Nikki meeting her Romanian grandfather is so great. You can see he clearly loved his granddaughter so much and he was devastated when she was given up..
The mother gave up the child when Nicki's grandfather was off working. It sounds to me as if the grandfather was involved. He claims to have held the baby when she was baptized. It was the bio mom who chose to place her for adoption because the man that she wanted to marry didn't want the baby because it wasn't his.
Carolynska S you are judging fast because you don’t how devastating life was in the deepest communist regime in Romania, how stupid reaction of you, please learn first
Carolynska S did you see his living conditions? Cause I feel like you don’t know what are you talking about. How would have he helped her or anybody when he doesn’t have the basic needs? I do not think she wished to live there. As she said the best thing they did was to give her to a family which actually helped her to have a better life, that’s why she felt lucky. Have you ever been in some of those areas in Romania to see the poverty? You have no right to judge!
@@micksmom2293 Exactly, I think the grandfather wanted to raise her in the poor conditions but her mother thought she could have a better life elsewhere as well as her partner didn't want her. So she gave the reason they were too poor to orphanage and the reason that her partner didn't want her to the grandfather. Both were true.
I felt heart sorry for Will's birth mother, her letter to Will was very moving. The fact she didn't go on to have more children as she felt she didn't deserve any after giving Will up for adoption is so sad.. and the gift she had for him while waiting to meet him made me cry. I hope her meeting him has enabled her to move on emotionally and feel more at peace, that her son grew up happy and healthy once adopted.
The young man is very thoughtful and considerate of his Romanian mum. She is no doubt relieved he is alive, well, and grew up feeling loved, although her heartache for relinquishing him has permanently scared her.
I was born in 1988 in Targu Mures,Romania, lived in an orphanage and got adopted in 1990 as first Romanian in The Netherlands by two amazing parents (Dutch). Never forget where you come from. I'm blessed and so thankful to God.
I am a child of the Romania's 90's and I have never seen those videos with the children in the orphanages. It makes me feel awful and in the same time blessed to have been born in a loving family.
I grew up in a orphanage and I always wished to be adopted but my real mother never accepted when a Italian familly wanted to adopt me nd my answer was yes, now I live in England, married with a british husband and I'm really happy but the past left some wounds inside my soul, I'm so happy my kids will have a better life
Andreea Spoiala I am in my 60’s in USA these videos were nothing like the videos we saw 30 years ago. They broke everyone’s heart. Everyone here who possibly could went and adopted 1 or 2 children. The problem was there was only a small amount who were available. Their parents couldn’t keep them but wouldn’t sign the adoption papers. Some went so far as to trade them for televisions and whatever they could get. But they really did have nothing.
I’m a survivor of the Romanian orphanages. I was born in 1995 in orphanage #3 Bucharest Romania. To this day I am still scared of the dark and when I was younger I was scared of cold water. Despite the troubles that Romania has faced I will always have pride in my country and where I came from. No country is perfect we just do what you can to make it better every day. 🇷🇴💪🏼
Wow! I was born in Romania in 1997 but the "orphanage" I was given to left no records and is long gone. I'm so grateful I was placed in foster care before being adopted because I think I dodged some of the worse abuses.
@@chainamarie03 People are proud of America and look at all the school shootings, poor education, and lack of protection from child labor and child marriage there is here.
My best friend was adopted from Bucharest, Romania in 1991 and brought to the United States. I'm so thankful for that because I couldn't imagine my life without her. I encourage her to go back one day to see her motherland, and I hope one day we can go together.
Nessie Andrew I really doubt it , Romania went through some tough times after the fall of communism. There are many parents that had to give their children up for adoption cause they were too young , or because they couldn't afford to raise a child ... but many of those people were just victims of communism and ended up regretting that decision for the rest of their lives...
My birth mom gave me up because she got pregnant at 18 out of wedlock and her parents disowned her. She didn't have a stable job to be able to care for me. Honestly I feel so blessed that she made that sacrifice to give me up so I could have a better life.
I knew a lady that would go over to Romania just to take supplies,hugs,and kisses to the children of the orphanages.She would go once a year back in the early 90's. she worked all year in order to raise money for the trip and the much needed "Everything" to make each trip of two weeks..She said it was heartbreaking to watch them rock back and forth as away to self soothe themselves..She is gone now but I know that her star shines brighter in the heavens for all of the work and love that she gave to those babies that were living in horrendous conditions..
Judy Holiday You were blessed to have known her. Without a doubt, she earned her place in heaven. I would love to take my family to Romania, just so we could give some love to the children in the orphanages. I just started researching orphanages in Romania. Wish me well, so I can make visiting a Romania orphanage with my family a reality.
+ Judy Holiday Years ago, around 2001-2002, I took a holiday job at JC Penny's to earn a little extra cash for xmas. I met a woman who came in and bought at least $1000 of infant and children's clothes, shoes, and baby blankets. As I rang up her purchase, I asked her if she had a very large family. She told me she went once a year to Romania to take clothes to the orphans. She said she had to take them personally, to make sure they weren't stolen by the workers. We weren't supposed to let anyone use our employee discount, but because I was holiday help, and wasn't worried about getting fired, I gave her my 20% discount, and combined it with another coupon for an additional 20% off everything. She asked me if she could buy more clothes, because my discount had saved her so much money. As a young mother, I was fighting back tears as I helped her carry even more clothes and blankets to the counter. Before I rang up the second load, I figured out how much she could spend, with my discounts, and come in under budget. We managed to almost double her usual amount of clothing and I had her drive her car around to the back entrance and helped her carry everything out to her car. The next day my manager asked me about the huge purchase under my employee discount code, and when I told her why, she knew exactly who I was talking about. The woman had been coming in for years to shop for her yearly trip to Romania...and I was the first employee to use my discount to help her. There is something very sad about that...
I am so glad that you shared this with everyone that will be coming here and reading the comments..I am sure that you have been blessed triple fold (Even though that is not why you chose to help her) the world needs more ppl like that lady and you because God uses ppl that have a loving and giving spirit..I can only imagine how loved those little ones felt when dressed in brand new clothes of their very own..This made my evening and I will go to bed with a smile on my face..Thank you for all that you did to make sure she received a 20% discount and that she left with more clothing for those little angels that I am she ever thought possible not to forget that you helped her come in under her budget..Such a beautiful story that shines the light on Goodwill and that is something that our world needs more of desperately..
Nurse calls I was so blessed to have known her she never had children of her own, and after her husband passed suddenly at only 40 years old. She decided to work with the children in Romania's orphanages after listening to a missionary describe the awful conditions that they lived in on a daily basis..I will be keeping you in my prayers and asking our Heavenly Father to guide you and your family on such a selfless journey..Please share your testimony with everyone that way you will be planting another seed in another persons heart to also travel to Romania with much needed supplies and love for those darling angels..I am sorry that my replies are out of order it must be a UA-cam glitch ..I hope everyone understands that I tried to like and reply underneath each comment like I always do on here..
I was just sorry that she didn't get his question WHEN (not whether) she will see him again. I would be happy if she would be able to actually do. I would suggest her to come and bring an album of her pictures, from her childhood to her present - a present no money can buy. I think she is the kind of daughter he was always missing. Niki, young lady, you had to swallow down to learn that you were given for adoption because you were a result of a one night stand of your mother. But the genunine happines of your grandfather should make up hundred times any response of your mother. I think you didn't realise it at that moment, I hope you do when you visit him again!
I married a Romanian woman in 2005 and she told me about the horrors of the orphanages, but these videos had quite an impact. We sent money to her parents every month for the orphans in her city, and they adopted an orphan who is now in university. I now sponsor two children, one through FARA, shown at about 23:00 and a little Roma boy in Sibiu. Please know that the job is not complete.
Who in the world are you to think you're better than anybody? People usually live where they are born and adopt the lifestyle of the people around them. Besides, God made all of us. Only money gives special privileges. I'd step back a bit if I were you and start caring about your fellow human beings. Be grateful you aren't in their position.
I just added a little girl through Childhelp for Transylvania in Sibiu and finished preparing for them all a wonderful Christmas. What a joy to help those who need it so much.
Bruce G. God bless you and your family❤ I'm not financially able if so I would adopt as many as they'd allow me to.I am grateful to you even though I don't know you that you are doing all that you can for them
So sad for Nicci to find out she was the result of a fling and was given up due to her mums new man, and not because they couldn't afford to keep her. Happy she found her Romanian grandad.
I wish she could have met the brother, but I suppose she now can contact him. And, I guess there's no point in meeting her mom, although maybe once for forgiveness' sake? It's all well and good to say ``everything worked out ---'' when for all that mother knew, it would not work out. But, I suppose the mother was stuck between a rock and a hard place -- the ``new man'' I assume was her ticket to survival . . . .
