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Chris Sullivan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

And I can even see like at the end of it, because she's telling me,

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

That like, you know, all this thing will happen, but like through it all, like we're going to be here to face it together.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

Right?

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

Yeah.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

And at the end of it, when I, I remember I put my hand on top of her hand as it's behind me.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

And it's weird you guys, like a lot of what we do is sort of inside out type of stuff, but there are positions that you can put your body in, right?

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

Where just your physicality, your posture sort of elicits.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

When that woman puts her hand behind my head, like I'm saying this to like her future husband, you're welcome.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

That woman is gonna make you feel loved.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

I think like to be in a situation,

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

where he has like this place where he unequivocally belongs with his black wife and his three black children.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

And they get a chance to sort of like deal with the world together.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

I'm so happy for him to have her, to have these children.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

Knowing that like something was missing before, even though he was loved by people, but there's people that sometimes they're like so uncomfortable.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

They're like, I don't know how to deal with it necessarily.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

So maybe we just kind of keep it quiet and maybe it'll just go away.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

I can understand that.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

I may not know what to say, so why do I have to say anything, right?

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

So I guess part of the lesson too is if you're feeling uncomfortable, folks who are in this situation, transracial adopters or whatnot, imagine what the kid is feeling.

That Was Us
The Truth About Laurel | "Forty: Part Two" (502)

And even though it's uncomfortable for you, doesn't mean that it's something that should be avoided because I think that kid will appreciate the fact that his parents made an effort