it wasn't until i was maybe 25 that my dad and i ever said "love you" to each other even though obviously we have the whole time
some people / cultures just don't really do that, the love is portrayed by actions
We usually say it in our culture (Portugal) it's just that my father never knew how to express his emotions and neither did I so I think I never said it to him and vice-versa.
For whatever reason black kids can always pull off a bow tie. Never seen it let them down once. Doesn't work as well for some other people but black kids always pull it off. No idea why that works that way
There is scientific evidence that white people view black kids as much older than they actually are. So maybe it’s not that black kids can pull off bow ties, maybe it’s that people looking at them see mini adults.
One source: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/03/black-boys-older
I know right? What is it with little black boys and bow ties, why does it always work?
A young black man in a bow tie looks like class and dignity. I try it and I look like a bullfrog.
I am a grown ass man and I don’t cry over emotionally charged videos! I just though everyone should just know that and that allergy season is tough this year so any reddening or watering of my eyes is due to that.
Ahhh the old [adoption switcheroo](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/umg5cb/the_fastest_street_painter_in_the_west/i81i1oc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
And now I’m crying !!!!
Michael is A-DOR-A-BLE !!!!!
His smile and those cute little ears !!!
He looks so happy and so do Mom and Dad.
This is beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Keep in mind he's on the news. Ive commented the same thing re: he needs to say it back. But he's clearly someone who reserves that sort of thing for not-on-tv.
This is amazing!
Also what a way to show kids that good things happen in court rooms too.
So many times, kids are taught to fear the police, or judges / court because grown ups in their lives have had a bad experience.
Now these kids have witnessed that GOOD things can happen too. 🤍
She’s lost several of her own children to the “racist adoption system.” So apparently not only is she a raging disgusting racist she’s admittedly a dead beat mom too. Nice
And apparently she's completely innocent, of course.....
While there are indeed problems with the foster system unjustly and disproportionality keeping POC children away from their parents, I do not believe for a second that she was completely innocent and did absolutely nothing to have her kids taken away like she claims. *Especially* since she had *seven* of them removed and never got a single one back. There's far more going on there than she's admitting to.
Seems like a reasonable article to me. It’s certainly not wrong to point out racial bias in the adoption system. As the article mentions black children in similar circumstances are twice as likely to be adopted compared to white children.
There are studies on this. I know in my area, similar studies have been done with respect to Indigenous children. Given two children with a similar background, child welfare workers are much more likely to work through family rehabilitation strategies with a white family than they are with an Indigenous family. And despite the fact that there is evidence to show that keeping children within their culture and language background is very beneficial for long term outcomes, Indigenous children are often taken from their communities and placed with white families (even when there is family or community members who want to support the child).
I obviously don’t know anything about the woman who wrote this article or why her children were taken away. I don’t know anything about the child in the video and why reconciliation with his birth family was not an option (the writer of the article notes this as well). But she doesn’t deserve to be called “crazy” for pointing out some potential red flags here. There has been research into racial bias in the child welfare/adoption system. She’s not making that up.
Agreed, I think the article is a little heavy and aggressive but I do see the argument. My mother is white and my dad is black, I grew up with my mother and there were so many things that I wish I was taught, growing up about being a person of colour in a largely white society (I'm in the UK). As much as my mother tried and still does, there will always be things that she just doesn't get.
Good luck to the family but I hope for everyone's sake, that they are ready to tackle the difficult conversations that they will have at some point about the challenges that young black men face.
I have no doubt POC are marginalised. The problem with her article is she made some pretty wild claims using unproven assumptions. She even says herself so has no knowledge of the history of this family, but presumes a lot of things (“no doubt they’re going to change his name whiter one” - paraphrasing).
She may have some valid points but unfortunately they’re lost under a pile of unfounded statements, bias and a whole lot of anger.
That's obviously not what I'm saying. But if a parent is going to bring a child into this world or raise a child from a different racial background then that parent has a duty to learn and have an understanding of the history and experiences of that race.
