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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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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.
Get the podcast at NPR dot ORG.
This is NPR News.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Spire | Tape | Rideau. | Hapna | 2006 | 00:20 |
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NPR, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Principal Financial Group
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