r/MadeMeSmile • u/magpieman01 • Aug 05 '21
Adopted girl expresses her love for her new parents. Good Vibes
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u/seekAr Aug 05 '21
This kid has a wonderful grasp on language! Oh and the eternity of the spirit and all that jazz about love being only thing you take with you etc etc
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u/ParadiseSold Aug 05 '21
I think kids copy a lot of what they hear. So when kids have the language to express their emotions and they say sweet things about love and family I think it means that a lot of love has been shown to them
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u/MelissaOfTroy Aug 05 '21
My niece just turned 4 and is starting preschool soon but she’s an only child and spent over a quarter of her life in quarantine with just her parents for company and she talks just like them now. It’s adorable when she calls her mom honey, like “honey I think I want to go play with my toys now” because obviously my sister calls her honey too.
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u/msr2020 Aug 05 '21
My nephew calls his dad “babe” cause my sister calls him babe. He doesn’t say dad for anything. Just “babe.”
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u/mauve-dream Aug 06 '21
LOL I have a six month old and just last month told my husband we hace to start calling each other our names to avoid this happening
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u/msr2020 Aug 06 '21
It’s funny. My mom takes care of my niece and nephew for a few hours before their dad comes from work. When their dad comes from work, my nephew is like ,”babe is here!!!” Before running and hiding.
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u/SilentSamizdat Aug 05 '21
My babies used to do this with me and their dad! So sweet, and very funny! 🥰
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u/freedom-d Aug 05 '21
My wife and I call each other hun, and then along came our first daughter, who we call hun often enough that she picked it up. Cute. Yet even cuter is our 2 year old son who speaks a lot of gibberish and throws hun on the end of every single request to anyone.
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u/NixxVega Aug 06 '21
I call my significant other "fren"/"friend" pretty much exclusively. If we ever have kids, I can't wait to see how they respond to that. Will they call us "friend"? Will they go around calling others that? I don't know, but it's exciting to think about
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u/Wackipaki Aug 05 '21 edited Aug 05 '21
This is spot on. I have started telling my 2 year old everyday that I love him. And we make a game out of it where I say I love you and he says No! I love you and then I say But I love you and then he says the same but louder.. it is precious.
Edit: i wanted to add that i am a Dad. A Pakistani Dad and we culturally don't say I love you aloud. It's thought of being soft or even feminine. My father never said it to me. But I have made it a point to tell my child everyday. I hope when he grows up he knows that his Dad loved him very much.
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u/seekAr Aug 05 '21
My 7 year old and I do this! She is dramatic and likes being “sassy” so she yells increasingly ridiculous things like “no that’s it. Pack your bags. Get a train ticket. Shower up, do your hair. Get your shoes on and get in the car because I LOVE YOU MORE AND THATS THE END OF IT”
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u/Wackipaki Aug 05 '21
Dayum your I love you game is way stronger than mine I gotta step up my game!
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u/45MinutesOfRoadHead Aug 05 '21
My son is 6 and for years we’ve had the “I love you more” argument. Even as he’s growing older he’s not embarrassed to hug me in front of his friends or tell me he loves me on his own. I know one day he’ll grow out of that but I’m hanging on to every moment.
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u/monikar2014 Aug 05 '21
Toxic masculinity is alive and well in the USA as well. I can't remember my dad ever hugging me or saying I love you. I say it to my own son at least 10 times a day and get hugs whenever I can.
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u/cococleo Aug 06 '21
My dad would never hug me, (I’m Russian and I’m also a girl), Russian dads embody toxic masculinity and tend to mentally abuse their children, especially girls.
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u/AbusedLeche Aug 05 '21
That's awesome to hear! I hope you are extremely proud of yourself for breaking that cycle, if not - you should be!
Your two-year old will know it, and appreciate you for it everyday.
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u/redditwb Aug 05 '21
That awesome, I would award you gold, but I am poor. I have 5 children, I could have used this advice years ago.
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u/MissCandid Aug 05 '21
It's absolutely not too late to start showing them more love
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u/redditwb Aug 05 '21
It is absolutely never to late, it just gets harder. Thank you for the gold, it feels a bit undeserving.
