Author Thomas Kirst
Author Thomas Kirst
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Відео

8 year old does Mya Angelou’s poem Alone. Amazed the audience
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8 year old does Maya Angelou’s poem Alone in front of school and parents. Audience almost left speechless. Tear jerker
Rap: The Freedom of Speech w/ Antonio Harris
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Antonio Harris talks about rap and how he views it as. There are some things we all miss depending on the lens we choose to look through.
Fatherless Child: featuring Antonio Harris
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The words of Antonio Harris gives chills on his view of fatherlessness. Articulating his view is powerful and is a must watch. Thanks to Antonio Harris for taking time to answer questions I had from his life’s viewpoint.
The Black Box
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Mirrored lives with unique perspectives on life. AuthorThomasKirst: speaks of the term black associated with certain acts. Interview with The African Fang Tribe. Antonio Harris: speaks on his thoughts of the what happens to children when putting children in. “The Black Box”. Full interview with “The African Fang Tribe” ua-cam.com/video/CLc1s5ZPAEU/v-deo.html Book “I Didn’t Know I Was Black Unti...
Finding My Purpose In Being A Father #inspiration #motivation #father
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This video of me talking about my two boys will stay with me forever. The words spoken is the ultimate love I have for both of them. My boys gives a purpose for life. I am truly thankful to God to have the pleasure of raising these two young men. There are times when you get a question your not prepared for. This was a moment. I don’t talk much about my kids when doing podcasts but this time I ...
I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me Chapter’s 7-9 Documentary
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AuthorThomasKirst school ,and church life. These chapters talk of the first feelings of rage, and anger. Confusion of life, hypocrisy.
Boys first day with a Saxophone #saxophone #motivation #music
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Boys first day with a Saxophone #saxophone #motivation #music
I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me. Chapters 4-6 Documentary
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I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me. Chapters 4-6 Documentary
I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me. Chapters 1-3 Documentary
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I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me. Chapters 1-3 Documentary
Adoptee Stories: My Brothers Murder. Valentine’s Day Killing
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Adoptee Stories: My Brothers Murder. Valentine’s Day Killing
Adoptee Stories: Meeting My Biological Family At 36 Years Old.
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Adoptee Stories: Meeting My Biological Family At 36 Years Old.
Comments that can change the World
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Comments that can change the World
AuthorThomasKirst: Day to Night.
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AuthorThomasKirst: Day to Night.
Adoptees Diary: A page from my life 18 years ago.
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Adoptees Diary: A page from my life 18 years ago.
Adoptee Stories: Repeating The Cycle. My Biggest Regret Was Leaving My Child
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Adoptee Stories: Repeating The Cycle. My Biggest Regret Was Leaving My Child
Reactions Ep4: Part 2
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Reactions Ep4: Part 2
Clint Bigsby: Suing AuthorThomasKirst
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Clint Bigsby: Suing AuthorThomasKirst
Reactions 4: AuthorThomasKirst
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Reactions 4: AuthorThomasKirst
As a black man, do you act like what you see on TV?
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As a black man, do you act like what you see on TV?
Reactions: "I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me "
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Reactions: "I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me "
Adoption Stories: Adopting 11 Koreans
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Adoption Stories: Adopting 11 Koreans
Reactions: " I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me "
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Reactions: " I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me "
Reactions: "I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me"
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Reactions: "I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me"
Detachment Issues
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Detachment Issues
1st Grader learning about CRT/ Slavery.
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1st Grader learning about CRT/ Slavery.
Adoptee's Stories: Emotional Pain
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Adoptee's Stories: Emotional Pain
Adoptee Story Ch 44: I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me
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Adoptee Story Ch 44: I Didn’t Know I Was Black Until You Told Me
Tyrin kicking ball with officer
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Tyrin kicking ball with officer
Adoptee Story: CRT, Slavery. How young is to young?
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Adoptee Story: CRT, Slavery. How young is to young?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @paulatteberry3165
    @paulatteberry3165 3 місяці тому

    Good for you, nothing can stop you!

