The Adoption Picnic: Kids on Display (Family Documentary) | Real Stories
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2016
- The Adoption Picnic: Kids on Display (Family Documentary) | Real Stories
“You feel like you’re on display. You’ve got all these people watching you and you’re wearing this shirt that singles you out. You’re on the spot.” Lacy, 14, is an orphan, and a better description of her situation would be hard to imagine. Lacy is on the look-out for parents, and the South Mississippi ‘adoption picnic’ could be the last chance she gets to grow up within a family environment. For the first time, cameras have been allowed into the yearly picnic where prospective foster parents get to see the children in a lively, social situation. Brainchild of adoption specialist Sylvia Sessions, The Picnic invokes strong emotions in the participants, and this Witness film captures every poignant moment.
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I hate the way they talk about these kids like they're choosing a car or a house. These are human beings you're talking about.
As someone who has been adopted I get why people would think this is a good idea - it is abhorrent on so many levels. These kids deserve respect -- not to be treated as cattle.
Michael had such sad eyes. They described him as shy but he seems so hurt by life. I wish I could give him a warm hug🥺 I hope he found a good family who can show him love and compassion
That song on where the kids are on display, was litteraly mocking their lives “no one to hold them at night” some of them were holding back tears
As an adoptive parent myself I would like to say this made me sick. Put yourself in the shoes of the children who didn't get a family on that day and how many times do those dear kids have to go through "The Picnic" and feel rejected at the end of it. I do hope those parents had to go through the training to help them parent children with traumatic backgrounds. These children have lost their first families and sometimes love alone isn't enough. Im sorry but these are children not grocery store items that you "pick and choose" which ones you like.
I was adopted at age 7 from one of these picnics. Before hand I had loads of options but no one would take my two older brothers who were 9 and 10 people were turned off because they were protective and a lil intimidating and cold. But I didn’t want to be separated from my brothers. I found my forever family who took my brothers aswell I’ve never looked back!!
Just found out Lacy made it! She is actually working in the production filming industry since 2013!
Jeffrey's adoptive father is adorable, he was so excited to meet him and immediately felt so responsible for him; such a natural dad
does anybody else see how this could be a breeding ground for predator/victim situations?!?!?!
Oh man, I could never go to this picnic. I'd try to adopt all of them.
As a foster parent myself. This literally made me cry! Especially for Chris!!! How could you have this child for 4 years and not have an attachment to him
Holy Toledo, Michael. When he met that first family and could hardly keep it together. He's the same age as my oldest. I was just like, "COME INTO THESE ARMS, CHILD. I will love you every day of your life." But no one chose him. NO ONE CHOSE HIM. I can't even.
I work with kids from troubled backgrounds this picnic was like a meat market getting them to line up to a sad song about how unloved they were, forcing the children to interact with adults who are complete strangers, the only bright spot was seeing Chris/Shedrick’s foster family decide to keep him rather than subject him to another picnic.
Five minutes in and I've already heard the biggest reason adoptions of older children often fail. "No one will know anything about his past." Adoptive parents should know everything about a child's past. Most of them will still adopt, and they will have a better understanding of the child's needs.
My daughter is in her forties now and my husband and I adopted her when she was twelve. Yes she was damaged but her past and she acted out. We didn’t know that we could cope at times but we did and have been blessed with three grandchildren all well adjusted. Our daughter is beautiful and caring.
This was filmed in 1998 (some 22 years ago). The kids are now adults, some of very similar age to myself. Would be interesting to know where they are now. Hope they are living happy lives.
I get weird vibes from Laceys adoptive parents...she says shes happier than shes ever been but she appears miserable. Its like she was trying to convince herself she was happy..I hope it all worked out for her
My heart breaks, those children all looked petrified.
I am in tears 😭 over this. I was adopted at 8 months old from Africa and was raised by white people in Europe. My adoptive mother was adopted herself
Former foster mom here. Part of me is supportive of anything that increases the chances of adoption. The other part of me is cringing at the woman gushing about a boy as if he were a puppy. I just don't know what to think about the picnics.