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u/MissCandid Aug 05 '21
It's not from me, but I bet whoever gave it feels the same as you! You're gonna be alright buddy❤
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u/Thepinkknitter Aug 05 '21
I’m 25, and my parents were emotionally not great. There’s a lot of things I wish they didn’t do or say when I was a kid. It’s getting easier and easier to let it go because I’ve seen my parents really start to change. They’re more honest, open, and listen better. They’ve lessened how much they yell and have started changing how they talk to me. It’s never too late to change. If your kids can see you grow and change, you’ll be setting a fantastic example for them!
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u/Jay_Edgar Aug 05 '21
Yes, it’s wonderful. I would bet ‘and we were so excited to meet you’ is a direct quote from her parents telling her and her sister this story.
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u/CAiledroC Aug 05 '21
I could totally be mistaken so take this with a grain of salt, but I think I recall this girl having some condition that makes her appear much younger than she is. I feel like I read that she was seven or so, but I could 100% be talking out of my ass right now. Even if I am right, though, her eloquence is still impressive as hell.
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u/dynalisia2 Aug 05 '21
Well she refers to her being 4 years old as apparently quite a while ago, so this could be true.
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u/selfdeprecatinghuman Aug 05 '21
Did a quick google search. She was 5 at the point of time — her name’s Gabby. Can’t be sure about the credibility of the article tho but I’m definitely impressed by how eloquent her speech was, even if she was 7!
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u/Fabulous-Pause4154 Aug 05 '21
I thought that I was a bad person to even imagine that she has some kind of dwarfism.
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u/plz-dont-ban-me_ Aug 05 '21
I also heard this but not confident enough with the source to say if it’s true or not
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u/castfam09 Aug 05 '21
I love her lil whisper voice. And when I saw you my heart fell in love with you
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u/deezsandwitches Aug 05 '21
Did your heart fall in love with her lil whisper voice? My heart fell in love with her lil whisper voice.
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u/latourist21 Aug 05 '21
My best friends wife was adopted from China at a similar age. Just popped out a baby of her own. My mother was also adopted. Adoption truly is saving lives and seeing this just affirms everything I’ve always felt about it.
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u/Limpdickit9000 Aug 05 '21
My dad was born in S. Korea during the war and was adopted so yeah I can say I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for wonderful people adopting
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u/Ludicrisdisplay Aug 05 '21
Yes. I would so much love to adopt a child, but there are very strict rules. I might be too old, am 50.
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u/CuriousGeorgeIsAnApe Aug 05 '21
I was adopted by a 55 year old single parent. I was an older child at the time, but still, I'm saying it's possible. All ages of children need a loving family.
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u/cheezeyballz Aug 05 '21 edited Aug 06 '21
You can be any age over 18 but you can't be gay. In texas I'm not eligible.
Edit: also we have one of the worst reputations for foster care AND our representatives are trying to overturn Roe vs Wade.
Edit #2. Adoption by same sex couples was made legal nationwide in 2015 although most texas judges still will not allow it.
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u/ImaginaryAd7658 Aug 05 '21
That is ridiculous!! Texas don’t want the gay people to adopt?? How is this ok? I just don’t get it! If something happened to me and my kids had to be adopted I wouldn’t care if the people were gay or straight! Texas needs to focus on the character of the people they let foster and adopt and not whether they are in a same sex marriage or not!
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u/reejoy247 Aug 05 '21
We're US based, but my single mother adopted my youngest siblings when she was 55, they were five and seven at the time. There's such a need for foster and adoptive parents, depending on where you live I doubt your age would be a problem, especially if you are willing to foster/adopt older children or teens, sibling sets, or kids with special needs. Be aware, though, especially if you go for adoption through the foster care route, it's not always sunshine and rainbows--these kids have often been through hell, and everything is made more complicated by bio parent drama, a badly underfunded system, bureaucratic nonsense, and legal red tape. That being said--it's worth it at every step.
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u/NotFundyJustHorny Aug 05 '21
I’m 54, nearly 55. I have 4 grown biological children and an adopted son who is 11, I got him when he was 8 months old. I am in the process of adopting again, a birth sibling to my son. I would advise you to start the process right away, you can always bow out gracefully if you decide it’s not for you but you can’t get time back.
