Adopt

by Zary Fekete

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Lately, I’ve been scrolling through their pictures more and more.

Pics of occasional trips to the beach. Instagram-ready shots of food or wine glasses.

Then suddenly, there was no need for a status clarification; the pictures showed it all. Now there was selfie upon selfie with only the background changing behind two radiant smiles.

Then, just over a year ago, a new change. I first noticed it because it was so different. There was a sandbox with some plastic toys and a shovel, then shot after shot of a tousle-headed little guy. I guessed he was 8.

The word ‘adopt’ has more than one meaning. One is to legally take on (another’s child) and bring it up as one’s own. The other is to embrace.

They’ve done both.