Hey YouTube, Jim here! Welcome to Top10 Archive! The internet is full of feel-good videos that
restore your faith in humanity, but is there anything more heartwarming than watching children
find out that they finally have forever homes after living lives of uncertainty? I think not. Here’s my list of the top ten heartbreaking
kids reactions to being adopted. Be warned, some of these clips are bound to
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section below! 10. 10-year-old Ivey
It was Ivey’s tenth birthday when she opened up a present that would change her life forever. Ivey had spent the last three years in foster
care and was overjoyed to find out that Paige and Daniel Zezulka would be adopting her. Paige told the press that on the first night
Ivey stayed with the family, she asked whether she could call the couple mom and dad, and
on the second night, she asked if she could stay forever. Well, Ivey finally had her dream made a reality,
and the little girl’s happiness as she finds out the good news is heartwarming. And the good news didn’t stop there – the
couple also told Ivey that they were adopting both of her siblings, three-year-old Kai and
two-year-old Lita, so they could all grow up together. 9. Mickey Mouse Announces Adoption
When this 12-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother took a trip to Disney World, Florida,
the trip was even more magical than they could ever have imagined. During a meet and greet with Mickey Mouse,
the beloved Disney character breaks this wonderful news to the kids. Courtney and Tom Gilmour from Pennsylvania
had fostered Janielle and Elijah for three years before finally getting the go-ahead
to adopt them. The couple initially planned to have Mickey
Mouse hold a sign up revealing the adoption, but Disney heard about the plan after Courtney
posted these pins on social media and arranged for a private meeting for the big surprise
to take place. The adoption finally went through in May 2017
and the family’s trip to the Magic Kingdom will go down as one of the best adoption reveals
of all time. 8. Skype Call
Miller, a Colombian boy, learns he’s going to be adopted and his reaction is simply wonderful… Mike and Jasmine Rogers had hosted Miller
the previous summer through Kidsave.org, an organization that works to find children forever
homes. During that time, the couple fell in love
with the parentless boy and had secretly been working to secure adoption papers ever since. Then, in a Skype call with Miller, they finally
had the opportunity to reveal the exciting news: that they were going to adopt him in
just two weeks. Speaking Spanish to the young boy, they tell
him he only has to wait two weeks until he finally has a forever home, and Miller’s
smile is filled with happiness. A translator helps the couple explain that
they can’t wait to see Miller, and he says he feels the same way. 7. 3-year-old Adopted After 832 Days
Tara Montgomery didn’t plan to adopt, but after fostering 3-year-old Michael Brown,
she fell in love and decided to give him a forever home. Michael was just 18-months-old and had spent
most of his short life in care when he went to live with Tara, who was his third foster
family. Tara was a single parent to two daughters
and never planned to adopt a child, but then something just clicked with Michael and she
couldn’t bear to be apart from him. When plans for Michael to be reunited with
his biological mom fell through, Tara decided he should stay with her family long-term. On December 20th, 2016 when he was three-years-old,
Michael officially became part of Tara’s family. Michael’s post-adoption photo shows just
how happy he is to finally have a family to call his own, and it went viral online after
Tara’s daughter posted it on Twitter. 6. Shailee Finally Gets Adopted
Jessica Frank’s journey to adopt Shailee was long and bumpy, and for quite some time
her husband didn’t want to adopt at all. But, when he met Shailee, he changed his mind
and the couple started their journey to becoming parents to the little girl. Shailee was actually in the care of Jessica’s
parents, who were licensed foster parents, when they first met her. But, as they were getting older, they were
looking to end their license and Jessica and her husband decided to move Shailee in with
them and their son Skyler. The little girl didn’t know that they were
planning to adopt her, but when Jessica finally received the official adoption date they decided
to surprise Shailee on camera. And, her reaction is beautifully filled with
shock, surprise, and joy. 5. Adoption Reveal From Stepmom
Haley’s birthday was always going to be a great day full of love and excitement, but
her stepmom Brigitte made sure that it was an extra-special day that none of the family
would ever forget. Brigitte had been pursuing the courts for
five years to become Haley’s legal mother, and finally, it was approved. So, her husband caught the entire reveal on
camera, which the couple had decided to do on Haley’s birthday. The reveal started out with the little girl
receiving a chain that read “my daughter holds my heart". Brigitte and Haley are both emotional at this
point.. but, get ready, the moment gets even more adorable. Haley then receives her birth certificate
which reveals that she’s going to be adopted. She breaks down before she can finish reading,
hugging Brigitte and telling her that she loves her. 4. Adoptive family reunited after three-years
This is the heartbreaking moment that an adoptive family is finally reunited after years of
waiting and longing to be together. Two brothers from the Democratic Republic
of Congo were officially adopted in 2013, but then the country suspended all exit letters,
forbidding all children adopted by foreign families to leave the country. The Grovers had done everything right: they’d
endured a lengthy court process and had visited the boys’ home country to meet them, but
they were still left in limbo. So, all Jennifer and James Grover could do
was fight. Along with many other adoptive parents, Jennifer
and James petitioned Capitol Hill and finally, a list of 119 children were granted exit letters. Thankfully, 7-year-old Bronson and 14-year-old
Joseph were on that list, and the process began to get them on US soil with their new
family. In 2016 it finally happened: Bronson and Joseph
landed in Salt Lake City and the reunion was incredibly emotional. 3. Huxley and the Stauffer Family
It took almost a year to arrive at what Myka Stauffer calls “gotcha day”, but for little
Huxley and the entire Stauffer family, it was more than worth the wait. In a beautiful video, Myka documents her family’s
journey to go get their newest addition, a toddler living in China. Their journey began when Myka and her husband
stumbled upon a posting by Wen Quan adoption agency. The couple traveled with their three biological
children to go pick up the orphaned boy, videotaping the entire process for an emotional upload
to their popular YouTube channel. The meeting between little Huxley and the
three Stauffer kids is a beautiful moment and the entire family seems to instantly bond. The resulting footage is bound to bring a
tear to your eye. 2. Separated Brothers Get Reunited
During a WFAA ABC news show, a presenter made an appeal for help finding two young boys
a forever home. Less than a year later, that same presenter
followed up on the story of the two young brothers in separate foster homes that were
desperate to be together. Trey and Keilan were seven and ten years old
when their story was first reported and had been in child protective custody for over
three years. For most of that they’d been in separate
foster homes, and although the boys initially needed to be apart so they could heal from
their trauma, they spoke about how much they wanted to be together again in news reports. The boys saw each other once a month while
in foster care, and they hated to say goodbye to one another at the end of their visits. So, one man that saw the news report decided
to step up and make the boys’ dreams a reality. Robert Beck took the boys into his home and
began the adoption process. Then, seven months later, it finally happened…
the brothers are back together in a safe and loving family home where they can grow up
together. Just as they should be. 1. Sebastian and the Barkey Family
When California couple JoBen and Amanda Barkey saw a social media post about Kidsave.org,
it changed their lives forever. The couple and their four children were on
vacation at the time, but the family saw an 11-year-old Colombian boy named Sebastian
in the post and immediately knew that they wanted to adopt him. During the adoption process, JoBen and Amanda
were allowed to host Sebastian in their home for five weeks, but they weren’t allowed
to tell him they were planning on adopting him. So, when the family said goodbye to him at
the airport at the end of his stay is was a very emotional moment. But, a couple of weeks later the couple could
finally reveal all, which they did in a beautiful recorded video which was played to Sebastian
back in Colombia. Watch this heartbreaking moment Sebastian
hears the voices of his U.S family for the first time in weeks…