I was born in 1985 and we were 6 children in the family and all of us ended in orphanages. My birth mother was mentally sick and used a pillow to end my life, but I was saved last moment by a neighbor. After that, I was sent to an orphanage and lived till 18 . Some of the kids were adopted and I was happy and jealous at the same time. Luckily for me, I m not disabled or mentally sick. 1 of my sister got it worse because life in the orphanage got her mentally sick. The rest of us are ok and we live all around the world now separated and maybe someday we all meet.
She’s so beautiful and her adoptive parents are beautiful people. I dunno why but her mother talking about wanting her to feel proud of her roots made me tear up. I think it’s the pure genuine love her adoptive parents have for her. It’s so rare to see parents so selfless and putting the kids feelings and needs first. It’s beautiful to see.
This was so neat! I'm adopted from Romania as well. I was adopted out of Suceava. I was in that same orphanage Niki. I was adopted in 1999. I've visited my family 2 in the last 2 years. This was so wonderful to watch!
Being Romanian born myself I related to this Documentary a lot. I'm glad to see all 3 kids had a somewhat happy ending to their searches. My heart broke for Nicci's biological Grandfather, I imagine it wouldn't have been easy for him too; to love your grandchild and never see them again.
I hope this doesn't sound creepy, but you are gorgeous just like Nicci! I am Romanian myself but was born and raised in the USA so I'm not used to seeing Romanian people aside from my family. Every time I see another Romanian, I feel a connection, and am usually stunned by their beauty. :)
I would love to visit Romania someday! Seems to be a beautiful country with fascinating history. I have family links to both Hungary and Romania, but have only visited Hungary. Great-grandfather fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but his family was from Arad, Romania (at that time I know this was Hungary). I have always been very interested in both countries
Just came back from volunteering at one of those rehabilitation centres in Romania and it was the most amazing experience. It broke my heart to see these adults who have grown up in horrible circumstances in orphanahes, they did not deserve it. Go volunteering in Romania if you want to have an impact on these orphans' lives!
Clara Elena thank you for being good to my people, you are much appreciated, as my situation was the same as these babies, left abandoned in one of these orphanages
The things that happen at the orphanages in our country (I am Romanian born and raised) are absolutely awful and I feel so lucky to have such good parents, I really want to adopt some day so I can at least give a child the love and care that they deserve.
The unconditional love these kids have for thier natural parents is astounding and beautiful. They don't hold any grudges and want to know them in spite of being abandoned by them. My heart is so touched by this.
Jolo Johnston you should visit Romania, the Carpathian Mountains are as beautiful as those of Glacier national park. I visited Montana 2 years ago and definitely reminded my a lot of my homeland which I left 16 years ago. Blessings from Florida!
Georgiana Alexandra Ciobanu are you from Romania? I’ve always dreamed of going there and hiking and everything!!! Taking the train and seeing the country.
Jolo Johnston yes I’m from Romania, if you wanna go I can give you some tips. Imagine it like Montana state but with lots of historical monuments like secular churches and castles, small traditional villages - many of them conserved like they were hundreds of years before, and the delicious cuisine!
i'm adopted girl, my parents adopted me when i was 4 ...I'm 27 years .. so i'm thankfull to them . i love my adopted parents they are my world 😊 they give me a good education, they raise me with love, they give me what they can they give me their love .. because of them i am who i am today .. i love them ! ☺ . And i wish to adopt a child, when i will get married . God bless all the children . And btw i meet my biologic parents 1 year ago, i have 2 sisters .. but .. they treat me with a cold love .. they don.t care about me .. and my sistersy was treating me like a stranger .. saying that i dont belong to their family .. and i realise that .. they really still don.t want me , after 23 years . but i don't judge them..i wish them all the best and luck !
:-) That just shows what a great job your adoptive parents did. You handle that with so much grace and no resentment. You are a wonderful person :-) and it is their loss. All the best xoo
em D . thank you very much, God bless you ! ! my adopted parents was agree to meet my biologic parents, but they was affraid that i might choose to be with my biologic parents .. but i was telling them that no matter what, i considered them my real and my true parents, not my biologig parents . And yeah, i was dissapointed and sad the way my biologic parents treat me . But this is the life ☺ . I'm happy with my adopted parents and i won.t change them for nothong .
My boyfriends adopted and I’m so grateful he was given a chance to live life. He’s a blessing from God. We plan to adopt as well. Everyone deserves love. God bless.
I grew up in foster car from 10 to 17. I had a couple ugly families, and 1 awesome one, but they as well as my last one decided it wasn't for them. My best family I was with for 5 yrs. They were Christians, farmers, a school lunch aide and a bus driver. It broke my heart that they didn't want to adopt us and gave us away at 15. My sister and I. I don't understand why these babies are left like they are. There are SO many families who want babies.. Adoption shouldn't be so difficult. The governments place kids with any foster families, who mainly do it for the money, but families who want to adopt have it tougher. Why?
I completely agree Lisa. I’m so sorry that why happened to you - happened to you :( love from the U.K. - ps, I’m trying to adopt from the former Soviet Union.
The letter from Will's mother expressed her deep sadness. And yes, in Niki's case, I was so happy for the old man who was able to see his beautiful grown-up granddaughter. It moved me too! And yes, mrs. Vogler, if your little adoptive son some day finds his parents, it's a gamble, but maybe a great win for for him. You loose nothing, or maybe it's close to him finding a girlfriend or wife - his life will change, but your relationship will still continue and grow, just maybe on a different level. He will cherish your current efforts even more. You are a sensual person and (by being that) I think a great mom.
Elisa sarra Hi I am from Romania and I live in England if you want to know more about Romania or anything else please feel free to contact me. My Facebook is nsme is Amena Ramona Loredana Mohammed
Melania Ullerick wow! this is extraordinary! i am from Drobeta Turnu -Severin! things were bad for children in the orphanages and unfortunatelly things are still bad for them nowadays,especially with all the birocracy and corruption! many people want to adopt ,both romanians and foreigners but the system is very corrupted and sometimes years pass before the adoptive parents could take the kids home. i am very glad for you! wish you only the best!
I'm happy for you and that it was a great experience when you met your birth parents. I was adopted from Romania as well, at age 8, and have met and reconnected with my birth family. I'd love to hear your story sometime if you'd like to share it! I wish you the best!
A beautiful documentary! Thank you to the British people for your big hearts & adopting some of the Romanian orphans who have grown up into wonderful adults. The world has never forgotten these heart-wrenching pictures we saw back then of the Orphanages. Thank God for the good stories & we pray for the remaining children!
It's so sad when the babies sooth themselves by rocking for hours. I would have loved to cuddle and rain kisses all day long! It's just heart breaking.
So many ended up autistic. Healthy babies. They all looked instantly happy when the English came to pick them up. That is amazing since they had basically no human contact as babies. Amazing how they instantly smiled and looked happy!
samsara 1970 omg tell me about it! Rocking themselves, that broke my heart in a million pieces! The damage it may cause to someone’s cognitive development
omg you are so right. I just want to cuddle these beautiful babies. Have you seen the documentary called "the dying room" it's absolutely horrific. All the best to you love. I was orphaned and sent to sadistic home for children. I wasn't adopted out until I was 8. I'm glad to hear you were adopted so quickly. 💜
@@citizendick1035 my comment right above yours has a link to "The dying room" absolutely the saddest thing I've ever seen. My heart broke and my stomach was sick for those babies. How could anyone treat infants and children that way? I'm so sorry you went through it for 8 years and I pray you got adopted by a loving family ♥️♥️
I was born and grew up in Romania and those were years of extreme poverty for many people. Imagine having to hurry up home after school so that your sister can wear your boots to go to school in the afternoon or meeting her on the way home and giving her the winter cap as she didn't have one and it was freezingly cold - that is what my neighbours used to do and many others. In a way I can understand that young boy's mother decision to give him up for adoption because as a mother I know that seeing your child suffer is a parent's worst nightmare. But giving up your child in order to marry a guy is despicable. Not worthy to be called a human being - even animals are much better.
lipacinom ,not agree with you .I am Romanian ,I had everything I needed in my childhood.I didn't suffer at all.Well,not everyone was rich ,but most of people had jobs,houses,free education.It was bad because we didn't had freedom and access to west life.The abortion was forbidden.But now ,after 27 years it is worse day by day . There's freedom but it is slavery at the same time.These mother fuckers politicians keep stealing everything was built in communism's time.Now you can say it is a very poor country.I left Romania with 10 years ago and I will never live there again.Romania it is destroyed
lol, wow your comment started of so heartwarming and loving, and it ended in such a hateful way. lol. I am always amazed at how humans are so capable of such hate in spite of still having compassion. The duality of your opinion is very puzzling.
alphabetsouptoday ,this is because am fucking tired and all the Romanians are of these shit politicians who sold and steal our country.They don't have workers coz most of them are abroad.We never had this in Ceausescu's time.They need teachers, doctors, ingineers.They play with people's lives and they left Romania for a better life.I am a teacher ,but I was cleaner in Sweden,now am driver and still study at my age of 41.You have to go to see children in the street haw they live .Even in Sweden there are thousands of romanian begers .Why politicians are stealing since 1989 ,to buy properties abroud and they don't raise the economy to offer jobs to people??You have no idea haw it is Romania now .Such a special and rich country because a country from the 3th world.Now you get my point ?
