Chris Sullivan
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I think like to be in a situation,
where he has like this place where he unequivocally belongs with his black wife and his three black children.
And they get a chance to sort of like deal with the world together.
I'm so happy for him to have her, to have these children.
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.
They're like, I don't know how to deal with it necessarily.
So maybe we just kind of keep it quiet and maybe it'll just go away.
I can understand that.
I may not know what to say, so why do I have to say anything, right?
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.
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
You know what I'm saying?
And sometimes it may not be complete, it may not be the totality, all that you want to give somebody, but effort is appreciated.
You do the best you can with what you got, right?
All right, that's my two cents.
And that your life is born out of multiple tragedies and all the loss and all the sadness and everything that took you to this moment.
Like, look at what you did with those fence posts.
It's just like... Yeah.