Boy Has His Whole Kindergarten Class At His Adoption Hearing And It’s The Cutest Support Group Ever
Some days you read stories that warm your heart and make you believe the best possible things about humanity. In this case, a classroom of children showed their unconditional love and support for their classmate when he was in the courthouse.
A 5-year-old boy named Michael from Grand Rapids, Michigan, showed up for an adoption hearing on Thursday. The heartwarming thing was that his entire kindergarten class turned up to cheer him on and congratulate him on starting a new chapter in his life. A lot of us probably wish that we could get the sort of support Michael did, every once in a while.
Besides his classmates and his teacher, Mrs. McKee, Michael was at the courthouse with his foster parents. The 5-year-old has been living with his foster parents since last Thanksgiving and is now legally their adoptive child.
5-year-old Michael went to his adoption hearing with a lot of support
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His foster parents were there…
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The idea to show Michael a whole bunch of moral support came to his kindergarten teacher Mrs. McKee who works at Wealthy Elementary School. She talked to his mom and both of them agreed that the plan was genius and would mean a lot to him.
…and his classmates, as well as his teacher, all turned up
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Michael’s parents were amazed by the number of friends their son has and were thankful for how for the last year they invited him to their homes and on to “play dates.” According to his parents, he loves playing basketball and soccer, swimming, and dancing.
Michael’s classmates told the judge how much they like him
Michael’s father told CNN journalists that the part of the hearing he enjoyed the most was when the judge turned to everyone in the room and asked them to explain what the 5-year-old kindergartner means to them. Michael’s classmates then stood up and said things like “I love Michael” and “Michael’s my best friend.”
Michael was loving the fact that his friends showed up
About 135,000 people get adopted each year in the United States, according to the Adoption Network. This just goes to show that there are a lot of people out there willing to adopt and help out children without a family.
The day was full of happiness and laughter
Michael’s story just makes you want to smile, doesn’t it, dear Readers? What do you think of the kindergartners’ show of support for Michael? Have you ever supported a friend in a similar way? Let us and everyone else know in the comments below.
You can watch the heart-warming hearing video right here
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People loved how much love and support Michael got
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I was adopted and This is AWESOME, Way Kewl, Totally Wonderful, The Best Ever!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! - Have a great life YAHHH!!!!!
Good for you - I always wanted foster care. Nobody wants me now. Nearly 50 y o .. 😘😬🤔
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My husband and I have been considering adopting a child but the legal complications and delayed procedures are keeping us from doing that for some time. This post has somehow strengthened my resolve and i hope to adopt soon.
You'll get there! Congratulations on your future family!
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It's always nice to see good news like this. The fact this boy is loved by his parents, friends, teachers and the support from all of us means the world isn't that bad of a place after all.
I'm so happy for him..both with the adoption and for his classmates being there (5 year olds are awesome. They're so open minded and non-judegmental.) Side Note: I also love the one Judge's flashing earrings and necklace...very festive!
We are waiting for our grandson’s (foster child), adoption to come through. It is not easy and very long drawn out.
It will happen!!! Congratulations on your expanding family!
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I am also crying - tears of joy and appreciation! I am impressed by three groups of people" (i) the parents who have adopted him (ii) the TEACHER whohas such a big heart that she thought of this great idea (iii) the parents of the other children in the class for allowing the teacher to take them to the adoption hearing. Thank you all and may God bless you.
Like Nea, we thought about adopting, we have one biological child, but there are so many children out there that need homes, unfortunately the money required to adopt is exorbitant.
I hope it all works out for you and your expanding family. All children deserve a loving home!!!
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this is truly beautiful,more people should adopt, you wont regret it it is amazing
everybody needs support and shoulder to lean on, great to hear this boy have whole bunch of them :)
Cute, I love how casual he looks chilling in the court. Weird name of the school.
This is the kind of stories that warms my heart. Congrats to Michael and his awesome family!
The title includes the words "The Cutest Support Group Ever". People sometimes use superlatives to express their joy at someone else's happiness. "The Cutest Support Group Ever" doesn't mean that there was an actual competition and that a group of judges reviewed support groups in the cuteness category. But if there was, I'd award the kids and their teacher a gold medal, silver for the support puppies, and bronze for the support kittens.
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Just because you didn't see it in this clip, doesn't mean it doesn't happen every day.. They seem like a very loving family.
Load More Replies... I was adopted and This is AWESOME, Way Kewl, Totally Wonderful, The Best Ever!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! - Have a great life YAHHH!!!!!
Good for you - I always wanted foster care. Nobody wants me now. Nearly 50 y o .. 😘😬🤔
Load More Replies... My husband and I have been considering adopting a child but the legal complications and delayed procedures are keeping us from doing that for some time. This post has somehow strengthened my resolve and i hope to adopt soon.
You'll get there! Congratulations on your future family!
Load More Replies... It's always nice to see good news like this. The fact this boy is loved by his parents, friends, teachers and the support from all of us means the world isn't that bad of a place after all.
I'm so happy for him..both with the adoption and for his classmates being there (5 year olds are awesome. They're so open minded and non-judegmental.) Side Note: I also love the one Judge's flashing earrings and necklace...very festive!
We are waiting for our grandson’s (foster child), adoption to come through. It is not easy and very long drawn out.
It will happen!!! Congratulations on your expanding family!
Load More Replies... I am also crying - tears of joy and appreciation! I am impressed by three groups of people" (i) the parents who have adopted him (ii) the TEACHER whohas such a big heart that she thought of this great idea (iii) the parents of the other children in the class for allowing the teacher to take them to the adoption hearing. Thank you all and may God bless you.
Like Nea, we thought about adopting, we have one biological child, but there are so many children out there that need homes, unfortunately the money required to adopt is exorbitant.
I hope it all works out for you and your expanding family. All children deserve a loving home!!!
Load More Replies... this is truly beautiful,more people should adopt, you wont regret it it is amazing
everybody needs support and shoulder to lean on, great to hear this boy have whole bunch of them :)
Cute, I love how casual he looks chilling in the court. Weird name of the school.
This is the kind of stories that warms my heart. Congrats to Michael and his awesome family!
The title includes the words "The Cutest Support Group Ever". People sometimes use superlatives to express their joy at someone else's happiness. "The Cutest Support Group Ever" doesn't mean that there was an actual competition and that a group of judges reviewed support groups in the cuteness category. But if there was, I'd award the kids and their teacher a gold medal, silver for the support puppies, and bronze for the support kittens.
Load More Replies... Just because you didn't see it in this clip, doesn't mean it doesn't happen every day.. They seem like a very loving family.
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