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Guy Shares His Own Adoption Story In Hopes Of Inspiring Others To Adopt
Lucky Du Plessis is a South African radio personality and an extremely talented graphic designer. He’s also a former orphan boy who, back in childhood, was given a new chance at life by getting adopted by a loving family. Recently, Lucky decided to go on Twitter and share the heartwarming story of his adoption that would hopefully encourage other people to consider adoption as an option. Needless to say, the wholesome story gained quite a bit of attention and quickly went viral on the platform.
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The Twitter thread detailing his story currently has over 11k likes and 2k retweets as well as hundreds of comments thanking Lucky for deciding to share his childhood story.
We invite you, for a quick second, to delve into Lucky’s adoption story that started with a new friend and ended with him finding a new family.
Recently, he went viral on Twitter for sharing his wholesome adoption story
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Hundreds of users have been praising Lucky for sharing his story with the world. Some people were even inspired to share glimpses of their own stories surrounding adopting a child or being adopted themselves.
Here’s what people had to say about this wholesome story
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Patti Vance 4 years ago
i'm 63. i am adopted. i am so fortunate to have a dad who cares for me as he does. my mom has passed away so now it is just him and myself. he was never a very demonstrative man when it comes to affection and growing up i sometimes wondered if he even liked me. but, he was always kind and attentive to me. as an adult i realized he was just reserved in his manner. one christmas eve we sat up and talked all night. as morning came i told him that i wanted him to know that i knew he loved me but it was not his manner to be overly affectionate. he teared up and said he was glad that i knew it. that he tried to tell me/show me but it was difficult because of how he was raised to be reserved in manner. told him no prob - but i just wanted him to know that i know. still lucky to have him with me now. still reserved. still love him to death.
Monika Soffronow 4 years ago (edited)
This was a lovely story, BUT this was about a white South African family adopting a black child in their own town. Why do I point that out? Because there is a lucrative trade in "finding" children in some African countries to be adopted by people in the west. If you are contemplating adopting an African child, then please do your research about where the child comes from very thoroughly. You wouldn't want to leave a family somewhere heartbroken because one day, their baby disappeared, would you?
Monika Soffronow 4 years ago
"Babies are being stolen to order in Kenya to feed a thriving black market." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54892564
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Zophra 4 years ago
Happily reading along...wonderful...love...good in the world.. the church kicked them out for adopting a black child? WTF?
E Menendez 4 years ago
Apartheid was a real thing into the late 90's so yeah, they could do that. People talk about racism in the U.S. But when you see what went on and still goes on in other countries, it doesn't compare. They can OPENLY discount you for your race, not just be sly about it and there is nothing that can be done.
Load More Replies... Patti Vance 4 years ago
i'm 63. i am adopted. i am so fortunate to have a dad who cares for me as he does. my mom has passed away so now it is just him and myself. he was never a very demonstrative man when it comes to affection and growing up i sometimes wondered if he even liked me. but, he was always kind and attentive to me. as an adult i realized he was just reserved in his manner. one christmas eve we sat up and talked all night. as morning came i told him that i wanted him to know that i knew he loved me but it was not his manner to be overly affectionate. he teared up and said he was glad that i knew it. that he tried to tell me/show me but it was difficult because of how he was raised to be reserved in manner. told him no prob - but i just wanted him to know that i know. still lucky to have him with me now. still reserved. still love him to death.
Monika Soffronow 4 years ago (edited)
This was a lovely story, BUT this was about a white South African family adopting a black child in their own town. Why do I point that out? Because there is a lucrative trade in "finding" children in some African countries to be adopted by people in the west. If you are contemplating adopting an African child, then please do your research about where the child comes from very thoroughly. You wouldn't want to leave a family somewhere heartbroken because one day, their baby disappeared, would you?
Monika Soffronow 4 years ago
"Babies are being stolen to order in Kenya to feed a thriving black market." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54892564
Load More Replies... Zophra 4 years ago
Happily reading along...wonderful...love...good in the world.. the church kicked them out for adopting a black child? WTF?
E Menendez 4 years ago
Apartheid was a real thing into the late 90's so yeah, they could do that. People talk about racism in the U.S. But when you see what went on and still goes on in other countries, it doesn't compare. They can OPENLY discount you for your race, not just be sly about it and there is nothing that can be done.
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