Exactly.

This story hits me. No one! No one, Child or adult, should be treated like they are nothing!! This little boy has had to grow up fast. Hurts that he has been hurt over and over. I'm so happy for both of them!!

Yeah

Well he lives with a teacher. He get schooled and home-schooled at the same time.

Ok.

My heart broke when he said that! I can’t even imagine his pain as a child!

the way he spoke so maturely and wiped his own tears. like a wise old man already. i cried with him. so good he found someone to trust

Nobody should ever know what this feels like..

I agree, I was in a similar situation myself. I was adopted at 15 to a wonderful family, we are at 11 strong with multiple races and culture backgrounds. I'm so glad his adoption was finalized.

I teared up a little bit when that boy said that stuff like that should be illegal

thats awesome, I am so happy for you.

That sounds like a dream, art teachers and English teachers are usually the best

@@belletaunde102 And physics teachers too

@@sodalite5294 no she passed away before finding out i became an artist 😞

💕💕

Imagine being the Narcissistic gal who thinks that’s what 15 year old males dream of.

ikr its really sad that all he wanted was love after looking for it for years. i cried so hard.

@@wrackable - Yikes, that’s pretty harsh. I don’t think anything I said speaks to a lack of empathy or consideration of others, nor is it indicative of a dormant ego. In fact, my comment doesn’t reflect any of the 4 recognized types of narcissism, unless they’ve changed since I finished my PhD in Psychology. Although, your comment does. That being said, I didn’t say that’s what all 15 year old boys dream of. Not having been one myself, I can’t possibly know for certain what they do, or do not dream of, but should one 15 year old boy anywhere on the planet dream of having his very own cool car, or that the girl he’s crushing on will say “yes” if he asks her to be his girlfriend, or for the new gaming console he has his eye on……I, personally, would find it age appropriate & emotionally healthy. I hope that’s what they dream about, if the other option is dreaming about just one, single person to exist who loves him without limits - bc I hope they’re already loved without limits. As a 15 y/o lesbian I didn’t have much use for gaming consoles, but I definitely dreamed of having my own car, and that the girl I was crushing on would be my girlfriend. I didn’t have the courage to ask a girl out until I was 26 though. No 15 year old boy should have to dream of there being someone, even just 1 person, who will love him unconditionally, and support him when he needs it. Every 15 year old boy should already have that. Everyone should have that. It’s heartbreaking that he didn’t know what that kind of love & support feels like for the first 15 years of his life. But, like I said, I’m so grateful that he knows what it feels like now.

@@DrAnderson1 it really wasn't worth it replying back to that. Nice job anyway

@@DrAnderson1 So, let me get this straight. You’ve a PhD in psychology yet here you are improperly using said degree to justify your projection upon others of your core identify issues. This proves one of two things , one you’re a liar. Or two feminist have successfully achieved the communist agenda of eroding all educational systems to the point they’re entirely useless. So which is it?

They sound a lot alike.

I was looking through the comments hoping someone else was seeing what I was seeing.

its true, what a great story!@

Look alike AND same sense of humor- a wonderful match. I wish them all the best.

Agreed! They do 😀 God Bless them both!

In a different life time

They look alike...very alike

Uhhh recheck eyes?…maybe?

I was just thinking that!

They absolutely do 💯

lucky my teachers bullied me

My 5th grade teacher bullied me (I’m disabled)

Sending love to ALL of you. ❤❤❤❤

I wasn't left but abandoned and emotionally neglected (manipulative narcissistic mother), having adults (teachers) who are just sweet and supportive made my day!

I love you too❤

Yes! Go for it.

Good luck!

Reality is. Orphanages do kick teens out. Once they're not adoptable. Many do not kno the pain.😔✌

Awww 😭

Your AMAZING

Well his lifetime warranty

Why do I see you everywhere dawg

He is a old soul. Now with a dad 🥰

@@msmmcamp6549 You'll see allot of "verified" people/channels do this.

those tear when he was talking about getting kicked out for no reason, I saw that .

That's what I thought, they look like father and son. I bet they get a lot of people in real life comment on how alike they are.

