Tornado Chaser
Self confessed 鈥渢ornado chaser鈥 has spent the last seven years with meteorology as his metiere鈥 having harboured a lifelong love of extreme weather.
When most other kids explored the back of the sofa during thunderstorms, Roger was window bound, exhilarated and uplifted by the vagaries of the weather. And whilst we may moan and complain about the fickle nature of the British climate it is nowhere near dramatic enough for Roger, who has spent one holiday every year
storm-chasing in America.
Having just listened to Christine talking about her feelings on being a foundling I wanted to say how much I could identify with her. I too was adopted 61 years ago but have never felt the need to trace my birth parents who are sadly now both dead.
I was so fortunate in being adopted by the most wonderful couple that during their lifetime I felt that it would have almost been a betrayal to seek for my background. I feel that I am the person they brought me up to be with obviously genetic characteristics.
Like Christine my children are even more precious to me being the only blood relations that I know I have.
Complain about this postI would like to pass a message to Christine. I am adopted but not under the same circumstances. I have tried over the years to find my birth parents; I discovered my father was long dead but thanks to his widow (NOT my birth mother) I have been able to find some roots. Now just recently I have traced my birth mother. The anticipation of finding someone of my blood was huge. However, I look nothing like her, and have very little in common with her. In fact, she was no kinder to me as a baby than your mother was to you. I am sure first born children often lean to the parent of the opposite sex - I know I look just like my birth father. Even though I now have a mother alive, I still miss my late adoptive parents hugely. Don't hanker too much, the disappointment in finding a stranger when you longed to find someone you could love is in some ways worse. It was good listening to you this morning, - good luck for the future.
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