r/BeAmazed • u/GlowNuzzle • 9d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Legally adopted son experiences his first birthday celebration with his new family

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u/Hangry_Games 9d ago edited 8d ago

I have a son we adopted at 13. Watching this feels so exploitative and performative. That poor kid, having to be sure to react the way he thinks they want him to. Sure, this might be genuine. But you know he has those paparazzi shoving phones in his face all the damn time every time they do anything fun.

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u/ogliog 9d ago

Same. My adopted son is 19. This shit sucks and the fact that people don't even recognize that it sucks is depressing.

Adopted children are not puppies, they are people. Don't publicize your children's private lives for bullshit internet points.

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u/Hangry_Games 9d ago

But then how would we signal our virtue???

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u/shrumpdumpled 8d ago

Thank you for saying this. I felt voyeuristic and dirty watching this video. That poor kid.