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u/onewinghoneybee Aug 05 '21
I was adopted too, not from China but in the US, and so were my two sisters. My parents also took care of foster kids when I was younger. I just love adoption so much and I love seeing wholesome stories about it.
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u/lisa_is_chi Aug 05 '21
My two cousins were adopted, and I have an aunt who was adopted. Our family wouldn't be the same without them. ❤️
Also, I once heard a story of a young man who was adopted and would tease his sibling (who was a biological child) that their parents loved him more because he was especially chosen and the biological child was who they had to accept. LOL!
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u/emmaruns402 Aug 05 '21
My sister who is adopted has said this her whole life! She’s 23 now and still mentions it. Perhaps she’s really actually insecure about being adopted or something and just keeps saying this to cope. In any case it doesn’t bother me. She and my brother were adopted when I was 4, she was 2.5, and my brother was 8 months. Life world not be the same without them!
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u/lisa_is_chi Aug 05 '21
LOL I just thinks it's funny way to look at things! 😂 Not that your parents loved them more, but they were especially chosen. ❤️
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u/eddyfca Aug 05 '21
As someone who adopted from China, I don’t think we saved anyone, she saved us. Just absolutely wonderful. And if anyone is contemplating adoption, I can tell you that you never think of them as your “adopted” child. They’re just your child. Making you proud, pissing you off, and loving you unconditionally until they’re about 12. :). I’m joking (kind of), my point is that they’re just your kid and it’s wonderful. But I do sincerely think they do more for us as parents than we do for them.
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u/garyadams_cnla Aug 05 '21
Adoption is one of the best things you can do in life. Foster care, too.
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u/phoenixsphinxx Aug 05 '21
i’ve seen this a million times
i cry every time
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u/antares07923 Aug 05 '21
That's so crazy because I've spent... A stupid amount of my life on Reddit and this is the first time I've seen this
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u/Aussiewhiskeydiver Aug 05 '21
Same here. Thank you for the apparent repost - another reason why I don’t buy into the repost hate…. This video made my day :)
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u/theundercoverpapist Aug 05 '21
This is beyond adorable. My friggin' heart melted on the parents' behalf. This video could be weaponized and used to turn an opponent country's army of hardened badasses into blubbering teddy bears.
Hey DOD... Come check this shit out!
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u/Sankta Aug 05 '21
and lily
:( so cute
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u/finesparrow Aug 05 '21
Am I the only one who cried when she said "and lilly?" And then "..i fell in love with you.." ??
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u/ilovehamburgers Aug 05 '21
I want to adopt… I also want money.
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u/possiblynotanexpert Aug 05 '21
Well you can’t have both!!
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u/Habadank Aug 05 '21
He could adopt money.
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u/Sesim_Mocke Aug 05 '21
Beautiful. This subreddit is knocking it out of the park today. Hard to work through these joyful tears. Thank you so, so much for sharing!
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u/S_A_T_A_N_A_S Aug 05 '21
I go to this sub whenever I want to renew my faith in humanity.
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u/reddit_user_104 Aug 05 '21
This sub saved Reddit to me. Looking back, Reddit is very toxic in a subtle way, every post about politics, news, etc, make your day worst. But now I am subbed only in MadeMeSmile, Happy and ProgrammersHumor and my life is happier now :D
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u/Sesim_Mocke Aug 05 '21
That's a very healthy approach to reddit! Thank you for sharing it here and I'm glad you found the communities that are meaningful to you 🙂
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u/VWondering77 Aug 05 '21
Bawling here… her sweet little earnest face. Just wow. I don’t even have the right words to convey. Lovely post!
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u/cranberriesnnuts Aug 05 '21
How can she talk like she’s already an adult! I wanna hug her 🥺
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u/DMJason Aug 05 '21
OH GOOD I WAS WORRIED I MIGHT NOT CRY IN MY OFFICE AT WORK THIS MORNING BUT LUCKILY YOU POSTED THIS AND NOW I'M TRYING TO BAWL QUIETLY.