  • @quinnbryant7341
    @quinnbryant7341 3 місяці тому

    What do you mean you didn't know you were black???? I'm so confused. You had a mirror, right?

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 3 місяці тому

      @@quinnbryant7341 haha. In your first 5 years imagine living in a house with 4 different nationalities in it. Every shade of color that HUMANS have. 24 people under 1 roof. Then go to a school and church where everyone else is one color. Then in turn being told because you are black you have to sit out in the hallway. Then you find that the world you thought was a world of humans are separated by colors , and by that basis is how you will be treated. Hope that makes sense.

  • @lindathomas5500
    @lindathomas5500 3 місяці тому

    Love is the strongest force there is, people can do incredible things when love is the reason! We ALL need to love more… You have a beautiful family, thank you for sharing your story! X

  • @farcasrobert9104
    @farcasrobert9104 3 місяці тому

    This is what god loves

  • @davidsimmons5936
    @davidsimmons5936 3 місяці тому

    I live with Frank Sherman king of Germany Elisa Sherman Queen of Germany

  • @tss9886
    @tss9886 4 місяці тому

    I wasn't adopted, but I come from a mixed race background and can sympathize with the sense of not knowing who you really are. After 55 years, I know who I am. I am me, and no one else gets to define who that is or should be. God bless.

  • @Ali-h5s7u
    @Ali-h5s7u 4 місяці тому

    Grew up in Irish hood next to Puerto Rican hood ,black hood n Italian hoods not to far either....I embraced blk culture thru hip hop at the time n sports especially cuz of my favorite players being MJ n Tyson n deion Sanders, blk players were at top peak after crack era , thru life experiences later on tho I became a tiny bit on the borderline of racist or others perceived it to be even tho I didn't but mine was the opposite, it's not like I grew up with pre conceived whatever's or was taught,mine was thru life experiences....I wanted to be accepted by blks especially in high school n they pushed me away later in that high school age n so I ran with Irish then Puerto Rican ....I am from the perspective of growing up loving blks n thinking I wanted to be one of them .....I was brainwashed that u have to bring the same energy they clown or do to "white boys" n direct it back, to show them wats wat wit the Irish....most of this had a NYC ,Boston, Phillly Irish aggressiveness.....I didn't get it at the time but I see y they did it now.....again nobody talks about the ones who did embrace them but to be fair my city was different,we had ethnic whites n Hispanic n blks n everyone had their own neighborhood n maybe their parents told them not to f wit whites, all I know is u never hear my version of ethnic whites who embrace blk culture in 90s or before n had friends up until high school n high school it seemed everyone hung out with their own , almost like this is where kids "found their identity" I dunno ....anyone else related?

  • @prlaux5348
    @prlaux5348 5 місяців тому

    WE ALL BLEED RED! We are ALL ONE! Our hearts and souls connect all of us....they are the only factors that are important. Color, race, religion, political beliefs are used to separate us from one another. Choose love, acceptance and tolerance where ever you go.....

  • @josephbeach6046
    @josephbeach6046 5 місяців тому

    What a fake woke story. Get a real job like a real man 🤡

  • @boxmail3827
    @boxmail3827 5 місяців тому

    I think those people who talks about rasizm wants rasizm to exist. There is only one rule "be good, give yourself to others ".

  • @64MDW
    @64MDW 5 місяців тому

    Hateful bigots always lash out and try to crush what is good and righteous. God bless this kind, generous woman and her fine son.

  • @armandogal
    @armandogal 6 місяців тому

    How do I get t shirt

  • @anthonycaruso8443
    @anthonycaruso8443 6 місяців тому

    Well,my son is legal,for $20000,and one and a half years of hard work.He is from Guatemala.

  • @DianneSamson-ys6rh
    @DianneSamson-ys6rh 6 місяців тому

    I suffered a brain aneurysm 29 years ago. I'm a white female. The darkest black man I HAVE EVER MET saved my life. Stop looking at skin and start looking at character. YOU CANNOT tell a good man by the color of his skin...

