I’m so proud of her for being able to move past all her resentment and let her dad in. I’m so happy for her and she deserves all good things in the world.
My Mum was adopted as a baby, she never thought of finding her bio parents till she got sick, she ended up finding she had a older half brother that was also adopted out, her parents were still together they ended up adopting two children and one bio daughter. In the end she was glad she got to meet them before she passed away she said it gave her closure.
As an adoptee myself, this brings so much closure. I’ve been struggling with not knowing my bio parents for my entire life and nobody around me quit understands what I’m going through. This means a lot and is helping me forgive my own biological parents. I want nothing more than for them to know that I forgive them.
"They prayed for me" yet they never looked for her after they got their $hit together. They even had other kids ... this poor girl I can't even imagine what she went through in the system. I wish her nothing but the best
It's stories like this that reassure my belief that adoption isn't always the answer. This poor woman. I can't imagine aging out in the system, that must have been so traumatic.
It's hard to comment on this because I can't imagine being in a parent's position and genuinely believing that someone could raise my child better than I can myself. But many people have children accidentally before they're ready. These parents were young and did what they truly believed was best for their child. Ironically that decision worked out best for them and their future children rather than their oldest. I'm sure the father thinks about that and has that guilt weighing on him daily :(
Wow, why did these parents not check on the status of this child when their circumstances improved? Instead they let her age out of an orphanage for 18 years??? That’s supreme idiocy and carelessness. “Praying” every day for her was totally useless. They could have pulled her out of the orphanage when she was 4, 5, 6, or 7. That still would have been better than leaving her there for 18 years. They treated their child like a disposable object. Horrific.
That’s something that really bugs me. Him and his wife “prayed” for OP and assumed she was adopted but they never bothered to actually check up on her until after she aged out of the system and SHE reached out to HIM? That’s 17+ years; more than enough time to at least attempt to check up on the child you apparently cried about and thought of all the time. I’m happy for OP for finally getting her family but Jesus Christ.
Yes. And the fact that she was given up at 1 instead of at birth. They took her home and for a year let her get attached and bond with them only to then give her up. That's fucked
So I lost my dad last year and he and mom were madly in love till the end. My mom has basically made being a grandmother her reason to live. Luckily after years of both having fertility issues, my SIL and I are both pregnant. We currently have two 5 year olds (boy and girl), but until this year weren't able to have more kids. We are having two little boys, one of which could be born any day now. My point of this is she probably has no idea how much her coming into her dad's life at this moment is helping her dad through his grief. I love that they are in therapy together and I hope this all works out great in the end.
Both of my parents were adopted, I don’t speak to my father so I know nothing of his adoption. However, within the last few months of 2021 my mom got into contact with her birth mother. Her father passed a few years ago sadly. We get to meet her and my great aunt this year. Trippy enough my mom when she was younger looks exactly like my baby cousin who passed at 5 years old. My mom is also biracial which is why her Bio dads family never knew about my bio gma.
I'm sobbing...I can't imagine giving up a baby that I wanted to keep. I realize for some people it's the best choice or what they want. But it's funny how we can give money to orphanages or foster care but not parents who would love to have their kid. ❤
I always hear how long people have to wait to adopt babies because everyone wants babies and not older kids then you hear of a child aging out of the system from a BABY. That is so sad!
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he thought she was adopted, but she aged out of the system. had he checked in on her before she was 18, he could have found out. The USA does everything in its power to reunite families, even when they shouldn't be reunited.
Wouldn't you think that there would be a system in place that they check in with the birth parents every couple of years if the kid is still in the system? If they get adopted out then fair enough, but if they are still in the orphanage, you would think they would check with the birth parents, even covertly so as to spare the child's feelings. Peoples circumstances change and there will be more people out there who had no choice but to put their child up for adoption and then they become capable parents later. Why wouldn't the orphanage check?
