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Another adoption video (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Dec 2018 OP
OK, ya got me--I-m crying. nt tblue37 Dec 2018 #1
I am tearing up. Doreen Dec 2018 #2
To me, it got spoiled with the joke about kicking him out when he's 18. pnwmom Dec 2018 #3
Our beloved grandson was adopted at birth. nolabear Dec 2018 #4
More about the story More_Cowbell Dec 2018 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author More_Cowbell Dec 2018 #6

pnwmom

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3. To me, it got spoiled with the joke about kicking him out when he's 18.
Thu Dec 27, 2018, 02:46 AM
Dec 2018

Some parents do talk like that (and some mean it), even with biological children. But I think jokes like that might carry a special sting with an adopted child.

Yes, I know he laughed. That doesn't mean it was a good joke for the adult to make.

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