Selective prosecution means you throw the entire case out, you stupid fool. I'll tell Skyler and his friends about their taking Kent's donuts to the gas station and all the other "shenanigans" that can happen in that default environment of yours. Things are OFF THE HOOK! I am innocent of all of this and have won all of this view. The trees do not sway in the wind and we have ourselves a comfy spot on the old hammock. I've been set up, by the way. Our whole lives growing up, they set me up to die in prison falsely so they could do it to themselves, look like victims and get rich. WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THAT, HUH?! YOUR CRIME HERE PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE REALITIES OF THIS WORLD! IT IS A FIRST TIME OFFENSE AND IT'S HUH. THIS IS DISCRIMINATION TOP TO BOTTOM. SELECTIVE PROSECUTION IS THE LAW AND YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW LONG THAT HAS BEEN IN THE BOOKS!

I noticed that too! Maybe they’re in the same soul family lol

I was thinking the same exact thing they look so much alike

I thought same thing too! 😊

Yeesssssss that what I said. This was Supposed to happen

God does that!!

Unfortunately his life situation likely made him that way. The fact that he was able to remain positive in spite of his challenges is testament of his hopeful heart. Finn is such a hero for stepping up to help Damian. He changed the trajectory of his own life to change the trajectory of Damian's life and it appears that both their lives are better for it.

So is the dad

That's what I would like to say.

he is just very communicative and good with words. look at elon musk. elon musk is really bad at finding words fast yet elon musk is still quite succesful. its just some people have different strengths, some are good at maths, others have a very good rhetoric like this young man in the video. not everyone with a bad rhetoric is immature or stupid is what i am trying to say

Yeah foster care will do that :/

I love that 👍🏼

@@keystonedaytrip238 agreed - a wonderful old saying - and one I had never heard until today - thank-you Steven Valys!

They do look alike!! Awww this is heartwarming xx

Yup! 😄

I was thinking they looked more alike by the end too. Great saying.

This statement is why I firmly believe that reincarnation is real and that kids like Damien are put before us as a test to determine how genuine we as a human being truly are and can be. I've met some 6 and 7 y/o that articulate themselves as if they were speaking in front of a shareholders meeting, their vernacular, vocabulary, stance, assertions, etc etc. make me shake my head and question everything we know about our world, our lives, and the way things are "supposed to work".

@@patrickkelly5009 No, it's because he has seen struggle. Struggle can make any child a man. It's either learn fast or suffer more. Suffrage breeds adaptation.

@@FlickFlag thank you I was looking for this comment. Hard times make a kid mature

I agree.

I worked many years in emergency children's homes. It always struck me how even small children didn't even cry, when brought in by police.Rather beeing relieved. How for elder sibblings it was natural to take care of their younger ones and how " grown up " many already were having to realize that life is not a walk in the park for them. There are so many out there !

Why not both? Don't let your blood line end with you. Do you know how much your ancestors went through just to ensure their blood would still be on Earth today? It is the greatest insult to them to purposefully not have children.

This other person talking like we’re of a species barely clinging on to existence or something. Careful, don’t insult your ancestors, they might give you bad juju! 😂 Cheers from another, similarly aged, person who has always known I would never have biological children.

Exactly. He was aware of how people just kick you out after they say they care about you. And even when he was fostered by the math teacher, he knew not to get too connected.

@@notayoutubechannel5647 Survival mode. 😟😟😟 No child should be this way. 3rd word infants have to start survival practices! USA tries to make it look like that is never the case!

Saddest part of the video to me man that kid talks like he’s 20 :/

And many kids who don’t deserve a parent

@@kimjungun2770 yes, the moment you are born that determination can be made. It's all the kid's fault.

@@kimjungun2770 wait whaaaa?? I’m so confused, why wouldn’t a kid deserve a parent? Every kid deserves a good childhood and good parents, because that’s often what makes them a good adult.

@@kimjungun2770 wtf, all kids deserve a parent, some parents don’t deserve kids

@@saanvirami thats untrue. Have you ever heard of the show dr.phil or TLC? Some of those kids are fortunate enough to have parents but don't deserve them as they are rude asf, doing things such as locking their parents out of the house until they got them Starbucks,

He has a REAL father now. 🤗

@@lore9753 yess

It broke my heart when I heard that but glad he got a father now

I cried immediately when he said that

The Stauffer’s should watch his

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I completely failed at holding back!

I didn't hold back. I cried like a girl.

@LeoS you know lack of emotion is a trait of psychopaths

@LeoS ikr? he should be man enough to let those tears flow!