I have 2 friends who are sisters who were both adopted by a teacher who was single and could not have children of her own from romania as babies. One of them actually got her masters degree in music education and just got married and moved to Scotland with her husband who is originally from there.. so amazing to know they came from a terrible place like this to grow up to be wonderful educated people. Great documentary very educational..
Such a wonderful outcome for Nikki! I had tears streaming down my face watching this whole documentary. I very nearly gave up my only child. I'm so very glad I didn't. Blessed be all those who have been adopted. May you all have amazing lives. 💖
Nicky is stunningly beautiful and I'm thrilled she found her grandfather. Wil has hopefully given his mom closure and Chezerina has made a beautiful life for herself and her studies. What an amazing story and video this was. I really enjoyed watching it.
It’s amazing that these three people experienced what they did in their most important, formative years and turned out to be so well adjusted and wonderful adults. It just shows how big the impact of a loving family can have, even if they are not your biological relatives.
Till now 80% of kids in Orphanages here in Romania are abandoned by their parents, They get to see their parents on holidays, its impossible for foreigners to adopt a child here now and the orphanages are run by corrupt government officials and foreign organisations, I moved to Romania for the same reason to help these kids but everyone apart from the children has fought me it has been a very hard 4 years of struggle against this corruption but thank god this last year I was able to save one of them as he becoming 18 yrs old this year and im planning to send him to Germany to reunite him with his mum and older sister, people need to come and see with their own eyes the horrible abuse still happening to this day. It has been the hardest 4 years of my life :( but well worth it :)
Thanks for bringing more of them to Germany. Why not to America, since it is the best country in the world? Or do you think Germany doesn't have enough foreign criminals already?
I recall having had my first son, watching a documentary on the Romanian Orphanages and I broke down in tears, begging my husband to allow us to adopt at least one. We simply didn't know where to start as there was no www back then. With hindsight, and knowing just how much love I have to give, I wish we had pursued it but we weren't mega wealthy like the doctors etc who adopted children
Soon after the revolution (1989) it was pretty easy as there were almost no rules, little bureaucracy. If you had a little money to pay the orphanage people, you were fine.
Yeah, there were other Westerners who literally flew to Romania and met brokers in their hotel lobbies. It seemed a lot of Westerners were deeply troubled by the children's plight back then.
I had the same experience! The documentary and news broke my heart and my husband was practical and said there’s no way we could afford it. So I just prayed for them and cried. Watching this, especially Nikki, was really heartwarming.
Chez - such an awesome attitude. So positive. Nicci - seems like such a lovely and sensitive person, very aware of the feelings of others. Will - also seems like such a gentle, loving person.
I was adopted from Turnu Sevirn in 98 myself and I'm surprised that the kids in this video have that much info about their birth families. They have pictures addresses and have been able to write to one of the parents. I don't have any of that, just a last name. I'm happy for them I think they're lucky to have all that information.
@@Robynhoodlum maybe you should try, friend. I’m married to a Romanian orphanage survivor named Andras Raski. I hope someday we can go there and visit Romania, I believe it would do him good.
40:57 grandpa has to be thinking "let me look at you, was it really me that produced a daughter that produced a child so beautiful"? Proud Papa right there❤️🌹
I remember seeing photos/film of babies & kids in orphanages there, it was so sad and shocking. I'm glad these ones escaped via adoption. This was very moving, thank you to those who agreed to be filmed and for making this.
My parents were in Romania when Ceausescu was there and he didn't let anyone in or out of Romania, but when he left, my parents moved to Toronto, Canada and that's where I live today with my parwnts and Brother
This is so heartbreaking and bittersweet to watch. I was born in Romania 1997 and was adopted in 1999 with my brother. We both were in an orphanage as well.
I've seen a lot of documentaries on orphanages, its really hard to watch some of them. Most are just left there to die without proper attention and medication. Im glad to see most we're adopted into loving families.
I'm adopted from Romania as well. Very comforting and beautiful stories. I wish I knew something about my biological family and it's great to know that people have happy endings.
There is a group on Facebook called The Never Forgotten Romanian Children, it's dedicated to reuniting adoptees with their birth families. Please check them out, they're a group of Romanians who have had siblings adopted out of the country. Feel free to reach out to m e as well. I was adopted from there at age 8 and have been back there at least 4 times. There's nothing that compares with the feeling of meeting your birth family for the first time. I wish that for you.
I'm adopted from Romania and have been there a few times as my birth family still lives there along with my in-laws. I would love to hear more about what Romania was like during Ceausescu's reign. If your parents would be willing to talk about it or share some information, I'd love nothing more than to hear their stories. Please reach me on here if they're interested. Merci mult!
I grew up in Romania till I was 25 when I married and moved to Canada and I can say that under ceausescu it was a harsh life but now it’s like other country in Europe and my husband also escaped from there in 88 through iugoslavia and risked his life , where are you in the states?
I was born in Sibiü, Romania in 1990. Was the youngest of 9 sisters. I was adopted shortly before my 1st birthday. My case was closed so I know nothing about my biological family, but I've always wondered if they are still alive. I was a late product of Nicolai Checeascue. He was assassinated by the rebellion 6 months before my birth. I do know my last name was Roth. That's all I have. I live in Idaho ironically... I heard it was mentioned in the documentary.. It would be great to track my biological family.
Shocking. I had a friend in school who was adopted from Romania to the republic of Ireland. She was 2 when she was adopted. She has scars all over her hands and feet from being burned by hot water in the orphanage. She had night terrors from her time there. Really sad and it greatly affected her mentally.
Huh, as an Romanian myself I do like the neutrality of this video in terms of presentation. I expected the usual ugly imagery that is frequently used for depicting Romania, specifically looking for everything that's old, dirty and depressing, in order to elicit a strong emotional response from the viewer. This video would've been the perfect vehicle for adding some more dirt on our already internationally tarnished image. Instead, the makers of this video choose to present Romania as it is, with both the ugly and the beautiful, without adding any colors of their own. I expected to cringe at every image and get furious or annoyed for all the false imagery, but instead I was like: yep, this is how we look like.
Român fiind, constientizeaza faptul ca din pacate inca mai exista asa ceva in minunata noastra patrie. Indiferenta si mâna largă a celor de la putere sunt vinovate
I understand what your saying. I'm from eastern Kentucky. The only time my area is talked about is when they are pushing the dirty, poor, appalachian stereotype.
I feel like people constantly do this with Eastern European countries! I haven't been to Romania, but I was in Hungary and several countries in the Balkans and they were beautiful places that were nowhere like all the imagery i'd seen in the movies. The people were very kind too.
I’m Dutch too, I just wanted to ask whether you are angry with your biological parents. Ik vraag het wel in het Nederlands, ben je nog weleens boos op je biologische ouders
Those orphanage images kill me. How can anyone treat children - babies! - so horribly? I can understand not having enough supplies or enough people to go around. But there's no excuse to not hold them, talk to them, love them!
Yesica1993 i watched the documentary about that orphanage and cried the whole time.cant get it out of my head. All they needed was a cuddle, affection and to be children.
And just beat them instead. It's like a concentration camp for babies, and I'm not exaggerating one bit. Except when you get treated this badly at such a young age, it can have far worse consequences than if it happens later in life.
Yesica1993 Who are you to say who has an excuse and who does not? You know nothing of these people's lives, what they have been through. Self righteousness is out of place.
I refrained from crying all the time, I left Romania at the age of 18, and since then I live in England/London with a brother of mine, my parents always told me to stay here in London and stay there because it's better .. I wanted to go back but they stopped me and told me I had nothing to do there. I don't know what to think, sometimes I get depressed feeling lonely , but Life Is not easy and i will try to not do this if i will ever have a child. God bless everyone who read or watch this Documentary.
