A Mother and Son Discuss Adoption, Coming Out, and Their Ultimate Fears

On May 25, 1971, Jackie Miller and her husband brought home their son, Scott, whom they adopted. 37 years later, Scott brought his mother to StoryCorps, where they shared a conversation about Jackie's decision to adopt him, their profound love for one another, and Scott's trepidation at what the future holds.
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[@robertsretrogaming]

Lovely. A great reminder about how to treat your own children.

[@PamelaKerr_muraydog]

I wish everyone had a mother like this. What a wonderful world it would be. Now excuse me while I wipe away my tears. :)

[@00inwiththenew00]

Omg, this is so amazing and it made me cry a bit. Some people don't even have natural parents who care this much for them. I lost my mom at a young age, but I've always feel as if she loved me enough for a lifetime and I can still feel her love today.

[@StainedAngel3670]

Wow just beautiful, made me tear up.

[@Ladyasha09]

Beautiful!

[@amandadevitt1281]

Tears, everytime. :')

[@cringequeen4476]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[@Zxuma]

That is, if we are all black, gay, and teenage mothers huh?

[@angieboom1177]

So she didn't bother to tell her adopted child that she had given a child away? And so she has never bothered to search for him in almost 60 years? That's terrible.

[@Amyphere]

You were feeling very negative when you wrote this, didn’t you.

[@angieboom1177]

@@Amyphere Lol, grow up.

[@tlee035]

how do you know she hasn't searched?

[@Wutzibutzi100]

To be honest, I thought so too.