StoryCorps: Bob and Aimee Gerold

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Series: StoryCorps
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Aimee Gerold speaks with her father, Bob, about her adoption from China. Read the full description.

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Gerold_small After finding out that they could not conceive children, Bob Gerold and his wife Alice decided to adopt a child from China. They were matched with a baby girl named Aimee.

Here, Aimee talks to her father, Bob, about her adoption.

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Piece Description

After finding out that they could not conceive children, Bob Gerold and his wife Alice decided to adopt a child from China. They were matched with a baby girl named Aimee.

Here, Aimee talks to her father, Bob, about her adoption.

Broadcast History

NPR Morning Edition 7/1/11

Transcript

Aimee Gerold: How'd you meet Mom?

Bob Gerold: I can tell you the date: September 14th, 1984. It was--

AG: Back when dinosaurs roamed the land?

BG: (Laughs) Yeah, I was protecting her from the dinosaurs.

AG: So when did she like decide to date you?

BG: Well, at least one day a week I left a rose scotch-taped to her front door.

AG: And she didn't find that creepy?

BG: Creepy? No, she actually found that nice. I better tell your boyfriends not to do that!

AG: (Laughs) Well, a rose, you don't know who it's from--

BG: Oh no, she knew it was--who it was from.

AG: Oh, OK. Now, what made you decide you want to adopt a child?

BG: Mommy had a ectopic pregnancy, which means the pregnancy was in the tubes. After that she couldn't get pregnant. We considered adopting and we actually said we wanted a smart, assertive kid. Don't take this the wrong way but we viewed intelligence over...
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Time now for StoryCorps--where family members get to ask each other about their lives.

14-year-old Aimee Gerold (JAIR-old) brought her dad, Bob, to StoryCorps.

Aimee was adopted from China by the Gerold family when she was a baby.

And as her dad found out, Aimee had a lot of questions about how their family began.

OUTRO:

Bob Gerold with his daughter Aimee at StoryCorps in Pensacola, FL. Their conversation will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

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