Last Saturday my parents and siblings had a very unusual experience at Meijers. They walked into Meijers and inside they noticed a young, African-American man holding a white baby. He seemed to be watching my family pretty closely!
They noticed him some other times, holding the baby and the hand of another white toddler. He seemed to be trying to entertain them.
After a bit, my Mom took Miss Bossy and Sports Dude to the car because they were not being very helpful. She noticed the young man again in a nearby car. A little while later, Dad came out with the groceries and began putting them in the back of the van. Suddenly, the young man walked over and called to Dad. He got Dad's attention and then asked him if our family had adopted Miss Bossy and Sports Dude. Dad said yes. The young man then went on and explained that he too was adopted by a white family as a baby. He said that he was so glad he was adopted, and really respected us for adopting too. He then added at the end, "You've changed their lives!"
It was such a unique experience. Not very many people are brave enough to talk to you about your adoptions. And it's not very common to have a young man who himself was adopted, talk to you! So cool!
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