I'm sorry, at the age of one? At that point there's a bond already, they call you momma & dadda. That is so sad! After the age of one you are no longer a baby, you are a toddler. Must have been so traumatic for her never seeing her parents again and not understanding why🥺. They raised you for one year and decide to give you up. That's super tough. There's public aid, and other ways to do it. I think they gave up on the child to be child-free and live their lives with out the "burden" of looking after a kid. Maybe more for themselves than for the child. How could you give up your one year old? I have a one year old and I cannot imagine doing this. I'm her favorite person, I am her safety. I cannot imagine taking that away from her so abruptly. If you gotta do it, do it when they are newborns so they don't form a connection with you and vice versa. That's just so cruel 😔
This story is awful. I see nothing “beautiful” here. How can you give up your baby that you lived with for over a year and then let her rot in the system without ever checking on her while having more children and living a nice life? This story makes me mad, especially the fact that people act like it’s a “beautiful” story. No, it’s not. It’s awful.
The fact that her great Aunt called her what she called her mom, ....baby.....I'm in tears
Every time I sit down to watch these my 7 year old marches in and sits down too and goes “OKAY what’s the drama?!”
I can’t have anything to myself 😂
Like momma like daughter. That’s adorable!
Good bonding. Try taking a bath for 1 hour a day as me time if ya really need it.
My 8 year old daughter likes watching these with me.
Goodness how amazing!!! I can't to have a bff like this
I’m so proud of her for being able to move past all her resentment and let her dad in. I’m so happy for her and she deserves all good things in the world.
Love the happy ending, so glad she got her dad.
My Mum was adopted as a baby, she never thought of finding her bio parents till she got sick, she ended up finding she had a older half brother that was also adopted out, her parents were still together they ended up adopting two children and one bio daughter. In the end she was glad she got to meet them before she passed away she said it gave her closure.
Sorry for your loss
As an adoptee myself, this brings so much closure. I’ve been struggling with not knowing my bio parents for my entire life and nobody around me quit understands what I’m going through. This means a lot and is helping me forgive my own biological parents. I want nothing more than for them to know that I forgive them.
I'm am just in tears.. so glad they came together.
That was a beautiful and heartwrenching story. I'm so sad OP lost my mum, but so happy for her that she got to get her dad back
"They prayed for me" yet they never looked for her after they got their $hit together. They even had other kids ... this poor girl I can't even imagine what she went through in the system. I wish her nothing but the best
It's stories like this that reassure my belief that adoption isn't always the answer. This poor woman. I can't imagine aging out in the system, that must have been so traumatic.
I absolutely agree. Adoption doesn't guarantee a better life, it only guarantees a different life.
It's hard to comment on this because I can't imagine being in a parent's position and genuinely believing that someone could raise my child better than I can myself. But many people have children accidentally before they're ready. These parents were young and did what they truly believed was best for their child. Ironically that decision worked out best for them and their future children rather than their oldest. I'm sure the father thinks about that and has that guilt weighing on him daily :(
They gave her up when she was ONE… so sad.
my one year old would have been completely terrified if she went without me or her dad 😔
I grew up in foster care and your dad is 100% right about the connection you have between your birth parents either way
Wow, why did these parents not check on the status of this child when their circumstances improved? Instead they let her age out of an orphanage for 18 years??? That’s supreme idiocy and carelessness. “Praying” every day for her was totally useless. They could have pulled her out of the orphanage when she was 4, 5, 6, or 7. That still would have been better than leaving her there for 18 years. They treated their child like a disposable object. Horrific.
That’s something that really bugs me. Him and his wife “prayed” for OP and assumed she was adopted but they never bothered to actually check up on her until after she aged out of the system and SHE reached out to HIM? That’s 17+ years; more than enough time to at least attempt to check up on the child you apparently cried about and thought of all the time. I’m happy for OP for finally getting her family but Jesus Christ.
Yes. And the fact that she was given up at 1 instead of at birth. They took her home and for a year let her get attached and bond with them only to then give her up. That's fucked
So I lost my dad last year and he and mom were madly in love till the end. My mom has basically made being a grandmother her reason to live. Luckily after years of both having fertility issues, my SIL and I are both pregnant. We currently have two 5 year olds (boy and girl), but until this year weren't able to have more kids. We are having two little boys, one of which could be born any day now. My point of this is she probably has no idea how much her coming into her dad's life at this moment is helping her dad through his grief. I love that they are in therapy together and I hope this all works out great in the end.
