoptarte".