Awesome Shawn! You stood up against the adults who were harming you! You didn't get mad and do bad things like so many sad neglected kids do. You made the Law that will help all kids in your situation! Well done Shawn! 🎉
My mother had 6 kids. I'm the baby out of the 6. My dad was abusive to her and beat her up until she finally had enough and divorced him. She worked her fingers to the bone to take care of all us. She never got food stamps or Medicaid and she never gave us up when it got too hard. I have so much respect and love for her
My mum was beating on a daily basis i ended up homeless because of abuse i was in the pits of addition by 14 i am now 50 hiv positive,A mother to my healthy 18 year old daughter,we lost my husband 9 years ago i am clean and i have forgiven my father and mother who still wont talk to me.its been 11 years since i seen my mam and i now have my dad living with me.He is going to meet his maker soon i live on the streets Dublin Ireland and i couldn't see my father homeless.he is sober now and try every day to måke up for what happened to me,he was a victim too.My mother was the Evil one dad just watched and now i am finally taking my life back.i do talks in school's,youth groups womens/mens groups and both male and female prisons.😢
Kids or children have the Right to be happy, to be treated well and loved, to feel good physically, emotionally and grow in a happy and comfortable environment.
A very good movie when Gregory said in court, I'm doing this for me so that i can be happy i burst out in tears. There are so many children that need help to do the same, thank you for sharing this great movie.
Am absolutely shocked by the parents of Shaun. So glad he stood up to them because he deserved better than them. His parents treated him Appallingly and so he had reached the point of no return and wanted his life to be happy. Good on him. Hope more children speak up
I live in Florida in fact not far from Altoona. This story is very interesting. There should be a LAW named after this boy, which gives a child the RIGHT to chose his parents or who to live with.
I sued my parents in 1985 for child abuse, a civil suit years ago. I was on national TV telling the world. My immediate family and relatives all disowned me. It has been 48 years since I have seen my sibling and my mom, and they still refuse to see me. Once I left home at 18, I began my healing process. Apparently, my dad has already passed. I have tried the last 7 years to see my immediate family and they still refuse. My cousins found me 7 years ago and we have tried to see my family, but they hide so I can't see them. I spoke on child abuse for over 15 years at different colleges, helping other adults get into therapy and get healed. I still fight for women and children. I know all the statics and numbers out there. The worse place for a child in most situations is in their own home.
I'm sorry you went thru that. My mum divorced my bio dad and then our step dad was so abusive daily and he did apologise for it when I was 17. Mum never did and denys that we were ever beaten etc. A year ago my sister and I stopped speaking to them. They care more about the child they had together. My children hate them too. Most of my kids are adults and made their own minds up. My husbands family are so much better
Loved this film, and it was sad how Gregory and his brothers were treated by their father and mother. I was neglected and abused by my natural parents. All I wanted was love and be safe . I'm so happy that Gregory won the case so he could live with the lovely family and be happy and safe and loved. It was a shame that Gregory s brothers should of continued being with the family, but they were not informed that they were going to live with their father. Children should have a say who they want to live with if there is abuse or neglect happening. It is still continuing today where children aren't being looked after and not loved, and they repeat what their parents are doing drinking and into drugs .Gregory knew that his parents weren't going to change . What a happy ending 😢😢😢😊❤
I 💯 TOTALLY AGREE 👍 🤝 💯 👌 AGREE WITH YOU AND AMEN 🙏 TO EVERY SINGLE WORD YOU SAID 😀 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊😊😊 CHILDREN DO HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SEEN AND THEIR VOICES HEARD IN A COURT OF LAW ALSO AND IF THEY ARE BABIES 👶 THEN SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND UP AND SPEAK UP FOR THEM INSTEAD OF THEM BEING ABUSED & OR NEGLECTED 😢😢😢
Im so proud of this Lil boy cause I went thrue the foster system due to ny parents selfishness towards each other my dad a drunk my mom a control freak they had a business property and the lord blessed them so much material stuff .. but not enough love
God bless the kid for fighting for a good home and adopted parents. That proved they loved him whatever happened to his siblings? I hope they also, had a great ending.
😢❤ I love, as a human being, a Catholic-Christian, and a prolifer, where it says something like: As a child, the law recognises you have rights, the right to live in safety, to secure your safety, and to be happy. 👍Absolutely. My thoughts went immediately to babies in the womb. 🤰 The unborn. Children, unborn. The right to be safe, secure, happy.🌹✝️🛐 A sad and wonderful story! I recall my shock, years ago, when I first heard a TV news headline: Child Divorces His Parents !!! What?! The devil's hooting his horns off, right?! All I could think of was: rich country nonsense again. What happened to: "Honour thy father and thy mother..."? ✝️ I still love God's Laws, even after such a powerful and thought-provoking piece. I guess I'll revisit the Catholic Church's teachings on ... Of the top, I'd say, I can't see God smiling down on divorcing one's parents. Should he have gone back? Absolutely not! They were right to adopt him considering everything as we saw unfold. Still, ... boy! God help us all.🙏 Happy Sunday everyone! Hopefully, those who can, have been to Mass.🌹💒🛐✝️ Great movie. 👍Sharing.😇
THAT'S WHY THOSE THAT ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES ARE CALLED 😮 NARCISSISTICS SADLY BUT TRUE , MY PARENTS WERE BOTH LIKE THIS AND I'VE KNOWN / FELT IT SINCE I WAS WEEE LITTLE , GONE NOW BUT I DON'T REALLY FORGET THE PAIN I ENDURED , BLESS YOU DEAR YOUNG MAN ❤️ 🎉😮😢
Ridiculously good. And so young - I think it was Gordon Joseph-Levitt, who has been in so many things over the years, 500 Days of Summer, 3rd Rock, etc.
I have zero sympathy for the mom.He is happy now .I love how he stayed humble and fought the correct way instead of lashing out violently .Best movie I have seen so far.
Gregory Ralph Kingsley (born July 28, 1980) is the first American child, who, at the age of 12 years, legally severed ties with his mother. He changed his name to Shawn Russ after the juvenile court judge Thomas S. Kirk "ended the parental rights of his natural mother and allowed [his] foster parents to adopt him".
I am so glad Sean found a good family and some peace from a drunkard mother and unstable father. No child should have to go through this at any age but unfortunately some do. There will not be a perfect world until Jesus comes back so we all should be aware of children being abused and speak up about it. I found it heart breaking to watch these children living with a tyrant father some of the time and then with a drunken mother other times.
I still don't know why men do not have birth control drugs just like women. One man can impregnate so many women and never be a father to them...A woman can only get pregnant once a year...Men are not responsible enough on the whole to use condom or birth control...Get him some drugs...
So he gave an interview awhile back and both his biological parents have died so stated he always felt like an outsider in his adopted family. He has struggled with alcohol and drugs. His biggest regret he didnt connect back up with his mother before she passed.
Mom's excuse she had to keep 1 to get them all back. Such a lie. She didn't deserve them. So sad for them. They deserve parents who truly want them, won't lie to them, make them feel worthy to love. Most of all someone who they can trust and love. SUCH A LOVING FAMILY ENJOYING A DELICIOUS MEAL TOGETHER. ❤ Gregory AKA Sean DOESN'T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
I'm from Romania and in this film my country is talked about in a way that I don't like. I don't think anyone in Romania forced anyone to adopt a child
His natural parents DON'T love him...they sre selfish...if they had his best interests at heart, and loved him like they say, they would let him be adopted and have a childhood where he feels safe and loved...
So he gave an interview awhile back and both his biological parents have died so stated he always felt like an outsider in his adopted family. He has struggled with alcohol and drugs. His biggest regret he didnt connect back up with his mother before she passed. She WAs living in poverty. Also she has made poor decisions too
I feel zero sympathy for that woman who calls herself a mother...she is only capable of loving herself... I can't believe the black lawyer...how can you defend a woman like the biological mother...
Why do people like this have children you want that lifestyle DONT have children, so many people cant have children yet these people get children just isn't right.
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Awesome Shawn! You stood up against the adults who were harming you! You didn't get mad and do bad things like so many sad neglected kids do. You made the Law that will help all kids in your situation! Well done Shawn! 🎉
Well done.Wonderful movie
Great movie, i wish the courts pay more attention to what kids want, n not the system.