My Auntie and Uncle adopted a child from the Orphanage in Romania in 1988/89. I was a long battle for the child to settle in a family life. The boy was only 2 and a half years old. He is now a lawyer in Italy.
This is a beautiful story. I always wondered what happened to the children of Romania. I feel so happy for the ones that were adopted and that had wonderful lives. Thank God for that.
So touching. I am 38 and single. I have so much love to still give. I am a Mother but there is room for more. I am prepping my live so I can adopt and foster in the near future. I can't wait.
This is the most beautiful video. There was a bit of surrealism, watching it, and remembering that heartbreaking period in Romania's history. It is so wonderful to see the happy young people whose lives were changed because of adoption. It's also lovely to read many of the comments below from Romanians who were adopted and have had good lives. Thank you.
Wow, this documentary was quite the tear jerker ;( I’m glad these adopted kids were able to find their roots. I’m from Romania, living in Canada now. Breaks my heart that some babies were left in those conditions. I hope and pray conditions in these government facilities are much better now 🙏
My mother had two daughters in Romania and my father moved them here to Chicago and I was born shortly after in 1991 and my parents were beyond relieved to have left Romania. We are the only ones from our whole family to have come to the US and I’ve only been able to speak to my extended family via social media. Never met any of them. Just my mother and my sisters. This was an amazing video and I definitely appreciate it thank you!
Really emotional and heartbreaking. After I watched this I remembered what my mother used to say about my generation ( Romanian children born after 1990) that we were all wanted children and not born just because a law demanded it. Feeling just as lucky as Nicky :-)
World should know more about such orphanage because there are millions of people ready to hug these little angel who really will be better parents then their birth parents ,God bless whomever has bring this up my humble request to you please keep making more documentary about these forgotten places
The joy in that grandfather's face seeing his granddaughter is just so beautiful. I lost mine in 2008. He was my light in a dark world. I miss him so much! We had an amazing relationship and I miss just hearing him call my name in his playful way. Who's cutting onions at 7 am?
I agree, they are a bunch of good looking people. Or maybe they just coincidentally fall into "my type" (I like dark hair etc)....I remember thinking that when I was in Romania a few years ago, too.
Adopted from Romania myself , Targu Mures in 2000, 3 years after I was born. Now living in South Florida. A lot of us are Romani. Children of Indian immigrants who settled in parts of Europe. I recommend y’all look at your histories. Much love.
I was born in in 94 from a children's home in constanta Romania. I was adopted when I was 7 and I still have survivors guilt that I was adopted and the other kids I grew up with. A horrible childhood will always stay with you, but God bless our adopted parents who showed compassion when when nobody else would ❤️
All i can think of throughout this documentary is just what beautiful hearts they have. None of them were aggressive or bitter about their horrible past and the people involved . Instead they approached the situation with an open heart,open mind and most importantly with great empathy. In general, there’s a whole lot of people who lacks in the ability to do that.
I really wanted to see her find her Mum and brother but good she got to meet her grandad, maybe after his story she was happy not to continue searching for her mother.
Will’s maturity really got me, especially because he is still young man but still so perceptive, kind and compassionate towards his birth mother. I also love the two girls and their level of maturity and understanding for their parents. God bless them all ❤
Nicky is stunning and grew into a lovely clever young lady. Her adoptive parents did an amazing job at bringing her up and making sure she felt the love of a proper family .
In that Time the people was very poor😟😟😞 don’t just I you know what happened, when Ceausescu was president he did not agree with abortion, then a family brings 5-6 children, and did not have enough financial situation to raise them all, that's why many were given for adoption 😞😔
This is incredibly moving.. I am coming up on 31 years old and have never been back to Romania and have this deep burning desire to go back to visit, hopefully find my own family as well. It's so cool to see the stories of other Romanian Adoptees in the comments and I hope that you are all well, it's crazy to think just how our lives would have ended up if it weren't for the sad or complicated circumstances that lead to our adoption, but also possibly how lucky we were.
Nikki meeting her Romanian grandfather is so great. You can see he clearly loved his granddaughter so much and he was devastated when she was given up..
The mother gave up the child when Nicki's grandfather was off working. It sounds to me as if the grandfather was involved. He claims to have held the baby when she was baptized. It was the bio mom who chose to place her for adoption because the man that she wanted to marry didn't want the baby because it wasn't his.
Carolynska S you are judging fast because you don’t how devastating life was in the deepest communist regime in Romania, how stupid reaction of you, please learn first
Carolynska S did you see his living conditions? Cause I feel like you don’t know what are you talking about. How would have he helped her or anybody when he doesn’t have the basic needs? I do not think she wished to live there. As she said the best thing they did was to give her to a family which actually helped her to have a better life, that’s why she felt lucky. Have you ever been in some of those areas in Romania to see the poverty? You have no right to judge!
@3rrlia I don't know where are you from,but you say idiot things.Realy,an entire nation giving birth for 30 pounds/month?Are you stupid,or what?
@@micksmom2293 Exactly, I think the grandfather wanted to raise her in the poor conditions but her mother thought she could have a better life elsewhere as well as her partner didn't want her. So she gave the reason they were too poor to orphanage and the reason that her partner didn't want her to the grandfather. Both were true.
I felt heart sorry for Will's birth mother, her letter to Will was very moving. The fact she didn't go on to have more children as she felt she didn't deserve any after giving Will up for adoption is so sad.. and the gift she had for him while waiting to meet him made me cry. I hope her meeting him has enabled her to move on emotionally and feel more at peace, that her son grew up happy and healthy once adopted.
The young man is very thoughtful and considerate of his Romanian mum. She is no doubt relieved he is alive, well, and grew up feeling loved, although her heartache for relinquishing him has permanently scared her.
Meltones I thought the same. I hope by meeting her son she can heal a little. What a lovely young man..His Mum gave her son the best chance in life.
I am happy he received a loving family. She probably punished herself daily.
And her only child 💙
Will's level of empathy and intelligence is amazing.
100%
He sounds like a really smart and aware guy
He's an extremely aware, sensitive, intelligent person.
I think he may now have a UA-cam channel called 'River'. Same face and above all, same level of empathy and intelligence.
😢beautiful girl
I find it commendable that each of them seem whole and happy rather than lost and broken looking, just shows how healthy family environments can heal
Love this comment!
The poor grandpa he had been sad for so long and now he looked so happy
I agree with you
Bless his heart, when he came back she was gone! I can’t imagine
I was born in 1988 in Targu Mures,Romania, lived in an orphanage and got adopted in 1990 as first Romanian in The Netherlands by two amazing parents (Dutch). Never forget where you come from. I'm blessed and so thankful to God.
So happy for will and all the others you got this this is so corageous 28:29
I am a child of the Romania's 90's and I have never seen those videos with the children in the orphanages. It makes me feel awful and in the same time blessed to have been born in a loving family.
Andreea Spoiala same here 😢
Andreea Spoiala same here. it makes me cry my eyes out. poor children, living without the love of a parent. we were lucky
Your lucky
I grew up in a orphanage and I always wished to be adopted but my real mother never accepted when a Italian familly wanted to adopt me nd my answer was yes, now I live in England, married with a british husband and I'm really happy but the past left some wounds inside my soul, I'm so happy my kids will have a better life
Andreea Spoiala I am in my 60’s in USA these videos were nothing like the videos we saw 30 years ago. They broke everyone’s heart. Everyone here who possibly could went and adopted 1 or 2 children. The problem was there was only a small amount who were available. Their parents couldn’t keep them but wouldn’t sign the adoption papers. Some went so far as to trade them for televisions and whatever they could get. But they really did have nothing.
I’m a survivor of the Romanian orphanages. I was born in 1995 in orphanage #3 Bucharest Romania. To this day I am still scared of the dark and when I was younger I was scared of cold water. Despite the troubles that Romania has faced I will always have pride in my country and where I came from. No country is perfect we just do what you can to make it better every day. 🇷🇴💪🏼
Wow! I was born in Romania in 1997 but the "orphanage" I was given to left no records and is long gone. I'm so grateful I was placed in foster care before being adopted because I think I dodged some of the worse abuses.
Proud of a country that treated their orphans that way.....I think I'd feel differently 🤔
@@chainamarie03 but this is his life and his right to feel whatever he wants. After all Romania is much more than this just like any other country.
I'm from orphanage number one, hi
@@chainamarie03 People are proud of America and look at all the school shootings, poor education, and lack of protection from child labor and child marriage there is here.
She is a beautiful Romanian. I was adopted and I found my family. It was very amazing. I am Romanian at heart and learning who I am on the outside
My best friend was adopted from Bucharest, Romania in 1991 and brought to the United States. I'm so thankful for that because I couldn't imagine my life without her. I encourage her to go back one day to see her motherland, and I hope one day we can go together.