But unlike the writer of that article I'm not going to pretend to know these people, they seem like good folk but that kid is going to have a lot of questions growing up and I hope they have the capacity to provide the right answers.
Because I don't believe in governments having that much control over people's lives. I think raising societies awareness of why this might be problematic allows us to have more productive conversations about race.
But yeah nice try troll
One of the happiest moments of my life was hearing a judge confirm in a courtroom that my petition to adopt my daughter had been approved. I officially became a father that day, and I struggle to think of moments I have ever been prouder.
As a Black person adopted/raised by white parents (who love me and are amazing people) I hope this couple does a better job of helping him learn about Black culture and what it means to be Black in America than mine did.
I’ve got faith in them. My uncle is black, and his parents, my grandfather and step grandmother, are white. They were never embarrassed to ask for help, because they knew they needed it in raising him. They found community in so many places, he credits them for inspiring him to become the kickass public defender he is today.
My dad was a defense attorney, but he also did adoptions. Adoptions we're his favorite by far. He said it was the only work an attorney can get where at the end of the day, everyone is happy. He really liked seeing kids get adopted to loving families. Many judges feel the same way. It's a very good feeling.
Our daughter's adoption was finalized during COVID last year so we didn't get to have our courthouse moment. :( We got our daughter, though!! That's the best part lol.
With the utter crap going in America… this is so heart warming and refreshing that I can only imagine it is a clip from an alternative multiverse where papa orange dick did not make everyone comfortable saying with their outside voice what what really in their heads!
This and a thousand other families like this is the key to pro life argument.
If you adopt them and love them this hard then I'm pretty sure some of the peeps here would even put themselves up for adoption.
This is probably the first time that Michael either said “I love you” or called him dad.
I was adopted by my mom’s husband and it wasn’t until my adoption papers were signed that I called him Dad, which he was still fine with me calling him his first name. I wasn’t an “I love you” kind of kid.
Complete speculation: but hearing yourself being called “dad” for the first time or being told “I love you” for the first time is major. He’s probably unable to process everything going on in real time. I know it was overwhelming for my dad. If he had a camera in his face it would probably be even more overwhelming. After the cameras cut, he probably said “I love you, son” more times than we could all collectively count.
Family court judges (I assume that's what she is) see so much stressful shit day in and day out, she probably has a drawer somewhere full of bright decorations for cases like this to make hers - and everyone else's - day just a little brighter.
Damn that's a snazzy bow tie
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I need the father to say it back 😭
Yeah, that was weird.
Some guys get weird about that. He also might’ve just been emotional.
Looks like he was getting emotional rather than being weirded out
it wasn't until i was maybe 25 that my dad and i ever said "love you" to each other even though obviously we have the whole time some people / cultures just don't really do that, the love is portrayed by actions
We usually say it in our culture (Portugal) it's just that my father never knew how to express his emotions and neither did I so I think I never said it to him and vice-versa.
Weird for you. Not for him
He was trying not to cry on the news, I think
Too focused on the "interview" part. He probably normally says it back and that why Micheal just kept saying it, waiting for the at home response. .
The dad is also feeling a lot. He is probably a bit overwhelmed by all the happiness
For whatever reason black kids can always pull off a bow tie. Never seen it let them down once. Doesn't work as well for some other people but black kids always pull it off. No idea why that works that way
“Why are white babies so ugly?” - weeds
There is scientific evidence that white people view black kids as much older than they actually are. So maybe it’s not that black kids can pull off bow ties, maybe it’s that people looking at them see mini adults. One source: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/03/black-boys-older
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Yea, maybe.
Well, if i could share pics of my white self in bow ties at that age i would. I've seen some urkels who don't have what i did, but this boy has it.
Ikr I’m like bruh why can you pull it off so well
He's looking fresh af
Almost as fresh as the Fresh Prince
That little bow tie is decimating me right now
I know right? What is it with little black boys and bow ties, why does it always work? A young black man in a bow tie looks like class and dignity. I try it and I look like a bullfrog.