I have been watching more like listening in while at work. These videos seem to make the day go by faster.
Happy to keep you company while you work :)
I have never cried in a story you have read but this one got me 😭😭😭
This made me cry so much❤️
This was such a wholesome story!!♥️
I think the dad getting both of them into counseling is both a great and very smart/mature choice
Ugh! What a beautiful story! 😭
How did he mistakenly think she'd been adopted when she just stayed in the foster system? Man the foster system is all kinds of fkd up
Yessss Dad! It's been too long!
Both of my parents were adopted, I don’t speak to my father so I know nothing of his adoption. However, within the last few months of 2021 my mom got into contact with her birth mother. Her father passed a few years ago sadly. We get to meet her and my great aunt this year. Trippy enough my mom when she was younger looks exactly like my baby cousin who passed at 5 years old. My mom is also biracial which is why her Bio dads family never knew about my bio gma.
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So happy you found us
I kind of don’t understand the part where he assumed she got adopted because in certain states you are able to check and figure it out
i listen to these video to drive and at work. i love these so much. they make me feel happy. :)
I'm sobbing...I can't imagine giving up a baby that I wanted to keep. I realize for some people it's the best choice or what they want. But it's funny how we can give money to orphanages or foster care but not parents who would love to have their kid. ❤
I always hear how long people have to wait to adopt babies because everyone wants babies and not older kids then you hear of a child aging out of the system from a BABY. That is so sad!
i'm gonna start crying
I love this story soo much it hit me right in the feels!
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
rest in peace to the mom
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If it’s your dad’s cousin. It’s your cousin as well. It’s not your aunt.
Different cultures have different names for this relationship.
That aunt is crazy!!! She's her mother! She has all the right to go to her funeral!!!
wow what a sad story but I'm glad it has a happy ending
Can you please include the links to the stories in your description?
They should be on the full version of this theme :)
Why am I crying so much
he thought she was adopted, but she aged out of the system. had he checked in on her before she was 18, he could have found out. The USA does everything in its power to reunite families, even when they shouldn't be reunited.
Missing your dad socks lol
Wouldn't you think that there would be a system in place that they check in with the birth parents every couple of years if the kid is still in the system? If they get adopted out then fair enough, but if they are still in the orphanage, you would think they would check with the birth parents, even covertly so as to spare the child's feelings. Peoples circumstances change and there will be more people out there who had no choice but to put their child up for adoption and then they become capable parents later. Why wouldn't the orphanage check?
This one hits me me hard.
I'm sorry, at the age of one? At that point there's a bond already, they call you momma & dadda. That is so sad! After the age of one you are no longer a baby, you are a toddler. Must have been so traumatic for her never seeing her parents again and not understanding why🥺. They raised you for one year and decide to give you up. That's super tough. There's public aid, and other ways to do it. I think they gave up on the child to be child-free and live their lives with out the "burden" of looking after a kid. Maybe more for themselves than for the child. How could you give up your one year old? I have a one year old and I cannot imagine doing this. I'm her favorite person, I am her safety. I cannot imagine taking that away from her so abruptly. If you gotta do it, do it when they are newborns so they don't form a connection with you and vice versa. That's just so cruel 😔
I really don't think so based on the story, you wouldn't cry everyday if you just wanted to be child free. So sad.
If anyone knows John fasoulis, he's a Greek dude and works on bikes, tell him he sucks for me
TBH I don't think.showing up at the funeral a announced was the right thing to do.
😭😭😭😭
This story is awful. I see nothing “beautiful” here. How can you give up your baby that you lived with for over a year and then let her rot in the system without ever checking on her while having more children and living a nice life? This story makes me mad, especially the fact that people act like it’s a “beautiful” story. No, it’s not. It’s awful.
If the aunt sees this, LADY, GET SOME TERAPHY🤢🤬
Wow so glad about the happy ending, even happier that they chose to have her and not abort her.
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