My mother had 6 kids. I'm the baby out of the 6. My dad was abusive to her and beat her up until she finally had enough and divorced him. She worked her fingers to the bone to take care of all us. She never got food stamps or Medicaid and she never gave us up when it got too hard. I have so much respect and love for her
Everyone handles life differently and depends on support systems and skills they have learned
My mum was beating on a daily basis i ended up homeless because of abuse i was in the pits of addition by 14 i am now 50 hiv positive,A mother to my healthy 18 year old daughter,we lost my husband 9 years ago i am clean and i have forgiven my father and mother who still wont talk to me.its been 11 years since i seen my mam and i now have my dad living with me.He is going to meet his maker soon i live on the streets Dublin Ireland and i couldn't see my father homeless.he is sober now and try every day to måke up for what happened to me,he was a victim too.My mother was the Evil one dad just watched and now i am finally taking my life back.i do talks in school's,youth groups womens/mens groups and both male and female prisons.😢
My uncle ran the house and my mother and he beat her😢😢😢😢😢
May you find healing and restoration. You are not alone.
@@VivienneMarsden-ky6or wow!🙏
Kids or children have the Right to be happy, to be treated well and loved, to feel good physically, emotionally and grow in a happy and comfortable environment.
Lovely, but "the right"?
🤔🤷♀️✝️🙂
Tough story, bless the children. ❤️🩹
A very good movie when Gregory said in court, I'm doing this for me so that i can be happy i burst out in tears. There are so many children that need help to do the same, thank you for sharing this great movie.
Awesome move that little boy did to have a chance at being happy with his new family his parents and siblings. Turned out so happy for him.yay!
Am absolutely shocked by the parents of Shaun. So glad he stood up to them because he deserved better than them. His parents treated him Appallingly and so he had reached the point of no return and wanted his life to be happy. Good on him. Hope more children speak up
A GLORIOUS HAPPY 😊 ENDING 😊 GREGORY , YOU DID IT 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ CONGRATULATIONS 😊😊😊 SO PROUD OF YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
For anybody who comes across this.
The name of the movie is called: Switching Parents
I live in Florida in fact not far from Altoona. This story is very interesting. There should be a LAW named after this boy, which gives a child the RIGHT to chose his parents or who to live with.
I sued my parents in 1985 for child abuse, a civil suit years ago. I was on national TV telling the world. My immediate family and relatives all disowned me. It has been 48 years since I have seen my sibling and my mom, and they still refuse to see me. Once I left home at 18, I began my healing process. Apparently, my dad has already passed. I have tried the last 7 years to see my immediate family and they still refuse. My cousins found me 7 years ago and we have tried to see my family, but they hide so I can't see them. I spoke on child abuse for over 15 years at different colleges, helping other adults get into therapy and get healed. I still fight for women and children. I know all the statics and numbers out there. The worse place for a child in most situations is in their own home.
I'm sorry you went thru that. My mum divorced my bio dad and then our step dad was so abusive daily and he did apologise for it when I was 17. Mum never did and denys that we were ever beaten etc.
A year ago my sister and I stopped speaking to them.
They care more about the child they had together. My children hate them too. Most of my kids are adults and made their own minds up.
My husbands family are so much better
Loved this film, and it was sad how Gregory and his brothers were treated by their father and mother. I was neglected and abused by my natural parents. All I wanted was love and be safe . I'm so happy that Gregory won the case so he could live with the lovely family and be happy and safe and loved. It was a shame that Gregory s brothers should of continued being with the family, but they were not informed that they were going to live with their father. Children should have a say who they want to live with if there is abuse or neglect happening. It is still continuing today where children aren't being looked after and not loved, and they repeat what their parents are doing drinking and into drugs .Gregory knew that his parents weren't going to change . What a happy ending 😢😢😢😊❤
I 💯 TOTALLY AGREE 👍 🤝 💯 👌 AGREE WITH YOU AND AMEN 🙏 TO EVERY SINGLE WORD YOU SAID 😀 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊😊😊
CHILDREN DO HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SEEN AND THEIR VOICES HEARD IN A COURT OF LAW ALSO AND IF THEY ARE BABIES 👶 THEN SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND UP AND SPEAK UP FOR THEM INSTEAD OF THEM BEING ABUSED & OR NEGLECTED 😢😢😢
No children shouldn't have to deal with responsibility
Some people do not deserve children
Im so proud of this Lil boy cause I went thrue the foster system due to ny parents selfishness towards each other my dad a drunk my mom a control freak they had a business property and the lord blessed them so much material stuff .. but not enough love
GO FOR IT!!!
