How and Why it All Started
On the evening of the 23rd of June, 2016, Lydia and I were laid in bed watching the results of the Brexit referendum coming in. Some of the early results were a little surprising, there seemed to be more 'Leave' votes than anyone anticipated. We dismissed these as outliers. Everyone knew that a final result for 'Remain' was inevitable, and that as more results come in, the overall numbers would correct themselves. It was getting late and Lydia and I were both tired. We were confident that come the morning the status quo would be maintained, and we could all get on with our lives. But as we slept, this happened: When we woke up and saw the news we were flabbergasted. I ran the full gamut of negative emotions: disbelief, anger, sadness, confusion, fear, and many more. The best analogy for my feelings I can think of, as a German living in my adopted UK home, is the following: " I feel like an adopted child being told by my adopted parents that they don't lov
