7 Hilarious Moments of the Adoption Experience

“When our kids’ foster family in Poland asked us about the climate in the U.S., we used Google translate and told them that it was like Poland but a little warmer. It was 80 degrees at home that day. Their foster mother got a shocked look on her face. It then occurred to me that the Polish measure their temperature in Celsius. She probably thought we were moving the kids to the surface of the sun!” Rene Walker from North Carolina

“We haven’t completed our adoption yet, but every time a child comes over, my kids ask if he is the one we are adopting!” Susan McCormick from North Carolina

“Our kids had limited exposure to English before we met them, but they had apparently watched a lot of British TV shows. The day we met my daughter, unaware of what it meant, the first thing she said to us in English was ‘Daddy, may I have my allowance?’ My husband looked shocked and said ‘So, should I get my wallet out or what?’” Shaunna Patton from Kentucky

“Our 4-year-old had been home about six months and was still learning the nuances of English. She was, however, very expressive. She would get exasperated with me or her American-born big brother and exclaim ‘I don’t ‘member! I from PO-LAND.’ It sounded like she was using her immigrant status as a cop-out.” Marbee Hardee from Missouri

“While my adopted son was still learning English, my dad, his new grandpa, told him that he was taking grandma out on a date. My son gasped and said ‘Poppy, I am very disappointing in you!’” Rebekah Yahoves from New York

“My son’s birth mother found us looking for a child to adopt through the Pennysaver. She was actually hunting for a microwave at the time. She said she killed two birds with one stone!” Debbie Manos from New York