Tag: adoption

A cheerleader surprised her stepdad by ending her team's cheer routine holding a sign asking him to adopt her officially.

A pair of adopted biological siblings cried in each other’s arms when they were finally able to meet in person for the very first time – a moment 30 years and one pandemic in the making.

An emotional groom picked up not only a wife but two new daughters – as he surprised his wife's children with an adoption request.

This is the emotional moment a family in their 30s surprised their stepdad on FaceTime by asking him to read a heartwarming letter leading to an adult adoption request.

A teen gave her former sports coach and foster father a birthday surprise of a lifetime when he removed a blindfold and discovered a loving adoption request.

A caring stepdad received the birthday surprise of a lifetime as his five-year-old stepdaughter surprised him by revealing a t-shirt asking if she could take his last name. Michael Hodkinson, 24, had no idea the big surprise - which would include him legally adopting Maddalena Hodkinson - was coming, as he celebrated in a Pennsylvania restaurant.

A beloved stepdad can’t fight back his tears as he reads out a note from his stepson containing a loving adult adoption request.

A man was brought to floods of happy tears as his stepchildren surprised him with an adult adoption request 18 years in the making.

A loving nurse who once provided a stranded teenager with a ride and place to stay for the night surprised her with adoption papers on Christmas Eve, having since taken her into her care.

A stepfather was brought to tears when his stepdaughter unzipped her sweater and revealed a t-shirt that asked if he would adopt her.