  • @Sunny-z7l5c
    @Sunny-z7l5c 6 місяців тому

    Great story and thank you for sharing your life with us. We’re all God’s children. Love, kindness and respect each other is what we need to make our communities better. Real love is color blind. 🙏❤

  • @ryantaylor731
    @ryantaylor731 6 місяців тому

    As a dad myself I always feel guilty that I don't live with my daughter. Me and her mum broke up but we still live near to each other and I see her every week. I just wish we could all live together so I could see her more often

  • @ceciliabarroscamacho3851
    @ceciliabarroscamacho3851 6 місяців тому

    Guauuu se paso. Que generosa!!! Con mi marido adoptamos 4 niños pero ella a tantos. Se ve una mujer de gran corazon

  • @BrandonMalveaux8
    @BrandonMalveaux8 6 місяців тому

    This lady is soo sweet and kind ❤❤❤

  • @adisupra8510
    @adisupra8510 6 місяців тому

    I cant hold my tears when hear her statement She is an angel

  • @Rick-np9vz
    @Rick-np9vz 6 місяців тому

    Brother I don't know how you can be negative! You grew up in a loving family! That's better than what I had!

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @@Rick-np9vz I honestly don’t and didn’t think of the story as negative. There’s allot more too it. However o think it’s more overcoming. There are times when one doesn’t see what they have until after the fact. Thanks for the comment. I was very blessed.

    • @Rick-np9vz
      @Rick-np9vz 6 місяців тому

      ​@@authorthomaskirstmy bad! I should have been specific! I tend to generalize too much and let the negative overshadow the good! Your life after the first year was plumb full of love! Like I said it was a lot better than mine! Either way I hope for the best for you and yours!

  • @bathtangle
    @bathtangle 6 місяців тому

    A long time ago I read a story written by a Black man. He and his wife were, I don't remember how long ago, were fostering children. One day, they found a small white child with red hair. She had been returned too many times because she was so disruptive. Her bio parents were drug addicts I believe, if memory serves, she was about 3 when the op said that he and his wife took her in, supposedly for a few days till they could find a white family, but days turned into weeks and they refused to give her up and adopted her. They dealt with her multiple challenges being born from drug addicts. Then had to deal with police being called because a black man was pushing a redheaded white child on the swing at the park.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      That would be quite a story to read. Emotional damage to a child and then people giving up on the child would be so traumatic.

  • @andymills2985
    @andymills2985 6 місяців тому

    Clayton bigsby

  • @yktarango3217
    @yktarango3217 6 місяців тому

    What a beautiful story ❤

  • @StellaShadowmoon
    @StellaShadowmoon 6 місяців тому

    I had a crush on a boy in elementary school named Russhawn Butler and I wrote about him in my diary. One night my parents call me downstairs like I’m in trouble. My dad told me to stay away from black boys because they’re trouble. I just remember being like “why??” I didn’t get it at all and he never answered my question I had always been friends with kids of different culture and race and never ever thought a thing of it. It’s weird to me that my Dad was basically trying to teach me to be racist. Thank goodness I’m nothing like my parents

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @@StellaShadowmoon sorry to hear that. In my book I talked about a girl when we were 15 and her parents disowned her for a few years. She ran away from home because of that. I always thought about that. Disowning your kid for talking to a black guy. Craziness. Thanks for the comment.

  • @MichaelArmstrong-r6x
    @MichaelArmstrong-r6x 6 місяців тому

    You're bròwn.

  • @KOOLBadger
    @KOOLBadger 6 місяців тому

    I can't wait to read it.. Im glad you had a little precious girl. And.. Your mother is an angel! If she is german, she is old enough to remember Hitler. So, her life was not easy, yet she still stayed positive!🫂

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @@KOOLBadger thank you. Yes when she talks about bombs dropping and all the killing is crazy to hear. Born in 1935. She was between 5-9 during the war. She has a very crazy story. Amazing actually.

    • @KOOLBadger
      @KOOLBadger 6 місяців тому

      @@authorthomaskirst maybe you could write her story? Is she jewish? Yiddish?

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @@KOOLBadger no German. She is 89 right now. I just went out to eat with her. I think she would do it.

