20. Adopted when 7.
What is it like waiting to be adopted?
“I was old enough to understand what was going on and I felt like nobody loved me.”
Are you pleased you were adopted?
“I finally felt like I was loved by someone. Although it… didn’t necessarily need a court hearing and the words ‘you’re adopted’, to say… it was just more I needed to be settled into a family”
What do you think are the issues adopters face?
“...that they can love a child for no matter what’s happened to them or how they behave but always be there for them.”
How did your adoptive parents help you to come to terms with being adopted?
“My parents helped me overcome my trauma of before my adoption by always being there for me, and never giving up on me, and always loving me.”
How do your emotions over your past play out?
“...now that I look back on it, I feel like I could have behaved in a more positive way, but I don’t recall… I don’t recall…you know… I needed help. ”
Have you decided to look for your birth family?
“My parents are the people who raised me and the people that love me. My biological parents are the two people I share chromosomes with. ”