Hey thats me! :D
Aww sweet. Better hope she's talking about you though :p
She would be really dissapointed.
Nessie Andrew I really doubt it , Romania went through some tough times after the fall of communism. There are many parents that had to give their children up for adoption cause they were too young , or because they couldn't afford to raise a child ... but many of those people were just victims of communism and ended up regretting that
decision for the rest of their lives...
My birth mom gave me up because she got pregnant at 18 out of wedlock and her parents disowned her. She didn't have a stable job to be able to care for me. Honestly I feel so blessed that she made that sacrifice to give me up so I could have a better life.
I knew a lady that would go over to Romania just to take supplies,hugs,and kisses to the children of the orphanages.She would go once a year back in the early 90's. she worked all year in order to raise money for the trip and the much needed "Everything" to make each trip of two weeks..She said it was heartbreaking to watch them rock back and forth as away to self soothe themselves..She is gone now but I know that her star shines brighter in the heavens for all of the work and love that she gave to those babies that were living in horrendous conditions..
@ Judy Holiday
Oh, that made me cry. Bless that beautiful lady.
Judy Holiday You were blessed to have known her. Without a doubt, she earned her place in heaven. I would love to take my family to Romania, just so we could give some love to the children in the orphanages. I just started researching orphanages in Romania. Wish me well, so I can make visiting a Romania orphanage with my family a reality.
+ Judy Holiday Years ago, around 2001-2002, I took a holiday job at JC Penny's to earn a little extra cash for xmas. I met a woman who came in and bought at least $1000 of infant and children's clothes, shoes, and baby blankets. As I rang up her purchase, I asked her if she had a very large family. She told me she went once a year to Romania to take clothes to the orphans. She said she had to take them personally, to make sure they weren't stolen by the workers. We weren't supposed to let anyone use our employee discount, but because I was holiday help, and wasn't worried about getting fired, I gave her my 20% discount, and combined it with another coupon for an additional 20% off everything. She asked me if she could buy more clothes, because my discount had saved her so much money. As a young mother, I was fighting back tears as I helped her carry even more clothes and blankets to the counter. Before I rang up the second load, I figured out how much she could spend, with my discounts, and come in under budget. We managed to almost double her usual amount of clothing and I had her drive her car around to the back entrance and helped her carry everything out to her car. The next day my manager asked me about the huge purchase under my employee discount code, and when I told her why, she knew exactly who I was talking about. The woman had been coming in for years to shop for her yearly trip to Romania...and I was the first employee to use my discount to help her. There is something very sad about that...
I am so glad that you shared this with everyone that will be coming here and reading the comments..I am sure that you have been blessed triple fold (Even though that is not why you chose to help her) the world needs more ppl like that lady and you because God uses ppl that have a loving and giving spirit..I can only imagine how loved those little ones felt when dressed in brand new clothes of their very own..This made my evening and I will go to bed with a smile on my face..Thank you for all that you did to make sure she received a 20% discount and that she left with more clothing for those little angels that I am she ever thought possible not to forget that you helped her come in under her budget..Such a beautiful story that shines the light on Goodwill and that is something that our world needs more of desperately..
Nurse calls I was so blessed to have known her she never had children of her own, and after her husband passed suddenly at only 40 years old. She decided to work with the children in Romania's orphanages after listening to a missionary describe the awful conditions that they lived in on a daily basis..I will be keeping you in my prayers and asking our Heavenly Father to guide you and your family on such a selfless journey..Please share your testimony with everyone that way you will be planting another seed in another persons heart to also travel to Romania with much needed supplies and love for those darling angels..I am sorry that my replies are out of order it must be a UA-cam glitch ..I hope everyone understands that I tried to like and reply underneath each comment like I always do on here..
The grandfather's emotions made me cry, how sad that he came back and she'd been given away ):
Yeah, it's amazing that he's lived long enough to meet her when she was looking for him. So happy for them
he can die in peace now... it broke my heart to watch
And wow do they have the same nose! That was such a heartwarming reunion.
I was just sorry that she didn't get his question WHEN (not whether) she will see him again.
I would be happy if she would be able to actually do. I would suggest her to come and bring an album of her pictures, from her childhood to her present - a present no money can buy.
I think she is the kind of daughter he was always missing.
Niki, young lady, you had to swallow down to learn that you were given for adoption because you were a result of a one night stand of your mother. But the genunine happines of your grandfather should make up hundred times any response of your mother.
I think you didn't realise it at that moment, I hope you do when you visit him again!
What gracious souls 🌈 🌈 🌈
I married a Romanian woman in 2005 and she told me about the horrors of the orphanages, but these videos had quite an impact. We sent money to her parents every month for the orphans in her city, and they adopted an orphan who is now in university. I now sponsor two children, one through FARA, shown at about 23:00 and a little Roma boy in Sibiu. Please know that the job is not complete.
As a Romanian I don't support them.They are not roma people they are gipsies.I would deport them back to india
Who in the world are you to think you're better than anybody? People usually live where they are born and adopt the lifestyle of the people around them. Besides, God made all of us. Only money gives special privileges. I'd step back a bit if I were you and start caring about your fellow human beings. Be grateful you aren't in their position.
I just added a little girl through Childhelp for Transylvania in Sibiu and finished preparing for them all a wonderful Christmas. What a joy to help those who need it so much.
Bruce G. God bless you and your family❤ I'm not financially able if so I would adopt as many as they'd allow me to.I am grateful to you even though I don't know you that you are doing all that you can for them
Nice place & simply life.. i love there natures.. this is my wassup# 639070809728 need serious relationship
So sad for Nicci to find out she was the result of a fling and was given up due to her mums new man, and not because they couldn't afford to keep her. Happy she found her Romanian grandad.
I wish she could have met the brother, but I suppose she now can contact him. And, I guess there's no point in meeting her mom, although maybe once for forgiveness' sake? It's all well and good to say ``everything worked out ---'' when for all that mother knew, it would not work out. But, I suppose the mother was stuck between a rock and a hard place -- the ``new man'' I assume was her ticket to survival . . . .
You must see the thing in the context, then having a child outside marriage was very reprehensible.
She seemed really happy with her adopted life, though. But yeah I like how the grandfather was keepin it real lol
So why was her brother left at the orphanage? Were there more than 3 fathers at play?
Guessing her mother was a working girl
Wills compassion for his birth mother really is admirable
God bless you will ❤❤ so plz you have a new life and have made it through ... god bless you
I was born in 1985 and we were 6 children in the family and all of us ended in orphanages. My birth mother was mentally sick and used a pillow to end my life, but I was saved last moment by a neighbor. After that, I was sent to an orphanage and lived till 18 . Some of the kids were adopted and I was happy and jealous at the same time. Luckily for me, I m not disabled or mentally sick. 1 of my sister got it worse because life in the orphanage got her mentally sick. The rest of us are ok and we live all around the world now separated and maybe someday we all meet.
You are very strong, I admire you. Peace and love to you
God bless you, friend. We can see His loving mighthy hand keeping you.
She’s so beautiful and her adoptive parents are beautiful people. I dunno why but her mother talking about wanting her to feel proud of her roots made me tear up. I think it’s the pure genuine love her adoptive parents have for her. It’s so rare to see parents so selfless and putting the kids feelings and needs first. It’s beautiful to see.
This was so neat! I'm adopted from Romania as well. I was adopted out of Suceava. I was in that same orphanage Niki. I was adopted in 1999. I've visited my family 2 in the last 2 years.
This was so wonderful to watch!
I was adopted from there too! I would love to hear your story! In was adopted in 2001, when were you adopted?
Bangladesh
Hi, I see you have a UA-cam. Have you made a video about this? I’d be interested to see it if you have.
@@ElisabethK100 adopted to what country?
I was adopted from Suceava as well!!
"I could wreck someone's life really" ... coming from the mouth of a child who's mother abandoned him. :( Amazing empathy.
MissNebulosity What an amazing human being! He is going to be a brilliant teacher.
MissNebulosity yes, he is very perceptive
It is not self abusing, just considerate and looking at the situation from a different perspective.
lovely soul
Selfless.
Being Romanian born myself I related to this Documentary a lot. I'm glad to see all 3 kids had a somewhat happy ending to their searches. My heart broke for Nicci's biological Grandfather, I imagine it wouldn't have been easy for him too; to love your grandchild and never see them again.