    • @KOOLBadger
      @KOOLBadger 6 місяців тому

      @@authorthomaskirst She would be touched by your offer. You can recond your conversations. This way ypu can preserve her voice!🥰

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @KOOLBadger I think so. Thanks friend. Appreciate all the advice

  • @America4ever1
    @America4ever1 6 місяців тому

    This woman is the G.O.A.T.

  • @shaylagoogle3097
    @shaylagoogle3097 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful intro.... I like to read your book soon. It looks like it's going to be a good story.

  • @Suzette-gb7uj
    @Suzette-gb7uj 6 місяців тому

    Wow, I’m so glad I watched this. This is a beautiful story.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 6 місяців тому

      @@Suzette-gb7uj thank you for taking time to watch.

  • @Mhabemolotha1234
    @Mhabemolotha1234 7 місяців тому

    What's the saddest and the most hurting part growing up without parents..? Not having the toys we want as a kid😢

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      @@Mhabemolotha1234 no, ide say wondering why it happened.

    • @Mhabemolotha1234
      @Mhabemolotha1234 7 місяців тому

      @@authorthomaskirst it's my story. Growing up without my parents was the hardest thing in my life. Didn't had anyone to share things. I spend in boarding school most of my childhood days and never had the chance to feel or call anyone as family or home. As a kid I never got the chance to eat my favourite food, wear my favourite clothes, or anything. I was always quiet with a tears in my eyes. It was a hard life.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      @Ngullie1234 oh. I’m sorry. I could not imagine. Those stories are heartbreaking . I would love to interview a story like your. Praying for you.

    • @Mhabemolotha1234
      @Mhabemolotha1234 7 місяців тому

      @@authorthomaskirstBut despite all the hardships I've been am happy and blessed now by the grace of God🙏

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      Amazing. That’s great to hear. I’m due you have overcame so much in life. Much respect to you.

  • @pupnirn-gx6se
    @pupnirn-gx6se 7 місяців тому

    Stop being a color. You are you and "many" want us to fight each other because of it.

  • @vintagelaidbackhippie465
    @vintagelaidbackhippie465 7 місяців тому

    ❤✌🙏✝️

  • @annemariemcnamara8756
    @annemariemcnamara8756 7 місяців тому

    Think at the end of your story you realized you were blessed. Doesn’t matter that you were black and they were white you went through what every adopted child goes through where did I come from? That's normal it’s not a race thing. Fact is you weren’t different to your parents you were just their son

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      @@annemariemcnamara8756 perfectly said. Thanks for the comment.

  • @zzzroxyzzz
    @zzzroxyzzz 7 місяців тому

    Just so you know, I'm adopted as well, by a white family, and even with that I struggle with my identity, I still struggle with abandonment, and it makes no sense but I do, I think sometimes that comes with being adopted, I was a baby, and I still felt it. Might not seem like I should but I completely understand how you felt. I'm about to get my dna results, I know my bio father is dead he died in jail, but I'm hoping to learn some things to figure out who I am.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      @@zzzroxyzzz yea. Those feeling are so much bigger than color. I hope you get the results to lead you to find who you are 🙏. Sorry to hear that about your father. All the best for you.

  • @sheilabevins
    @sheilabevins 7 місяців тому

    God bless good people who adopt children of any race! You are their parents! Color shouldnt matter, Love should!

  • @BitterClinger1947
    @BitterClinger1947 7 місяців тому

    Bless you and Godspeed.

  • @pamelaforrest1622
    @pamelaforrest1622 7 місяців тому

    Good people come in all colors

  • @mistyvanpelt2408
    @mistyvanpelt2408 7 місяців тому

    ❤❤

  • @Godblessyou10100
    @Godblessyou10100 7 місяців тому

    God bless you and your family ❤❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

  • @jennysparks7232
    @jennysparks7232 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful people

  • @Celisar1
    @Celisar1 7 місяців тому

    So many strange things here. Most of the adopted children were Asian but there were very, very few Asians in Germany and these few couldn’t have so many children as a whole and especially not free for adoption. Next thing: it is extremely unlikely that any couple would be given 21 children to adopt,not even over time. Then the adoptive mother doesn’t have a German accent. And finally: Thomas has zero German accent as well when speaking English.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      We were brought up in America. Mansfield Ohio to be exact. 11 from Korea 10 American Black boys. 3 of their own. Koreans they paid for, blacks were free. Yes, all adopted. Why would you think I would make that up that’s funny. There are plenty of pictures on my website. Don’t have a German accent? Really? She talks in German and writes in German. She actually can’t write in English. I know it’s hard to believe that’s why I tell her story. But you’re free to think what you want. Thanks for the comment.

