My Father's Eyes

THESIS: I always knew I was different, but I never knew exactly how or why, until my mother opened an unexpected door in my life.
My Fathers’ Eyes
“Whose eyes do I have?” I asked my mother.
“You have my eyes sweetheart,” she replied. I would go through every body part, and still, she would respond the same. Although we resembled each other, I knew I had to look like someone else too. I always knew I was different, but I never knew exactly how or why, until my mother opened an unexpected door in my life.
Double-jointed elbows, fingers, shoulders, and knuckles are a few individualities I discovered at an early age. My elbows bend inside out, and my shoulders can pop out of their sockets. Since I would sometimes use the shoulder trick to get out of school, my mom caught on to me quickly. She learned how to put my arm back into its socket.
“Who else in our family is double-jointed?” I asked my mother.
“Only you sweetheart, only you,” she ans...