I hope this doesn't sound creepy, but you are gorgeous just like Nicci! I am Romanian myself but was born and raised in the USA so I'm not used to seeing Romanian people aside from my family. Every time I see another Romanian, I feel a connection, and am usually stunned by their beauty. :)
I would love to visit Romania someday! Seems to be a beautiful country with fascinating history. I have family links to both Hungary and Romania, but have only visited Hungary. Great-grandfather fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but his family was from Arad, Romania (at that time I know this was Hungary). I have always been very interested in both countries
Just came back from volunteering at one of those rehabilitation centres in Romania and it was the most amazing experience. It broke my heart to see these adults who have grown up in horrible circumstances in orphanahes, they did not deserve it. Go volunteering in Romania if you want to have an impact on these orphans' lives!
Clara Elena which city did you go to? I am from Romania and I'm thinking about doing this. Or is it a programme with only foreigners?
BlueSwampyCraft I also would like to know that answer
Clara Elena thank you for being good to my people, you are much appreciated, as my situation was the same as these babies, left abandoned in one of these orphanages
Please tell me how to go volunteering. I would like to go
heaven's love Blessings 🙏🏻🌹🌈😇
When she met her grandpa I started crying, what a moving moment.
I was adopted by Greeks from Romania in 1999 and so watching this makes me form an idea of what my early life was like
ela kai esy?
I was adopted in 2000.
@@malakas211990 nai
@@S0cc3r4321 By Greeks? or just adopted generally?
@@theodoraplati6199 Adopted by Americans.
The things that happen at the orphanages in our country (I am Romanian born and raised) are absolutely awful and I feel so lucky to have such good parents, I really want to adopt some day so I can at least give a child the love and care that they deserve.
You are beautiful!
That would be Amazing!!! ❤
I was so shocked to see the people, who weren't adopted. that was really sad
The unconditional love these kids have for thier natural parents is astounding and beautiful. They don't hold any grudges and want to know them in spite of being abandoned by them. My heart is so touched by this.
I was adopted from Romania 🇷🇴 too! I now live in Montana, USA 🇺🇸
Hope your doing well
Jolo Johnston you should visit Romania, the Carpathian Mountains are as beautiful as those of Glacier national park. I visited Montana 2 years ago and definitely reminded my a lot of my homeland which I left 16 years ago. Blessings from Florida!
Georgiana Alexandra Ciobanu are you from Romania? I’ve always dreamed of going there and hiking and everything!!! Taking the train and seeing the country.
Jolo Johnston yes I’m from Romania, if you wanna go I can give you some tips. Imagine it like Montana state but with lots of historical monuments like secular churches and castles, small traditional villages - many of them conserved like they were hundreds of years before, and the delicious cuisine!
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i'm adopted girl, my parents adopted me when i was 4 ...I'm 27 years .. so i'm thankfull to them . i love my adopted parents they are my world 😊 they give me a good education, they raise me with love, they give me what they can they give me their love .. because of them i am who i am today .. i love them ! ☺ . And i wish to adopt a child, when i will get married . God bless all the children . And btw i meet my biologic parents 1 year ago, i have 2 sisters .. but .. they treat me with a cold love .. they don.t care about me .. and my sistersy was treating me like a stranger .. saying that i dont belong to their family .. and i realise that .. they really still don.t want me , after 23 years . but i don't judge them..i wish them all the best and luck !
:-) That just shows what a great job your adoptive parents did. You handle that with so much grace and no resentment. You are a wonderful person :-) and it is their loss. All the best xoo
em D . thank you very much, God bless you ! ! my adopted parents was agree to meet my biologic parents, but they was affraid that i might choose to be with my biologic parents .. but i was telling them that no matter what, i considered them my real and my true parents, not my biologig parents . And yeah, i was dissapointed and sad the way my biologic parents treat me . But this is the life ☺ . I'm happy with my adopted parents and i won.t change them for nothong .
Maddison Michelle You can be sure your biological parents didn't love your sister either, you cannot love one child and hate the other one.
Just remember your adoptive parents CHOSE YOU.
lipacinom .. well, my biologic parents, they didnt left my sisters at the orphanage as they do with me, so i don.t know ...
My boyfriends adopted and I’m so grateful he was given a chance to live life. He’s a blessing from God. We plan to adopt as well. Everyone deserves love. God bless.
✝️💯🫂
I grew up in foster car from 10 to 17. I had a couple ugly families, and 1 awesome one, but they as well as my last one decided it wasn't for them. My best family I was with for 5 yrs. They were Christians, farmers, a school lunch aide and a bus driver. It broke my heart that they didn't want to adopt us and gave us away at 15. My sister and I. I don't understand why these babies are left like they are. There are SO many families who want babies.. Adoption shouldn't be so difficult. The governments place kids with any foster families, who mainly do it for the money, but families who want to adopt have it tougher. Why?
I completely agree Lisa. I’m so sorry that why happened to you - happened to you :( love from the U.K. - ps, I’m trying to adopt from the former Soviet Union.
💔 i wish we could save all children from that heartache
As the mother of an adopted son this was beautiful to see. I cried the whole time
The letter from Will's mother expressed her deep sadness.
And yes, in Niki's case, I was so happy for the old man who was able to see his beautiful grown-up granddaughter. It moved me too!
And yes, mrs. Vogler, if your little adoptive son some day finds his parents, it's a gamble, but maybe a great win for for him. You loose nothing, or maybe it's close to him finding a girlfriend or wife - his life will change, but your relationship will still continue and grow, just maybe on a different level.
He will cherish your current efforts even more. You are a sensual person and (by being that) I think a great mom.
💋🌹🌈🙏🏻😇
Erin, you are a beautiful
human being inside and out.
I wish you the very best
on raising your son.
God bless you...
Bangladesh
I am one of those adopted romanian babies❤️🇷🇴👶🏼
Edit: found my bio family too
Elisa sarra Hi I am from Romania and I live in England if you want to know more about Romania or anything else please feel free to contact me. My Facebook is nsme is Amena Ramona Loredana Mohammed
I am so glad you were adopted. Please do your best to have a happy life and help those who are less fortunate. :-)
Me too
cute as well, nice!!
Elisa sarra hey I’m an Romanian adoptee too
In 1990, I was adopted from Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania. I was almost 5 . I was able to meet my biological parents, and it was a great experience.
Melania Ullerick wow! this is extraordinary! i am from Drobeta Turnu -Severin!
things were bad for children in the orphanages and unfortunatelly things are still bad for them nowadays,especially with all the birocracy and corruption!
many people want to adopt ,both romanians and foreigners but the system is very corrupted and sometimes years pass before the adoptive parents could take the kids home.
i am very glad for you! wish you only the best!
I'm happy for you and that it was a great experience when you met your birth parents. I was adopted from Romania as well, at age 8, and have met and reconnected with my birth family. I'd love to hear your story sometime if you'd like to share it! I wish you the best!
im very happy to hear! I'm from Romania as well ( I don't remember the exact place ) but I was from an orphanage myself.
Ma bucur ca ti-a placut.
A beautiful documentary! Thank you to the British people for your big hearts & adopting some of the Romanian orphans who have grown up into wonderful adults. The world has never forgotten these heart-wrenching pictures we saw back then of the Orphanages. Thank God for the good stories & we pray for the remaining children!
@Wakkad Sound I agree with you. They should know their culture and native language.
It's so sad when the babies sooth themselves by rocking for hours. I would have loved to cuddle and rain kisses all day long! It's just heart breaking.
So many ended up autistic. Healthy babies. They all looked instantly happy when the English came to pick them up. That is amazing since they had basically no human contact as babies. Amazing how they instantly smiled and looked happy!
samsara 1970 omg tell me about it! Rocking themselves, that broke my heart in a million pieces! The damage it may cause to someone’s cognitive development
If you think this is sad, watch this documentary and have a box of tissues close by ua-cam.com/video/9K5_iGCE7RY/v-deo.html
omg you are so right. I just want to cuddle these beautiful babies. Have you seen the documentary called "the dying room" it's absolutely horrific. All the best to you love. I was orphaned and sent to sadistic home for children. I wasn't adopted out until I was 8. I'm glad to hear you were adopted so quickly. 💜
@@citizendick1035 my comment right above yours has a link to "The dying room" absolutely the saddest thing I've ever seen. My heart broke and my stomach was sick for those babies. How could anyone treat infants and children that way? I'm so sorry you went through it for 8 years and I pray you got adopted by a loving family ♥️♥️
I was born and grew up in Romania and those were years of extreme poverty for many people. Imagine having to hurry up home after school so that your sister can wear your boots to go to school in the afternoon or meeting her on the way home and giving her the winter cap as she didn't have one and it was freezingly cold - that is what my neighbours used to do and many others. In a way I can understand that young boy's mother decision to give him up for adoption because as a mother I know that seeing your child suffer is a parent's worst nightmare. But giving up your child in order to marry a guy is despicable. Not worthy to be called a human being - even animals are much better.