Please be a teacher. We need more good ones.

Sounds like you'll be a great teacher lol

All kids who go to school are orphans? :D

Same here, my cousins even follwed me in the bathroom ahha, and adopt all the dogs or cats anywhere hayys, what more if i am rich haha

@@freshlymade7156 It can be arranged.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tom felton is such a good man!☺

sgmdhk

Ay

What where is it? I can't seem to find it?

Lol, they sure do!

I was thinking the same thing!

Stfu Why are you keep talking about YOU no one cares about how you felt

@@TannerGoated Connor, i seen you before. I know you're a troll. If it's such a big deal, why bother to read all of it?

@@zae2193 bro replied to a month old comment 😂

@@TannerGoated Mhm, and your point is?

yeah would've been weird like "teacher and student" now "husband and wife" what ?

Whoever the parents that abandoned him they should be ashamed of themselves

Your taco gave me aids

@@rafimohammad39 Well calm down it could have been more complicated than them just abandoning him

@@rafimohammad39 it’s not always because they hate him bruh sometimes it’s money problems

@@rafimohammad39 not really you never know the reasons

It would have been very easy (& totally understandable) to purely focus on yourself after that experience. The fact that you decided instead to step up and stop another child going through what you went through speaks volumes about the kind of person you are. I wish you and your son all the very best. This world needs more people like you 💕

God bless You and your child

Good luck to yall! :))

@@georgina-a That was Beautifully Stated ❣️

God bless you. I'm an adoptive mum too. Sending love 💘

Yeah that's the sad reality

Made me cry for him

Just part of the script. They always coach them what to say in these things for a more spicy story.

@@chappellewasrightaboutalph320 wow

@@chappellewasrightaboutalph320 Your life is scripted bro

Same, it’s really it’s own trauma

I believe he allways was / is the best version of himself no matter the circumstances, but his Dad / Teacher could see it. We all know how little teachers get paid and adopting a kid with special needs as a single must be really hard but worth it at the end. I just hope they stay humble and happy together.

@@aRockOrSomething2 yep, it sucks because you start to think it’s your fault and blame yourself, and it’s sucks having to make pretty much a whole new life and have to change yourself to fit in with your new family in fear that the same thing will happen again 🥲, I’m so glad I’m almost done with foster care

Sending you some love and much respect, T. I hope it made you better, despite some of the bitter experiences you had. Kids deserve so much better than some of the painful things that happen to them, and most especially foster kids.

@@milliemay2708 oh Millie! You are aging out of the system? This is horrible. I’ve also heard nightmare stories of kids who age out and then are just live on their own and don’t have the tools to take care of themselves and adult. I wish you every success and to make a family of your own.

What kind of news has the new tiktok trend and Kylie Jenner's new dress? Which country? In England, the BBC (British Broadcasting News) reports on matters that affect society. Wth

@@moccha8 I think they mean news on social media or just word of mouth news, not so much official news channels.

@@moccha8 It’s all over the place. I don’t want to hear about either, but yesterday I was at the store & there was one of the ongoing celebrities’ fake relationship plastered all over the checkouts. Then today I go to my news apps & there they are with the same old faces, having alleged troubles in their alleged relationships. Then I check my email, & there they are again. Worst of all, they’re middle age. Trying to remain relevant, I suppose.

@@moccha8 USA News, really

you sound mad

I’m so sorry you had this experience...you deserved much better.Of all the turds,out there,there are many more angels.

I'm so sorry Cherie! But remember Jesus loves you even when people let you down.

If that is you in the profile picture, I want to tell you how beautiful you are. I love the red lips and highlights in your hair. You have suffered through a terrible adoption experience but it did not take away your compassion for others or your beauty.

I’m so sorry to hear that! Praying for better days!

A lot of people foster and adopt for the money and benefits it gives, as awful as that is.

They kind of already look alike too!

@@Leelz247 I noticed that too!

It doesn't hurt that Damien seems to be a pretty cool kid.

@@martha3445 He sure does!

