User:Stoph verismo

stoph verismo'''   '''stoph verismo is an Australian artist who creates in many media and mediums.

Due to the devout Catholic upbringing of his natural mother, her age (16) and the death in a motor vehicle accident of his natural father, the baby named Christopher born in 1969 was adopted at forty days old. One of the stipulations of the adoption was that the baby be placed with a Catholic family and raised within the church. Adopter by Harry and Helen Bibby, Christopher grew up knowing he was adopted as did his younger adopted brother Paul.

As per the request of his natural family, the Bibby's were devout Roman Catholics and the church of St Brigids Mordialloc was central to the family, with Harry in the church choir and a special minister, Helen a former student and teacher at St Brigids primary school and many other members of the family involved in both church and school.

The home life of the Bibby family was quiet and somewhat insular with no exceptional events until 1974; the year Christopher started primary school. Having not attended kindergarten the 4 year old was resistant to leaving the familiarity of his house and endeavoured to run away; forced to attend, in time he settled into the routine. Unfortunately, within several months, both Harry and Helen lost heir fathers within 24 hours and this set off a series of events that stoph believes has had long term consequences.

Helen, noted as being a particularly nervous character by the assessors for the adoption of Christopher, had a breakdown and was bed ridden due to her grief and inability to cope with two young boys. During this time stoph remembers little but did spend time with extended family. "The most vivid recollection i have, is seeing her propped up in bed in a terribly fatigued state while a doctor