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and uh signed off by the department of transportation so that's why you did it just saying no i so you say that another example of caring about rules like i sent that one back three times to be like triple checked because i saw it on the list and i knew that i lived close to it i was like are you i need to make sure that the career staff certified that this is a deserving project otherwise it looks like i sent a project to my neighborhood like that's the kind of stuff you worry about or you should worry about yeah in public office but um

But there's all this heavy equipment. There's excavators and bulldozers. He's so happy. But he's really monitoring them. If it's ever after hours, he's like, why aren't the workers working? I was like, well, it's probably almost at the end of the day.

But there's all this heavy equipment. There's excavators and bulldozers. He's so happy. But he's really monitoring them. If it's ever after hours, he's like, why aren't the workers working? I was like, well, it's probably almost at the end of the day.

But there's all this heavy equipment. There's excavators and bulldozers. He's so happy. But he's really monitoring them. If it's ever after hours, he's like, why aren't the workers working? I was like, well, it's probably almost at the end of the day.

What's over? Bob says, Sunday, they're not working. And he's like, why aren't they working? Right. But it's the best thing. It's the hardest thing.

What's over? Bob says, Sunday, they're not working. And he's like, why aren't they working? Right. But it's the best thing. It's the hardest thing.

What's over? Bob says, Sunday, they're not working. And he's like, why aren't they working? Right. But it's the best thing. It's the hardest thing.

It's not like we have it all figured out. But if anybody knows how important identity is...

It's not like we have it all figured out. But if anybody knows how important identity is...

It's not like we have it all figured out. But if anybody knows how important identity is...

know of course so we're in a what's called a surprise adoption scenario so we we literally we got i was at work i was traveling i got we got a phone call chasten called me and the next day we were in a rural midwestern hospital holding him in our arms and they were like oh wow one day old like it was like that like just from like normal life to like and by the way it's twins uh um which was amazing you didn't know it was twins

know of course so we're in a what's called a surprise adoption scenario so we we literally we got i was at work i was traveling i got we got a phone call chasten called me and the next day we were in a rural midwestern hospital holding him in our arms and they were like oh wow one day old like it was like that like just from like normal life to like and by the way it's twins uh um which was amazing you didn't know it was twins

know of course so we're in a what's called a surprise adoption scenario so we we literally we got i was at work i was traveling i got we got a phone call chasten called me and the next day we were in a rural midwestern hospital holding him in our arms and they were like oh wow one day old like it was like that like just from like normal life to like and by the way it's twins uh um which was amazing you didn't know it was twins

We were just on a list. You know, we said that we were willing to adopt or we wanted to adopt. We said that we wanted to adopt without regard for race. By the way, anybody who says race is not a thing in this country should experience an adoption process where there are literally different lists. If you say that you want a white kid only versus if you say that doesn't matter.

We were just on a list. You know, we said that we were willing to adopt or we wanted to adopt. We said that we wanted to adopt without regard for race. By the way, anybody who says race is not a thing in this country should experience an adoption process where there are literally different lists. If you say that you want a white kid only versus if you say that doesn't matter.

We were just on a list. You know, we said that we were willing to adopt or we wanted to adopt. We said that we wanted to adopt without regard for race. By the way, anybody who says race is not a thing in this country should experience an adoption process where there are literally different lists. If you say that you want a white kid only versus if you say that doesn't matter.

Like literally a different list. What is that? What do you mean by that? The list for white kid only is longer. And not only that, there was actually a discount or you didn't have to pay a deposit on the fee.

Like literally a different list. What is that? What do you mean by that? The list for white kid only is longer. And not only that, there was actually a discount or you didn't have to pay a deposit on the fee.

Like literally a different list. What is that? What do you mean by that? The list for white kid only is longer. And not only that, there was actually a discount or you didn't have to pay a deposit on the fee.

I couldn't believe it. So we didn't know anything about the racial identity of the kids until they started to look. Mixed race, which they are. And contending with the hair thing is already a thing. And lots of advice, especially from black parents who see stuff on Instagram or they're like, let me tell you how to do it.