A great story!! Soo aweesome!!

wdym starts its been 2 years since he got adopted by the teacher

i’m in foster care. it’s not bad bozo 😹😹🤣🤣🤣

When I was in foster care it was bad. I am almost 49 years old. I have a wonderful husband and two precious daughters 💕❤💖 My life now is a fairy tale! But, hard as I may, I can't shake the sadness of being treated so horribly all those years ago. 😢 It's a huge empty void that, that can't be filled in this lifetime. I am a Christian and God has been so good to me. But, I still cry because I want my mother back. I want my sisters and brothers. It doesn't matter because they are gone. Please take good care of your children, or they will turn out like me.

@@noneofyourbusiness302 Oh... I am so sorry. You are a strong women and I am sure a great mother.

,😥❤️

I wish someone would accept me since my mother died 18 years ago nobody has accepted me

@@melissafriedman2263 church helps. Fine a good and true body of believers. I accept you just the way you are💞💞💞 I know how you feel. I am in the same shoes as you❣❣❣ God loves you so much🥰🥰🥰 You are worthy ❤💗💖 My thoughts and prayers are with you😍😍😍

...I mean it's biological too lol

@@tc000 Just because you're blood related doesn't mean you're a family. I would know.

@@MahouShoujo-Studios yes it does

uh it can be either definition depending on how you're using it

@@UCt7z4WN-yMyGqDvczlTFXiQ no

Same lol!

Heh! At least he didn't get knocked up! a kid came knocking on his classroom door

What's funny about that? Some men actually like being alone,hard as it is to believe

@@IkesPimpHand "confirmed bachelor" is a tongue in cheek way of saying a man is gay. They were saying he's gay and misses being able to bring guys home.

Yes, they do look alike, actually look related!

Hola Hope! I hope you are right.

@@msoperator510 I'm adopted. People who didn't know often said how much we looked alike. I think it's a normal assumption.

@@amandawilcox9638 I was raised by my step-up Dad, everytime we were introduced people would say how much we looked alike, not knowing I was not his biological daughter. I find great joy in that! ✌️

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Great story! I love kids. So sorry though that the littlest was given back to a reckless parent than, disappeared. I pray she's alright ❣️

@Not Real I'm sorry, I guess I didn't explain that very good. I was adopted with by 2 bio sister because my Mom taught very, very hard for us. Without her we would have been permanently separated. The little girl (Alexis) was not my biological sister, but another girl mom and dad took in shortly after we came to them. But mom amd dad were 100% going to adopt her so we always viewed her as our sister, and still do. It was her mother's boyfriend that almost killed her (though we knew the mom knew about the high level of abuse and didn't care) in fact we picked he rup from the hospital. So the courts decided she was safe. Thus handing her back to the mother and the mother did not keep touch with the court as she should. My mom tried to warn the courts something like that was going to happen (mom was blessed to be able to discern people amd has never been wrong yet), she begged them not to send her back but they did. I don't think there would be anyway to find her now. She has a very unique last name and mom can't quite remember it anymore after 20 years.

I'm so happy to hear that your experience being adopted by an older couple was good. The fact that they were a therapeutic home is HUGE, so they understand how to navigate and help kids with trauma. I also was taken from my parents at a young age and adopted by an older couple, in their 60's, but they didn't have any background in how trauma effect kids behavior/trust, ultimately leading to them unadopting me. I'm not saying this for any sympathy, im just wanted to input how happy I am that a similar situation worked out for you and how important it is for fostering families to have a good background in child development/trauma. I believe most fostering families have to take a class or complete something to be certified in their understanding, but it's interesting to think that some people can get that training and still not be good parents. It seems so obvious, but I've been many places and I can say, i saw and experienced more abuse than not. Granted, 10-20 years ago the system was a little different. It's changed a little, but it's not much better.

@@sporks3256 I am sorry that you experience was so bad! I told my mom about it and she says she'll adopt you! My mom since ending fostercare has started mentoring people unofficially. She just can't help herself lol. I agree training is a must. We were deeply traumatize kids with severe PTSD. Sounds like we might have been in at the same time. At that time the foster system was so new and PTSD in children still not understood fully. They told mom that we would never be normal and needed to go to a special school. What we needed was lots of love and loving correction. But mom says even some people that having been thoroughly trained can't do it. You have to have training, but you have to also have decernement and understanding because every child is different. We hit the jackpot. We are still in contact with one of our social workers and she said it is amazing how we've turned out, but she always had faith in us.

Sounds like you for your happily ever after xx

In fact they are father and son in real world it`s not a disneyland adoption...