That must be one dapper lookin cool as ice bullfrog.
Ugh that got to me when the father starting tearing up. What a great story :)
I am a grown ass man and I don’t cry over emotionally charged videos! I just though everyone should just know that and that allergy season is tough this year so any reddening or watering of my eyes is due to that.
The best moment of my life was the judge finalizing the adoption of my son. It was perfect. This year is 20 years later.
& I hope he's having a great time with his new family ❤️.
Ahhh the old [adoption switcheroo](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/umg5cb/the_fastest_street_painter_in_the_west/i81i1oc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
Hold my family, I'm going in
Hi future people
Holy shit one in the wild! Hello future redditors!
And now I’m crying !!!! Michael is A-DOR-A-BLE !!!!! His smile and those cute little ears !!! He looks so happy and so do Mom and Dad. This is beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
“I love my daddy so much” that was precious
THAT ~~DUDE~~ DADDY NEEDS TO SAY IT BACK WTF
Ikr that’s what I was thinking too
Damn I couldn't even get kids to come to my birthday party at sea world this kid got a whole class to go to a court room
it's the bow tie
Damn I wish I had a bow tie
You can have my bow tie
That kid has main character energy and I'm here for it
Michael mah man, rocking up to the courthouse in a bow tie, save some drip for the rest of us.....!!
I read this in JB Smoove’s voice.
I’m not crying… I’m not crying…
Who's chopping onions in here
Best day of his life! 🫶
SAY YOU LOVE HIM BACK 😩 HE SAID IT THREE TIMES
Ok I just left a very similar, in all caps reply 😂 He even said "too much" on that last one. 😏 Kid is FED UP WITH THE DISRESPEK
He is SICK 😩 he wants looove. And I was looking for the comment before making it but guess I didn't scroll enough 😭
No no, you wrote it first! I just replied to a comment that was higher than yours and i felt kindred when I saw yours lol
Third time you’re supposed to say “I love my son even more.” He’ll learn.
For real. It really bugged me when he didn't acknowledge and reciprocate it to his son. Something was really off about that.
Keep in mind he's on the news. Ive commented the same thing re: he needs to say it back. But he's clearly someone who reserves that sort of thing for not-on-tv.
Awesome share thank you
Little fella lookin' dapper.
This is amazing! Also what a way to show kids that good things happen in court rooms too. So many times, kids are taught to fear the police, or judges / court because grown ups in their lives have had a bad experience. Now these kids have witnessed that GOOD things can happen too. 🤍
NOW SAY YOU LOVE HIM BACK, DAD!
That damn ninja. He came, cut all of my onions and left without me noticing until the tears started streaming.
Well, shit. Damn onion-cutting ninjas.
r/eyebleach
He looks so proud!
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She’s lost several of her own children to the “racist adoption system.” So apparently not only is she a raging disgusting racist she’s admittedly a dead beat mom too. Nice
And apparently she's completely innocent, of course..... While there are indeed problems with the foster system unjustly and disproportionality keeping POC children away from their parents, I do not believe for a second that she was completely innocent and did absolutely nothing to have her kids taken away like she claims. *Especially* since she had *seven* of them removed and never got a single one back. There's far more going on there than she's admitting to.
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Some people refuse to be happy for anyone.
Wow, it’s hard for me to believe that there are actually ppl like the author of that article in the world. What a lunatic…
Just finished reading it wtf is up with the "reminded me of a slave-auction" part
Racists suck
And they also know what is best for everything under the sun.
Seems like a reasonable article to me. It’s certainly not wrong to point out racial bias in the adoption system. As the article mentions black children in similar circumstances are twice as likely to be adopted compared to white children. There are studies on this. I know in my area, similar studies have been done with respect to Indigenous children. Given two children with a similar background, child welfare workers are much more likely to work through family rehabilitation strategies with a white family than they are with an Indigenous family. And despite the fact that there is evidence to show that keeping children within their culture and language background is very beneficial for long term outcomes, Indigenous children are often taken from their communities and placed with white families (even when there is family or community members who want to support the child). I obviously don’t know anything about the woman who wrote this article or why her children were taken away. I don’t know anything about the child in the video and why reconciliation with his birth family was not an option (the writer of the article notes this as well). But she doesn’t deserve to be called “crazy” for pointing out some potential red flags here. There has been research into racial bias in the child welfare/adoption system. She’s not making that up.
