Madhu's Story - The Same But Different
Part 3: The Same, But Different I am still the same kid I was when I was younger. I still don't know how old I am, or when I was born. I still don't have any baby photos, as the youngest photo of me was taken at the police station after I was abandoned. Sometimes I think about what might have happened to my birth parents and brother and sister in India, because I don't know where they are or if they are okay. I know I probably won't get any more answers, but that is okay because I feel happy about myself and I understand more about what has happened to me.
After I was adopted my life became better and has changed a lot. I'm glad it happened because if I stayed in the orphanage my little brother and I would have been split up and I would have been sent somewhere else. Although it was hard getting used to having a new family because everyone was strangers at first, I'm glad about being adopted because I get love and attention instead of feeling miserable and thinking nobody loved me.
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L-R: Madhu, Sadan
MY FAMILY
Front row from left - Sadan, Julia (Jurol, aka Mum), Sabila on her lap, Barry (aka Dad) with Akil on his lap, Joel.
Back row from left - Madhu, Alli, Briony, Haden.> > Page
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Madhu, your article blessed and encouraged me. We are welcoming 10 and 11 yr old indian sisters into our family on Christmas eve, and there is very little information available on indian children adopted into Australia. These girls are indo-fijian, ie of indian race, born in Fiji. Thankyou for your honesty and wonderful photographs. It is appreciated, and I hope we will be able to encourage others the way you have us.
Posted by: RubberduckyAU at 12/22/2007 12:25 AM
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