I was thinking the same thing

@@gatoniebla4900 they meant biological coz they look alike

@Vetements that's a weird thing to say. That's about RELATIONSHIPS. Not about a father son relationship

@@kittenmimi5326 It seems a big deal, but reality is some bio families don't look like carbon copies. JS

57 Years old and never heard that. Thanks!

hahahah

Love it! Great comment!

Lol makes sense. Everyone says my 13 y/o son looks like his dad. He's only been his dad for almost 12 years 😂

@@destinytapia8759 my cousin and my uncle won the father daughter look alike contest. Her birth father died in the Normandy Landing

You are soooo lucky to have a job...many people wish they had any job ..please be thankful 🙏

@@nq7264 sometimes understanding everyone’s situation is the best way, yes there is people In worse situations but that doesn’t mean you ignore everyone else

i just saw you on a completely different fhannel five minutes ago the heck

The best way to wake up i swear!!

Not being on your phone all the time is another way to be in a positive mood, but you're not willing to give that up, are you.

I had that same thought. They look very similar!

I thought the same thing!

So true!they really do look alike lol. Bless them ❤️

Was going to say the same... Perfect pair of Gentlemen ❤️

Matching haircuts and everything

❤

You are a man of God sir. I wish you well for your future.

As an adoptee, thank you for you and your parents' beautiful souls. ❤❤❤

I follow that man on youtube as well. Peter is such a wonderful dad to Anthony and Kai.

@@HumbaWithRice what’s their yt channel ?

Thank you for saying everything I was thinking!!!

I could never kick a child out no matter how troublesome they may be, there is always a way to make things better. A child has so much time to change if it's their behavior, you never know what they will be like when they are older. I've seen very naughty kids turn into very humble adults. The people people kick them out are fostering for the wrong reasons. Fostering is really the same as being a parent it's a full time job and I think a lot of them don't realise that. They are not a pet fish you just leave to do whatever and feed every now and then.

Yep, this is so true. My brother and I have been through 7 foster house before we were finally adopted. It has created immense trust issues, abandonment problems and a general distrust against people.

I agree. Not saying you can't have your own first, no one should be shaming anyone. But personally, I definetly wanna help someone first.

Same, I know my current boyfriend have talked about this. He knows how much adoption means to me and I know how much having a child is to him so we made the compromise of having at least 1 kid then we can adopt.

This is how everyone should be thinking.

I don't understand why more people don't think this way

My chat.

It is lovely to see the strong father-son bond they share.

IKR. OMG. I thought I was the only one who noticed it and I was about to leave a comment about that.

I want to adopt but they make it much harder. So I’m attempting being foster relief.

@Darrell Dobson bro twins!

@@odar9729 As they should. too many creeps trying to shop for kids.

Same, I'm adopted too!

Teachers are all Ls y’all give us homework when home is to be chilling not doing no damn work. School sucks y’all don’t even teach us real world problems . just random bs like I will never use geometry in my life

@@TannerGoated Shut up kid, teachers do a lot for our society they should be respected and loved they are like your second parents and btw geometry is very useful if u wanna be an engineer

@@TannerGoated lol geometry is actually one of the most useful maths to know.

My math teacher and distance coach adopted in total five kids, three of whom were students of his.

thanks for sharing, hope things end up well to every one of you!

amen! if God has been calling you then know a way has already been made! follow Him! praying that you use the strength He has already given you with to proceed ❤️❤️🙏

I'm sure if you believe in yourself, and trust that you have the strength, that you will find you really do! Good luck!

god put him in front of you for a reason. you can do this! be strong!

"God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called." ~Wynonna Judd If He calls on you to do His work, He will give you everything you need to succeed.

I watched the first video just a couple of months ago, this is such a heartwarming update. So glad they have each other.

That's what some diseases can do, I know that from experience. Anyway, so happy for him. They both deserved a father/son.

I think most of this was shot a while ago. You can see in the clip at 2:44 that he looks more like a 15 year old and his voice is deeper :)

@@evagwennie at the beginning when he was 13 that was in 2019 and he is 15 now in 2021

Obviously He’s 15 at the end of the video when the guy says ‘2 years later at 15’ and their talking on Zoom during Covid time. The first part of the video was shot before all that when he was 12/13

he was 12/13 in the interview, 15 by the end of the vid