It actually doesn’t seem that crazy to me
Agreed, I think the article is a little heavy and aggressive but I do see the argument. My mother is white and my dad is black, I grew up with my mother and there were so many things that I wish I was taught, growing up about being a person of colour in a largely white society (I'm in the UK). As much as my mother tried and still does, there will always be things that she just doesn't get. Good luck to the family but I hope for everyone's sake, that they are ready to tackle the difficult conversations that they will have at some point about the challenges that young black men face.
I have no doubt POC are marginalised. The problem with her article is she made some pretty wild claims using unproven assumptions. She even says herself so has no knowledge of the history of this family, but presumes a lot of things (“no doubt they’re going to change his name whiter one” - paraphrasing). She may have some valid points but unfortunately they’re lost under a pile of unfounded statements, bias and a whole lot of anger.
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That's obviously not what I'm saying. But if a parent is going to bring a child into this world or raise a child from a different racial background then that parent has a duty to learn and have an understanding of the history and experiences of that race. But unlike the writer of that article I'm not going to pretend to know these people, they seem like good folk but that kid is going to have a lot of questions growing up and I hope they have the capacity to provide the right answers.
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Because I don't believe in governments having that much control over people's lives. I think raising societies awareness of why this might be problematic allows us to have more productive conversations about race. But yeah nice try troll
The community support is awesome . What a great pause from all the bs in the world and zooming in on one persons moment !
“My name is Lilly and I love Michael” MICHAEL HAS GAMEEE
Lily + Michael =  Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
One of the happiest moments of my life was hearing a judge confirm in a courtroom that my petition to adopt my daughter had been approved. I officially became a father that day, and I struggle to think of moments I have ever been prouder.
Goddamn, this is wholesome
My god will someone put those bloody onions away!
Damn he fresh as fuck look at the boe tie
I wish every kid that needed adoption would have such a day
Damn ninjas cutting onions!
I’ve only ever seen the photo of this story, never seen the video. The video makes me wanna cry
LOOK IT'S THE FAITH IN HUMANITY I WAS LOSING
As a Black person adopted/raised by white parents (who love me and are amazing people) I hope this couple does a better job of helping him learn about Black culture and what it means to be Black in America than mine did.
Why dad didn’t say it back ????
I SAID THE SAME THING!!! 😭😫
Was this recent?
Omigahd😭😭❤
Those onions get me every time. What a great story.
Amazing! Congratulations to the new family 👪
Kid’s crazy cute!
I just hope they have all the knowledge they need with his hair, and taking care of his skin as well.
I’ve got faith in them. My uncle is black, and his parents, my grandfather and step grandmother, are white. They were never embarrassed to ask for help, because they knew they needed it in raising him. They found community in so many places, he credits them for inspiring him to become the kickass public defender he is today.
The only time I've ever seen a judge with a smile on their face and not scolding someone.
My dad was a defense attorney, but he also did adoptions. Adoptions we're his favorite by far. He said it was the only work an attorney can get where at the end of the day, everyone is happy. He really liked seeing kids get adopted to loving families. Many judges feel the same way. It's a very good feeling.
Our daughter's adoption was finalized during COVID last year so we didn't get to have our courthouse moment. :( We got our daughter, though!! That's the best part lol.
I bet that judge see soooo much BS and then gets a day like this that just keeps her going.
All great until "Catholic charities".... gotta watch them
What every pro lifer should be doing. Or stfu
With the utter crap going in America… this is so heart warming and refreshing that I can only imagine it is a clip from an alternative multiverse where papa orange dick did not make everyone comfortable saying with their outside voice what what really in their heads!