lipacinom ,not agree with you .I am Romanian ,I had everything I needed in my childhood.I didn't suffer at all.Well,not everyone was rich ,but most of people had jobs,houses,free education.It was bad because we didn't had freedom and access to west life.The abortion was forbidden.But now ,after 27 years it is worse day by day . There's freedom but it is slavery at the same time.These mother fuckers politicians keep stealing everything was built in communism's time.Now you can say it is a very poor country.I left Romania with 10 years ago and I will never live there again.Romania it is destroyed
lol, wow your comment started of so heartwarming and loving, and it ended in such a hateful way. lol. I am always amazed at how humans are so capable of such hate in spite of still having compassion. The duality of your opinion is very puzzling.
alphabetsouptoday ,this is because am fucking tired and all the Romanians are of these shit politicians who sold and steal our country.They don't have workers coz most of them are abroad.We never had this in Ceausescu's time.They need teachers, doctors, ingineers.They play with people's lives and they left Romania for a better life.I am a teacher ,but I was cleaner in Sweden,now am driver and still study at my age of 41.You have to go to see children in the street haw they live .Even in Sweden there are thousands of romanian begers .Why politicians are stealing since 1989 ,to buy properties abroud and they don't raise the economy to offer jobs to people??You have no idea haw it is Romania now .Such a special and rich country because a country from the 3th world.Now you get my point ?
Emilia Mariam Hima din cauza lui Ceausescu multi copii au avut de suferit
jobs , houses,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cine plm v-a mintit in halul asta,romanii nu vor de fapt sa-si aminteasca de 86-89,
What a lovely group of young people. Their adoptive families must be so proud of them.
I have 2 friends who are sisters who were both adopted by a teacher who was single and could not have children of her own from romania as babies. One of them actually got her masters degree in music education and just got married and moved to Scotland with her husband who is originally from there.. so amazing to know they came from a terrible place like this to grow up to be wonderful educated people. Great documentary very educational..
Such a wonderful outcome for Nikki!
I had tears streaming down my face watching this whole documentary. I very nearly gave up my only child. I'm so very glad I didn't.
Blessed be all those who have been adopted. May you all have amazing lives. 💖
Nicky is stunningly beautiful and I'm thrilled she found her grandfather. Wil has hopefully given his mom closure and Chezerina has made a beautiful life for herself and her studies. What an amazing story and video this was. I really enjoyed watching it.
It’s amazing that these three people experienced what they did in their most important, formative years and turned out to be so well adjusted and wonderful adults. It just shows how big the impact of a loving family can have, even if they are not your biological relatives.
Till now 80% of kids in Orphanages here in Romania are abandoned by their parents, They get to see their parents on holidays, its impossible for foreigners to adopt a child here now and the orphanages are run by corrupt government officials and foreign organisations, I moved to Romania for the same reason to help these kids but everyone apart from the children has fought me it has been a very hard 4 years of struggle against this corruption but thank god this last year I was able to save one of them as he becoming 18 yrs old this year and im planning to send him to Germany to reunite him with his mum and older sister, people need to come and see with their own eyes the horrible abuse still happening to this day. It has been the hardest 4 years of my life :( but well worth it :)
Mussy Design - Are you still in Romania? What is your country of origin?
Bless you.
@ Mussy Design
Thank you for trying to help these poor children! It's horrific. Beyond horrific.
Is there anyway I can help?
Thanks for bringing more of them to Germany. Why not to America, since it is the best country in the world? Or do you think Germany doesn't have enough foreign criminals already?
I recall having had my first son, watching a documentary on the Romanian Orphanages and I broke down in tears, begging my husband to allow us to adopt at least one. We simply didn't know where to start as there was no www back then. With hindsight, and knowing just how much love I have to give, I wish we had pursued it but we weren't mega wealthy like the doctors etc who adopted children
Soon after the revolution (1989) it was pretty easy as there were almost no rules, little bureaucracy. If you had a little money to pay the orphanage people, you were fine.
Yeah, there were other Westerners who literally flew to Romania and met brokers in their hotel lobbies. It seemed a lot of Westerners were deeply troubled by the children's plight back then.
I had the same experience! The documentary and news broke my heart and my husband was practical and said there’s no way we could afford it. So I just prayed for them and cried. Watching this, especially Nikki, was really heartwarming.
Chez - such an awesome attitude. So positive. Nicci - seems like such a lovely and sensitive person, very aware of the feelings of others. Will - also seems like such a gentle, loving person.
I was adopted from Turnu Sevirn in 98 myself and I'm surprised that the kids in this video have that much info about their birth families. They have pictures addresses and have been able to write to one of the parents. I don't have any of that, just a last name. I'm happy for them I think they're lucky to have all that information.
Have you researched agencies that specialize in reuniting adopters with their birth families?
Same, all I have is a name and with how many stories they told about my origins, we don't even know if that was her real name.
@@Robynhoodlum maybe you should try, friend. I’m married to a Romanian orphanage survivor named Andras Raski. I hope someday we can go there and visit Romania, I believe it would do him good.
40:57 grandpa has to be thinking "let me look at you, was it really me that produced a daughter that produced a child so beautiful"? Proud Papa right there❤️🌹
I remember seeing photos/film of babies & kids in orphanages there, it was so sad and shocking. I'm glad these ones escaped via adoption. This was very moving, thank you to those who agreed to be filmed and for making this.
My parents were in Romania when Ceausescu was there and he didn't let anyone in or out of Romania, but when he left, my parents moved to Toronto, Canada and that's where I live today with my parwnts and Brother
You mean when he was killed?
This is so heartbreaking and bittersweet to watch. I was born in Romania 1997 and was adopted in 1999 with my brother. We both were in an orphanage as well.
Cried a lot more than expected watching this. Lovely that the adopted children all had good lives. So sad for those left behind.
I've seen a lot of documentaries on orphanages, its really hard to watch some of them.
Most are just left there to die without proper attention and medication.
Im glad to see most we're adopted into loving families.
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Please dont tell me same story in 2018 with orphanages for disabled etc ... if so no more excuses I am afraid
Most are NOT adopted
Most are NOT adopted and a lot of kids die in orphanages - they're not good solutions.
I'm adopted from Romania as well. Very comforting and beautiful stories. I wish I knew something about my biological family and it's great to know that people have happy endings.
There is a group on Facebook called The Never Forgotten Romanian Children, it's dedicated to reuniting adoptees with their birth families. Please check them out, they're a group of Romanians who have had siblings adopted out of the country. Feel free to reach out to m e as well. I was adopted from there at age 8 and have been back there at least 4 times. There's nothing that compares with the feeling of meeting your birth family for the first time. I wish that for you.
LOVED this. Both of my parents are from Romania and my dad escaped Romania to come to America before Ceaucescu's end.
I'm adopted from Romania and have been there a few times as my birth family still lives there along with my in-laws. I would love to hear more about what Romania was like during Ceausescu's reign. If your parents would be willing to talk about it or share some information, I'd love nothing more than to hear their stories. Please reach me on here if they're interested. Merci mult!
You were one lucky kid
I grew up in Romania till I was 25 when I married and moved to Canada and I can say that under ceausescu it was a harsh life but now it’s like other country in Europe and my husband also escaped from there in 88 through iugoslavia and risked his life , where are you in the states?
I was born in Sibiü, Romania in 1990. Was the youngest of 9 sisters. I was adopted shortly before my 1st birthday. My case was closed so I know nothing about my biological family, but I've always wondered if they are still alive. I was a late product of Nicolai Checeascue. He was assassinated by the rebellion 6 months before my birth. I do know my last name was Roth. That's all I have. I live in Idaho ironically... I heard it was mentioned in the documentary.. It would be great to track my biological family.
Poor little babies. I'm so glad you made it!!! Will, look how wonderful you are now!!
great documentary. Such love with that grandfather and all the family had moved away. I felt so sorry for him.
I, 'm also adopted from Romania I have the best life here in the Netherlands but I always think about my roots
Come and visit Roumania! There are a lot of nice place and people!
yee, it'd be great if you visited. it might feel nice. but never feel obligated to!
Dat is mooi!👍
What is you re romanian name?
Bless the English people who took on these dear sweet tiny human beings.
Shocking. I had a friend in school who was adopted from Romania to the republic of Ireland. She was 2 when she was adopted. She has scars all over her hands and feet from being burned by hot water in the orphanage. She had night terrors from her time there. Really sad and it greatly affected her mentally.