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u/eyeball-beesting Aug 05 '21
This might be the most beautiful video I have seen on here. I cannot take this level of cuteness!
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u/AntiFame Aug 05 '21
Wow, I didn’t think people like this even existed anymore. Seriously, I’m wiping away tears like “What the hell is this liquid from mine eyes?”
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21
This is so heartwarming. Also I wanted to mention , that kid is really good at expressing herself! Most children can't be so coherent and eloquent at that age .
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u/PaladinsLover69 Aug 05 '21
Just left my home office to hug my kids. My gawd, they’re truly the most precious. Smiles all around.
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u/codysteil Aug 05 '21
I cannot stress how important adoption is. These kids need families and homes.
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u/yeatruestory Aug 05 '21
What the heck she has better communication and articulation skills than most adults, I'm hanging on every word of this story
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u/captain_i_patch Aug 05 '21
You know I don't want to sound cliche...but moments like these are the reason I still have hope for the world.
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u/2LazyToComeUpWith1 Aug 05 '21
How is this person keeping their shit together? I'd be bawling my eyes out instantly if a child I adopted said something like this to me...
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u/tanla1 Aug 05 '21
Been coming across this video for the last 2-3 years and it gave me peace every f time no matter how bad the situation was.
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u/Interesting-Fill-575 Aug 05 '21
SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP CHOPPING THOSE ONIONS RIGHT NOW OR THEY BE TROUBLE
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u/Party_Maintenance_69 Aug 05 '21
I’ve seen this video about 38 times, and every time I see her sweet face pop up, I stop scrolling to weep at her profound love for her momma, daddy, and sweet baby Lilly. I hope this beautiful baby is blessed beyond expression for eternity!
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u/throwaway384938338 Aug 05 '21
This child is terrifyingly eloquent. I genuinely found that unnerving.
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u/PianoThunder Aug 05 '21
This video is seriously uncanny valley. Anyone else? Like a robot, or computer generated
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u/sergey_0xFF Aug 05 '21
Moreover, I find it pretty scary to see toddlers speak so seriously
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u/Infant-Annihila7or Aug 05 '21
Exactly. I was really creeped out by this. Reminded me of the movie "the orphan" for some reason
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u/sihver Aug 05 '21
Am I the only one to whom it looks almost unreal, like it's CGI or something...
Adorable though!
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u/niqueNet3 Aug 05 '21
I have goosebumps…. I listened to this little girl speak on the video 3 times and each time I was so moved.
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u/latourist21 Aug 05 '21
My best friends wife was adopted from China at a similar age. Just popped out a baby of her own. My mother was also adopted. Adoption truly is saving lives and seeing this just affirms everything I’ve always felt about it.
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21
Who the hell taught her to say such words!!!..... That was truly beautiful 🥺😭 At such a young age and to know what to say.... OMG.... 😭❤️❤️
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u/Broken_Moon_Studios Aug 05 '21
u/savevideo I need to watch this everyday to remind myself that there is good in the world.
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u/rich_white_kid Aug 05 '21
Lmfao this video really does seem weird. Like it’s AI generated or scripted and someone is using reddit to see if people notice. Never seen a child that age so expressive and good with words. The non-breaking eye contact of the kid is also uncanny. Just seems weird
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u/invictus81 Aug 05 '21
It’s not AI, she has some sort of a genetic condition where she appears younger physically. I believe she is around 9 in this video.
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u/dezisauruswrex Aug 05 '21
Telling adopted children about how they came to you, and what is was like so they are comfortable with it and feel loved is very common. She has probably heard a similar story a million times, and is incorporating it into hers. My birth son used to talk about how He came from my tummy, but then got his mom all the time when he was little. It’s a normal part of the experience. She is very well spoken, but I think she is older than she looks, so I can see where it seems strange
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u/captainjackass28 Aug 05 '21
Honestly I think adoption should be done more often. There’s so many unloved kids out there who have horrible lives but can be helped and given love.
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u/jack-hermanesn97 Aug 05 '21
this is very touching... indeed something worthy to make anyone's day.. on another page... it amazes me how a 4 year old girl is better at expressing her emotions than a 22 years old bitch like me...
