Playing the part as an adopted child 
Everyone has always told me how hard my childhood mustve been, which i agree, from an outsiders point of view, it looked terrible. I find that other adopted people often pick out the bad points of being adopted, which i can relate too and fully understand but there are also many good points, like being put with an amazing family, and the feeling of actually being loved for who you are. My story is a bit different and was very hard to deal with, but i have grown to accept this was a very hard time for my father and he only done what was best...
I am originally from Italy, and when i was 7 years old, my mum died whilst giving birth to my youngest sister, leaving my dad with 4 girls and a son all under the age of 13, which you can imagine to be very hard. He struggled for about 18 months, and with money being tight, he was unable to provide for us all and work at the same time. So he brought us over to england and put the 4 girls in a child's home, and taking my brother back home with him. this was very hard to accept, and being an 8 year old girl with huge langauge barriers in a strange country was hard to accept. Gradually, we started fitting in, and learning english gradually became easier. All four of us were adopted by a family and i can honestly say, i cannot thank them enough for the beautiful life they have given us. they offered us every oppurtunity possible and made my teen years unforgettable. My birth father returned to england to find us when in was 17, being a stressy teenager, i straight away built a wall between us, but in time i have come to understand how hard this mustve been for him. He is continuously coming over to see us, and admittedly, he trys his best. My younger sister, who was only 1 when we came to england, is still trying to leanr italian in order to communicate with my father, but overall we are growing a stronger bond with him and my brother, who i missed so much!!
I was telling this story to say to all the people trying to find their birth parents, that miracles do happen, and it will be hard at first but understand the reasons why. Also to people adopting, dont try to split up brothers and sisters, as a child, they seem to be your only rock when in that sitaution. Thankyou for listening
love lou xx
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