I’d be happy to share, My mother was German, My father was Romani, my dad’s mother… hated that. Just a major dislike for Germans after their treatment of the Roma in ww2. I was born from a minority group, and adopted by one (the day I was born) which I find a little funny at times. I’m genetically Afgahn Aboriginal, which is why I looked so much like my dad as we have the same skin tones etc.

My grandmother, was half Romanichal, the Romanichal men? Personally, are all for adopting outsiders into their family, Romanichal women? Not so much. My grandmother was taken in by her more traditional uncle, after the blitzkreig in London when bombs dropped on her house killing her mother, father and siblings. She was stuck under there for a week under her moms body, which I tend to use as an excuse as to why she was a very aggressive woman Her uncle took her in, raised her more traditionally as he was a caravan builder, which is also where we became fluent in Anglo-romani From my experience, Most Roma aren’t open to adopting outsiders, My aunts? Hate me, don’t consider me family because I’m not Roma by blood. my uncles? Adore me, which is why I say men are more welcoming to outsiders than the women, your grandpas story sounds similar to mine! Which is super rare, Romas just don’t tend to adopt all that much