Hey. How's it going? Uh, good. It's going really good. - Pete and Ellie. - Yeah, we know. Come on in.
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Hey, number three, where's your mother?
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- Pete. Ellie. - Hey. - You made it. - Hi. Just sign in, and take this form with you and write down the name of any kid you meet you might be interested in. Really? That's how this works? Yeah, it can feel a little like shopping for kids. It's messed up, I know, but the county puts these on because they can match a lot of kids and parents quickly. God, look at the big kids over there. Breaks my heart. Most folks want nothing to do with teenagers. Of course, if you two thought you could make room for an older child... - Um, I mean... - I... Oh, God. I'm so sor... We... We're terrible people. I'm sorry. You're not terrible. Now get on in there and find you a family. Go on.
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All right, everybody, I want you all to imagine you got this plush new job. They give you a nice big office. There's a gym and a frozen yogurt machine right there in the break room. I love frozen yogurt. But deep down, you know you're not qualified.
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Good luck with that one. She thinks she's better than everybody. Yeah. The other two are jackassing around out back. We'll be in the shop.
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Okay. We'll see you in a bit. - Yeah, we'll be back. - We'll be back soon. Bye, guys. Nice to meet you.
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Hey, I wanted to say thank you for watching them while I was... No problem. They've been doing great. Juan started playing piano. Right, buddy? And Lita just got 100 on her last spelling test. And Lizzy's soccer team is undefeated. All right, so you guys gonna pick us up at 4:00?
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- Stop. - Okay. I know. It's... It's very unprofessional. Mm-hmm.
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I'm gonna be honest with you, all right? I don't know, I just thought when we met our kids that it would be like this cosmic connection, you know? Like just take one look at them and just know, like when you and me met. Yeah. Totally. Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What, you didn't just know? - Hmm? - Oh, my gosh. - What? - You heard what I said. You didn't just know? No, I was interested, but, you know, I'm more cautious than you are. Really? Wow. How long before you just knew? A couple of months. A couple of months? How many months?
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Oh, my babies, you got so big! Come, mi amor. Hi, I'm Sue. I'm Carla's caseworker. - You must be Pete and Ellie? - Yeah, I'm Pete. Hi.
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There you go. Dad, Dad, Dad!
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Ew!
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Oh. Nice to meet you.
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"Lizzy once asked me why we did this, why we took them in. We couldn't give her an answer at the time. We did it because something was missing in our lives, but we didn't know what it was.
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Hi! Oh! Oh, thank you!
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I think so. It's small, but it works... Your Honor. And, Miss Viara, do you feel capable of responsibly caring for Juan, Lita, and Lizzy at this time?
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All there? Time to erase these ideals right now. Almost done. - Almost done. - Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Over a half million children are currently in foster care. The system is overloaded, okay? It doesn't need any more kids. So for a child to be removed, conditions have to be pretty bleak, usually involving abuse or extreme neglect. And some of these kids can often languish in the system, unless a wonderful family like yours steps up for them. We'll step up. We'll take one right away. Perfect. Let me go check in back, see what we have in stock. She is kidding, of course. We do not stock. And you know that. But we can take you through the eight-week foster parenting course, and you can get your certification. And then we can pair you with some kids that you can foster until they become adoptable. But it is not gonna be easy, folks. These kids will test your will, put a strain on your relationship, and push buttons you didn't even know you had. I can tell by looking at you that not all y'all are gonna make it. I actually think this group has got the grit to face some unpleasant... - Excuse me. - Y-You guys heading out? - Yeah. - Okay. Well, thank you. Bye-bye. - All right, that one's on me. - It absolutely is. - We've gone over this before. - We have. - This is a problem. - It's a problem. Okay, everybody, why don't we learn your names and what type of children you're looking for. Oh, hi. We're Dana and Dirk McCann. And the Lord has guided us here to adopt a baby boy... or a girl. - Yeah, the big guy, he's blessed us with so much. - Mm-hmm. - We'd just like to share it with a child that needs a home. - Yeah. What about over here? I'm David, and this is my wife, Jessie. And we've been trying to have a baby for three years now. But no matter what we do, I... I can't...