  • @suzanneblaylock9598
    @suzanneblaylock9598 7 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.

  • @apollomommy7364
    @apollomommy7364 7 місяців тому

    I wish I'd been adopted by good people, they adopted me at 13 to save a failing marriage, divorced about a year later, then mistreated me for years after till I finally cut them off and moved to a literal island to get away from them

  • @leroyb1876
    @leroyb1876 7 місяців тому

    Bless this man and his mother

  • @jalennelson6008
    @jalennelson6008 7 місяців тому

    I respect his boldness and transparency. He dared to right his wrong. Real man ish!

  • @elquixotedelascanarias
    @elquixotedelascanarias 7 місяців тому

    The story is so rouching. The mum ripped my heart with her love.

  • @mindymorgan8479
    @mindymorgan8479 7 місяців тому

    The t shirt is off the charts

  • @meich10
    @meich10 7 місяців тому

    I was left at the hospital too when I was born. Entering the system under day one is really hard. I am white, but still have the same extreme abandonment issues. I fell in love with a man that was abandoned also. We built our own family and bloodline. Starting from Ground Zero in creating your own bloodline is hard. You have to work harder than everybody else. He unfortunately died and had a heart attack last year. I’m trying to create our dream on my own, and raise our children. On the hard days, I have to remind myself that besides love, I’m teaching our children, strength and resilience against an unforgiving world.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      Thank you for the comment. Sorry for your loss. I sure you both are wonderful people. Those obstacles can be hard. I hope all the best for you and your family you created. I would love to talk to you about your experience.

  • @DylanLovesBrenda
    @DylanLovesBrenda 7 місяців тому

    Wow crying. You’re an incredible man and thanks for telling your story. Your mom is the cutest. God bless you and your family. ❤❤❤

  • @neroarchangel
    @neroarchangel 7 місяців тому

    It's ironic he decided to make more children OF HIS OWN because of the "bloodline" nonsense, instead of doing what his parents did and ADOPT, save someone. But that's what selfish people do. They want to have their OWN biological trophies, because that's what matters to them. He learned nothing from his parents.

    • @authorthomaskirst
      @authorthomaskirst 7 місяців тому

      The anger in your comment is on 10. I would not give back an emotional response as I know you have no idea what life was like. So I understand your response from not knowing me. I did not ever intend to make a video of my life in a negative light. It is truly amazing what my parents did. So amazing that I feel like they are literally one in a kind. There hasn’t been anyone that I have met in my 43 years of living I could even hold a candle to what they sacrificed. However, there are unintentional consequences that come with putting that many kids that come from abuse in one house. Again, my intention was to separate the thought and love with the reality of the situation. Hard to place kids come with lots of baggage. One person cannot be emotionally available for so many. If I told you some of the stories I know I am sure you would not look at this the way you do. So again with limited knowledge and an inside look your statement is easy to make. Do you think the kids I grew up with were just saying thank you and we’re just great kids to be around? Nope, we fought, all the time. We went to school fought all the time. From guns drugs attempted murder, rape assault I could go on forever. I only know that I carried a burden that I never asked for and tried to turn things positive. As of now, I go and talk to youth, coach 3 soccer teams , coach 1 basketball team and am always lending my time. If you knew the mental hurdles I went through to just be me , whatever that means I think you would say I came along way. As far as learning from my parents I am a spitting image of my dad. He would and was proud of me even if I wasn’t perfect. Read my book. It explains a lot. I think it would benefit you to read it. As again you are only looking through the lens of how you would feel. Thanks for watching and commenting. I do appreciate it. Best regards.