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u/seriouslyTF Aug 05 '21
I've seen this 20+ times, every time its shared on a platform, and i still cry every single time!!! That sweet sweet girl! I hope they are spoiled in all the right ways💜 God bless this family and every child looking for their forever family!
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u/Moho66 Aug 05 '21
What a smart, beautiful little girl. She has better language skills than most adults.
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u/VicConqueror71 Aug 05 '21
This is the sweetest thing. What an adorable child, and she’s so full of love. 💗
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u/ThorvaldurErlendssen Aug 05 '21
Not sound like a crotchety grump or anything as I’m usually not the most emotional person but this is probably the most beautiful expression of love I’ve ever heard/seen
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u/wuerstlfrieda Aug 05 '21
Right, this is about the 15th time this has been uploaded. Will get my upvote every single time. This is beautiful.
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u/Xikkiwikk Aug 05 '21
I have never wanted kids but if I did have kids I hope they are just like this. Thank you for sharing, this was beautiful.
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u/WackyRussian Aug 05 '21
This girl sounds very educated, I am well older than her and I'm still not this grammatically sensical
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u/juniali_ Aug 05 '21
I also love how she's using hand gestures to make the necessary details stand out. Like their ages.
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u/liveingratitude Aug 05 '21
My dad was adopted along with 7 brothers and sisters. My grandfather was a saint. He had a farm, worked tirelessly on the railways and did the taxes for the orphanage. Him and his wife could have lived fairly wealthy but they took in all those kids instead. He now has a small chapel in what was his aged care home named after him.
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u/kimchi_Queen Aug 05 '21
Another reason I can't wait to foster and adopt!!!
My parents were different and kept sending me to kiddie lock ups instead of working on family issues. The nicest fucking kids I had ever met in my life were there and they were fostered- when they'd share their abuse with me, I knew even at 13+ that I wanted to show them they love I've felt from them in the times I've needed it most.
Plus I have no desire to see my own genes proliferate, and after watching kids for 17 years I learned pretty quick that I never want to live with a baby :)
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u/m0l0_l0l0 Aug 05 '21
Mean while my soon to be adopted son (7) says things like "I love you like farts" "haha I farted on you!" And "if you were a booger you'd be the biggest." (He does say he loves me too but mostly other gross things.)
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u/seamonkey420 Aug 06 '21
ok.. where did that ninja w/the onions and cutting board come from?? also adopted and love my parents.. i'm not crying, you're crying! ok i am. such a sweetie!
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u/Christmasstolegrinch Aug 06 '21
Here I am for the downvotes. But hear me out first:
I volunteered in an adoption placement service (as it was called then) in India. These kids would do so much to please anyone it still makes me cry.
The whole of me understand this kid and wishes them the best so much.
But this video is still about a kid trying to please everyone.
I thank the person(s) that’s adopted them. You’re good people. But oh, this child is trying so hard to please when they should just be a child. Orphans. Life is messed up, man.
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u/JossQueen Aug 06 '21
I love that this little girl is so invested in her sister. “And Lily too?” You gotta love them both. <3
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u/ch0ki0 Aug 06 '21
“When I saw you, my heart fell in love with you”…nope, not a man crying his eyes…nope not me…OHGODYESITSME!!! That is such a beautiful sentiment coming from such a beautiful soul.
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u/Mibidness Aug 06 '21
Touched my heart. I needed that. Beautiful loving child who is obviously loved dearly. Thank you mom and dad for making the world a better place!!
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u/Driftwood52 Aug 05 '21
As an adopted person I know this child is saying what needs to be said. I wish her all the best of luck and a happy future but I know that she will never feel like she totally belongs anywhere. Good luck baby xx
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u/muken123 Aug 05 '21
Please don't get me wrong as I believe that this girl is super adorable and her expression is so cute and out of this world. But does it ever cross your mind even in the slightest way that she was "trained" by her foster house teachers so she would have a greater chance to be adopted?
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u/rejected_head Aug 05 '21
This video is not real … those glitches are not just glitches
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u/Right_indeed Aug 05 '21
If it was a movie i would have definitely told you there was something wrong with this girl
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u/judyclimbs Aug 05 '21
Well that right there made my entire year.