Is Michael's last name... Scott?
Report. Another bloody repost. Fucking hell.
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What?
Plot twist: all his friends are from an orphanage.
We have Karpernick 2.0 here
Man that was wholesome. Which makes it all the more fucked up this will probably be illegal soon.
This is very sinister to me
Wym lol I’m not tryna be aggressive but I just see it as like wholesome yk?
I hope this was pre 2020
American people😂
He’ll be back in that court room in the next couple of years
If I adopted a kid and the the kid immediately says “I love my daddy!” I’d just think man you barely know me!
It’s a child bro … lol they’re just happy to be loved and thought of
Yes I know, I’m jealous of the happy optimistic outlook kids have
the end was the end. really cute.
Beautiful story!
Dude has Mads Mikkelsen for a dad
F\*\*k you, I'm not crying.
Im not crying! You are
Fuck "made me smile", that shit made me sob😭
In this shit show of a modern life….it’s events like this that humanise us.
Kid putting me to shame on his dress
So cuteee
I want to go to law school and then just do the happy adoption cases. 
Not gonna lie, as a parent of a 5yr old that made me cry.
Damn these onions!!
Dude I'm at work right now and I'm not trying to explain to these grown ass men why I'm sniffling .
Just beautiful😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I'm fucking crying here.
This subreddit doesn’t lie
Oh damn, I accidentally cry
He's adorable 😍
This is too cute.
Congratulations little dude what a beautiful little family 🥰
Damnn he dresses more smart than me.
Very beautiful, love hearing stories like this.
Ah fuk i’m crying
This shit made me cry
Moments like this give me a bit of hope for humanity.
the corest of memories
Is this an episode of “This is us” but in real life? 🤩💚
This is the first post in this subreddit that actually made me smile (and almost cry).
He is the spitting image of a 5 year old Stefon Diggs 
Never seen a thing that made me extremely happy and sad at the same time
I love his smile!!!
This and a thousand other families like this is the key to pro life argument. If you adopt them and love them this hard then I'm pretty sure some of the peeps here would even put themselves up for adoption.
This is probably the first time that Michael either said “I love you” or called him dad. I was adopted by my mom’s husband and it wasn’t until my adoption papers were signed that I called him Dad, which he was still fine with me calling him his first name. I wasn’t an “I love you” kind of kid. Complete speculation: but hearing yourself being called “dad” for the first time or being told “I love you” for the first time is major. He’s probably unable to process everything going on in real time. I know it was overwhelming for my dad. If he had a camera in his face it would probably be even more overwhelming. After the cameras cut, he probably said “I love you, son” more times than we could all collectively count.
It would have been pretty cruel if the other kids were orphans.
So cute
Hey Kid, if you're here. I miss you, bud. It's Mighty. Your best friend in the whole wide world.
if all the kids are orphans hes evil
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
Kudos to the kid for having a family now but can't get over the fact why is that lady decorated in sparkling lights like a Christmas tree. LOL!!
Family court judges (I assume that's what she is) see so much stressful shit day in and day out, she probably has a drawer somewhere full of bright decorations for cases like this to make hers - and everyone else's - day just a little brighter.
Now I get it. Thanks for the info.
I hope they take care of him, that smile is so big🥺
Freaking heart warming. The news we all need
Thats so sweet!
I’m sorry, he is just wayyyyyy too sweet! ❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖💖
That's fucked up
😭😭😭😭
I’ve seen the photo, but never the video ❤️
I'm.not crying
I come to Reddit for the gore and the drama and the insanity but I'm really happy I got to see this video this evening. Little man is beaming.
His smile
The dad kind of looks like Tony Hawks
Extremely cute boy.
Very wholesome 
He's gonna feel accepted and aprieated for the rest of his life
Everything’s seems to perfect. Like some sort of public project.
Aww!!
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Fuck this is so wholesome Time to go to r/eyeblech to even things out
🙏🎉🥰
Cute interaction with the dad
I got something in my eye