Nikki looks like her Grandfather. Its so sweet the way he loves. She helped heal his broken heart and he helped heal her broken heart. ❤
The empathy these grown children have for the birth parents is a beautiful thing .
Nicci brought so much joy to her grandfather! His face just lit right up! I hope they are able to stay in touch.
This makes me want to adopt/foster care even more!
Beatriz Pereira my daughter said the same, she really wants to adopt only that she is not married yet 😀
If it was easier to adopt I would adopt 2 but it's very hard the first thing they want to know if you have $
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It was sooooo nice to see Will meet his biological family. Hoping Nicki gets to meet her biological family.
Huh, as an Romanian myself I do like the neutrality of this video in terms of presentation. I expected the usual ugly imagery that is frequently used for depicting Romania, specifically looking for everything that's old, dirty and depressing, in order to elicit a strong emotional response from the viewer. This video would've been the perfect vehicle for adding some more dirt on our already internationally tarnished image.
Instead, the makers of this video choose to present Romania as it is, with both the ugly and the beautiful, without adding any colors of their own.
I expected to cringe at every image and get furious or annoyed for all the false imagery, but instead I was like: yep, this is how we look like.
airspeedmph doc
Român fiind, constientizeaza faptul ca din pacate inca mai exista asa ceva in minunata noastra patrie. Indiferenta si mâna largă a celor de la putere sunt vinovate
Romanian here (mom's side). Ditto - the same thing.
I understand what your saying. I'm from eastern Kentucky. The only time my area is talked about is when they are pushing the dirty, poor, appalachian stereotype.
I feel like people constantly do this with Eastern European countries! I haven't been to Romania, but I was in Hungary and several countries in the Balkans and they were beautiful places that were nowhere like all the imagery i'd seen in the movies. The people were very kind too.
we need a part 2 , what a great documentary
Nikki got lucky being given up for adoption... 3 brothers in prison she might have followed that path and might even be worse.
I am 22 and also adopted from Romania to The Netherlands. I am abandoned by my mom and I found her, but I still need answers to the questions I have.
i feel deeply sorry for MY OWN....and for you darling
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I’m Dutch too, I just wanted to ask whether you are angry with your biological parents. Ik vraag het wel in het Nederlands, ben je nog weleens boos op je biologische ouders
Hope you found some answers
Such a sad yet beautiful documentary. I hope that the wounds will heal & the eyes will start to shine for all involved. Wishing them all peace & love
Those orphanage images kill me. How can anyone treat children - babies! - so horribly? I can understand not having enough supplies or enough people to go around.
But there's no excuse to not hold them, talk to them, love them!
Yesica1993 i watched the documentary about that orphanage and cried the whole time.cant get it out of my head. All they needed was a cuddle, affection and to be children.
And just beat them instead. It's like a concentration camp for babies, and I'm not exaggerating one bit.
Except when you get treated this badly at such a young age, it can have far worse consequences than if it happens later in life.
Yesica1993 Who are you to say who has an excuse and who does not? You know nothing of these people's lives, what they have been through. Self righteousness is out of place.
thanks for understanding. I myself was adopted from a Romanian orphanage.
those babies were treated better than some other places
I refrained from crying all the time, I left Romania at the age of 18, and since then I live in England/London with a brother of mine, my parents always told me to stay here in London and stay there because it's better .. I wanted to go back but they stopped me and told me I had nothing to do there. I don't know what to think, sometimes I get depressed feeling lonely , but Life Is not easy and i will try to not do this if i will ever have a child. God bless everyone who read or watch this Documentary.
God bless you to my friend Jesus loves you never forget, when you don't feel wanted or appreciated, just know He loves you dearly ♥️
This literally made me cry. 😢
My Auntie and Uncle adopted a child from the Orphanage in Romania in 1988/89. I was a long battle for the child to settle in a family life. The boy was only 2 and a half years old. He is now a lawyer in Italy.
This is a beautiful story. I always wondered what happened to the children of Romania. I feel so happy for the ones that were adopted and that had wonderful lives. Thank God for that.
So touching. I am 38 and single. I have so much love to still give. I am a Mother but there is room for more. I am prepping my live so I can adopt and foster in the near future. I can't wait.
Hello Liz how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
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The videos of all the babies in the orphanage they keep playing, heartwrenching.
I cried so much watching this! To be a human being is something so precious and no one should be left alone, because everyone is precious!
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Awesome documentary about some wonderful young people!! Will, especially, impressed me.
This is the most beautiful video. There was a bit of surrealism, watching it, and remembering that heartbreaking period in Romania's history. It is so wonderful to see the happy young people whose lives were changed because of adoption. It's also lovely to read many of the comments below from Romanians who were adopted and have had good lives. Thank you.
Hi Queen, how’re you doing?
Wow, this documentary was quite the tear jerker ;( I’m glad these adopted kids were able to find their roots. I’m from Romania, living in Canada now. Breaks my heart that some babies were left in those conditions. I hope and pray conditions in these government facilities are much better now 🙏
These stories made me cry! So happy for these children who were adopted!
Hi Stephanie, how’re you doing?
My mother had two daughters in Romania and my father moved them here to Chicago and I was born shortly after in 1991 and my parents were beyond relieved to have left Romania. We are the only ones from our whole family to have come to the US and I’ve only been able to speak to my extended family via social media. Never met any of them. Just my mother and my sisters. This was an amazing video and I definitely appreciate it thank you!
Really emotional and heartbreaking. After I watched this I remembered what my mother used to say about my generation ( Romanian children born after 1990) that we were all wanted children and not born just because a law demanded it. Feeling just as lucky as Nicky :-)
World should know more about such orphanage because there are millions of people ready to hug these little angel who really will be better parents then their birth parents ,God bless whomever has bring this up my humble request to you please keep making more documentary about these forgotten places
My family has a lot of adopted children in it. They are my FAVORITE cousins! Lol
The joy in that grandfather's face seeing his granddaughter is just so beautiful. I lost mine in 2008. He was my light in a dark world. I miss him so much! We had an amazing relationship and I miss just hearing him call my name in his playful way. Who's cutting onions at 7 am?
The Romanians have such beautiful bone structure.
Filthy Lucre you need your eyesight to get checked
I agree, they are a bunch of good looking people. Or maybe they just coincidentally fall into "my type" (I like dark hair etc)....I remember thinking that when I was in Romania a few years ago, too.
Filthy Lucre Thank you very much!
Dita Rivera Romanian people are beautiful I know because I married one😀
Andrea C now why would you say that?
Adopted from Romania myself , Targu Mures in 2000, 3 years after I was born. Now living in South Florida. A lot of us are Romani. Children of Indian immigrants who settled in parts of Europe. I recommend y’all look at your histories. Much love.
Ok, the emotional meeting with the real grandfather had me crying.
I was born in in 94 from a children's home in constanta Romania. I was adopted when I was 7 and I still have survivors guilt that I was adopted and the other kids I grew up with. A horrible childhood will always stay with you, but God bless our adopted parents who showed compassion when when nobody else would ❤️
All i can think of throughout this documentary is just what beautiful hearts they have.
None of them were aggressive or bitter about their horrible past and the people involved . Instead they approached the situation with an open heart,open mind and most importantly with great empathy. In general, there’s a whole lot of people who lacks in the ability to do that.
The foster mom and her daughter are gems aw omg
I really wanted to see her find her Mum and brother but good she got to meet her grandad, maybe after his story she was happy not to continue searching for her mother.
Will’s maturity really got me, especially because he is still young man but still so perceptive, kind and compassionate towards his birth mother. I also love the two girls and their level of maturity and understanding for their parents. God bless them all ❤
I didn’t want this documentary to end.
I want a follow up
Nicky is stunning and grew into a lovely clever young lady. Her adoptive parents did an amazing job at bringing her up and making sure she felt the love of a proper family .
it kills me to see the abandoned babies 😭😭😠
In that Time the people was very poor😟😟😞 don’t just I you know what happened, when Ceausescu was president he did not agree with abortion, then a family brings 5-6 children, and did not have enough financial situation to raise them all, that's why many were given for adoption 😞😔
This is incredibly moving.. I am coming up on 31 years old and have never been back to Romania and have this deep burning desire to go back to visit, hopefully find my own family as well.
It's so cool to see the stories of other Romanian Adoptees in the comments and I hope that you are all well, it's crazy to think just how our lives would have ended up if it weren't for the sad or complicated circumstances that lead to our adoption, but also possibly how lucky we were.
That's so sad that Nikki's dad passed away, it was great she met her Grandfather it made him happy.
My heart goes out to these poor orphans. I would adopt these babies in a heartbeat.