Episode 5 Adoption Stories - Alan

[@kathleengagliardi7669]

I would love to have this great guy as my friend . He is so insightful , intelligent , and a kindred spirit like his birth mama.

[@MC-ii3qk]

I too was adopted (from Germany) and recently found out (so far as we know) I am the oldest of 7! Recently I flew to Berlin to meet 2 Brothers. Pure joy! The rest are here in the USA. Some have been receptive, some not, it's ok...maybe one day. High five on your fabulous journey! I felt very close to you watching this, knowing the emotions involved. Hugs from California.

[@dw8477]

You're a good man Alan. Very open minded and fair with the reality of being adopted. You have to be at ease with who you are and positive about what you can have and know rather than dwell on what could have been. Otherwise it will eat you up. Enjoy your new siblings.

[@debramajewski1664]

He reminds me of the British actor Stephen Fry.

[@kaffymaria]

This is what I was about to post

[@Kathleen5429]

So glad Alan was able to connect the dots and meet his brother and sisters, even though his Mom had passed.

[@imnotavscogirl4716]

Kathleen5429 he’s my grandad 😁

[@530MAIDU]

Alan you remind me of the famous French actor who has a fantastic personality and is very popular... Good Luck and May you have a great life ahead! God Bless 💘🙋🏻

[@LizzieJD]

Alan - what a lovely person you are.

[@mayazen6092]

Very nice story. Of course his mother never forgot about him. Specially knowing he was out there somewhere.

[@eliz0891]

What a touching story. So glad you found family and hope you keep in touch.

[@AucklandBlonde]

Your such a beautiful person Alan.

[@y.lelivelt2619]

It's important for everyone to know their roots.I'm glad Alsn found them.

[@kjbigsful]

Beautiful! Alan, your Mother is with you and she sees the fine Man you've become. I have no doubt that your Mother guided you to your Siblings. A phenomenal Mother who watches over you and I have no doubt that she's so proud of you Alan. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ The Magnificent 7.

[@susannaude8514]

So very glad for you Alan that you now have a really big family!!

[@frieda2413]

I just listened to this without watching and kept thinking that this guy sounds like Alan Rickman. And then I look and it says Alan. Weird.

[@Fcutdlady]

being adopted myself I think this is a horrible way to find out. as soon as I was old enough to understand I was told of my adoption .

[@truthseeker444]

With DNA testing, maybe now Alan can find his Fathers side.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Funny how he said they (his adopted parents) were decent people and that it drove him crazy. What a thing to say. It doesn't say much for what he thinks of himself because I think he's a nice person. What a wonderful story and very uniquely edited.

[@katepearson2730]

I really do understand what he was trying to say because I adored my parents to no end, but at time were frustrating because they always believed they were right about everything, & like most kids growing up u don’t appreciate the parents u have till their gone, totally true in my case, I lost my parents in 2014 6 months apart they absolutely hated each other so growing up around arguments was hard they always thought they were right & u were wrong & u had to b a certain way, BUT saying that my mother was the most kind, caring person just never did the whole love u bit or kisses & cuddles because she wasn’t bought up that way, because of the era she grew up in & her parents too, she was not as loving as I am, I tell my kids all the time several times a day in fact, that I love them but had u said it to my mum she would say yeh yeh b good lol it was frustrating but as I got older I understood it more, my mum was complicated but an amazing mother because she would always go without for her kids & she never had a lot because my dad wasn’t a very giving person he’d already been married before he met my mum & used to hit her & never used to help her financially so she struggled but always did the best she could with what she had, mind u my dad changed as he got older & got sick he married again after my mum & gave me a wonderful step mum who I also adored, my dad died in the March of 2014. sadly it was 5 months before my wedding. he was devastated he couldn’t walk me down the isle & cried saying he was sorry about it, which broke my heart seeing him like that, he got to tell me before he died he was proud of me & what I’d over cane in my life because I used to take drugs when I was younger & he told me also he was proud because I fostered my eldest child from a family member on my mothers side, he used to b close to my sister but admitted he favoured her too much & wished he spent more time with me, so to b honest I felt happy that he said sorry & admitted he was proud of me, he died of secondary bowl cancer, then 5 months later in August I got married & less than a month after I got married my mum had a massive heart attack & died in the September, I had my mum & my step mum at my wedding & then 2 years ago January my step mum died of cancer, it totally blew me away because from when I was 14 my step mum had been such a massive part of my life, she used to give me the hugs & love & kisses I never used to get but craved, before she died she told me “u have always been my girl & u will always be my girl!” I miss them all so much, I do know what the man on this video meant tho it’s hard to explain about how frustrating parents can b but u love them because u know or believe they r ur parents so u know no better, what a lovely guy he is & I’m so happy he found his siblings just gutted for him that he didn’t get to meet his biological mum at least he now knows he was loved & never forgotten by her & that she wanted to find him, just a massive shame his adopted parents lied to him & kept it from him he had to figure it out for himself that’s not very nice at all, if u love ur child u should never keep something like that from them, they stole the chance he would of had to meet his birth mother!, sad very sad, the adopted parents had no rights to do what they did, it wasn’t out of love, I don’t think it was that’s just my opinion, because I adore my kids all 4 of them & if I’d been in a situation like that I would of told them when they were 18 to make sure they had any school stress or exams out the way first then told them the truth, they deserve to know the truth, my foster son came to me at 14 BUT although he don’t speak to his biological mother I’ve always tried to make him understand that things happened for a reason & not to hold any hate or blame, he’s still not contacted her & don’t think he ever will BUT this year I got him to find his biological dad & he got to sit & talk to him & he’s met him a few times & found out he’s got some more siblings, he still calls me & my husband mum & dad but I’m so glad he found his biological dad because now he’s got answers as to why they split up when he was younger etc etc so he got some closure & got to tell him stuff he didn’t know about & he is very proud of the young man he’s become, & how he went to finish school & went & finished college too xxxx I wish this lovely man & his family many happy years together & wish them all the happiness in the world xxxx

[@bnanabelle]

what a lovely family

[@imnotavscogirl4716]

bnanabelle he’s my grandad 😁

[@daughterlord4363]

Give thanks to God Almighty!

[@karenanderson7873]

What a lovely bloke. I wonder if he's done a DNA test since they became a thing after this was filmed.

[@imnotavscogirl4716]

he’s my grandad aha