God bless the kid for fighting for a good home and adopted parents. That proved they loved him whatever happened to his siblings? I hope they also, had a great ending.
😢❤ I love, as a human being, a Catholic-Christian, and a prolifer, where it says something like: As a child, the law recognises you have rights, the right to live in safety, to secure your safety, and to be happy.
👍Absolutely. My thoughts went immediately to babies in the womb. 🤰 The unborn. Children, unborn. The right to be safe, secure, happy.🌹✝️🛐
A sad and wonderful story! I recall my shock, years ago, when I first heard a TV news headline: Child Divorces His Parents !!! What?! The devil's hooting his horns off, right?! All I could think of was: rich country nonsense again. What happened to: "Honour thy father and thy mother..."? ✝️
I still love God's Laws, even after such a powerful and thought-provoking piece. I guess I'll revisit the Catholic Church's teachings on ...
Of the top, I'd say, I can't see God smiling down on divorcing one's parents.
Should he have gone back? Absolutely not! They were right to adopt him considering everything as we saw unfold. Still, ... boy! God help us all.🙏
Happy Sunday everyone! Hopefully, those who can, have been to Mass.🌹💒🛐✝️
Great movie. 👍Sharing.😇
It's not about finances it's about being a responsible parent and a child being able to rely on that parent couldn't have been a better ending
I feel zero sympathy for that woman who calls herself a mother...she is only capable of loving herself...
She wants the Welfare Checks and Foodstamps for having 3 kids.
THAT'S WHY THOSE THAT ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES ARE CALLED 😮 NARCISSISTICS
SADLY BUT TRUE , MY PARENTS WERE BOTH LIKE THIS AND I'VE KNOWN / FELT IT SINCE I WAS WEEE LITTLE , GONE NOW BUT I DON'T REALLY FORGET THE PAIN I ENDURED , BLESS YOU DEAR YOUNG MAN ❤️ 🎉😮😢
excellent movie...perfect ending
Gregory/Shawn is a great child actor...
Ridiculously good. And so young - I think it was Gordon Joseph-Levitt, who has been in so many things over the years, 500 Days of Summer, 3rd Rock, etc.
I have zero sympathy for the mom.He is happy now .I love how he stayed humble and fought the correct way instead of lashing out violently .Best movie I have seen so far.
This mother didn’t even come see him before she moved out of state. Horrible!
This case worker needs fired for putting him back in that mess.
Why do people have children, knowning
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”
A GOOD STORY.
Thank you for sharing this best movie.
Amazing ❤🎉
Wow this was a really good movie
And a great happy ending
You have me in tears ❤
LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS ❤❤❤❤
Poor kid...to know that your own mother doesn't care...so sad...
Hey at least she didn't kill her kids
So glad for having watched it wonderful movie after a long time.
Blessings son😊
Gregory Ralph Kingsley (born July 28, 1980) is the first American child, who, at the age of 12 years, legally severed ties with his mother. He changed his name to Shawn Russ after the juvenile court judge Thomas S. Kirk "ended the parental rights of his natural mother and allowed [his] foster parents to adopt him".
I am so glad Sean found a good family and some peace from a drunkard mother and unstable father. No child should have to go through this at any age but unfortunately some do. There will not be a perfect world until Jesus comes back so we all should be aware of children being abused and speak up about it. I found it heart breaking to watch these children living with a tyrant father some of the time and then with a drunken mother other times.
Some people don't deserve to be parents!
The father is a drunk, he shouldn't have the kid
I still don't know why men do not have birth control drugs just like women. One man can impregnate so many women and never be a father to them...A woman can only get pregnant once a year...Men are not responsible enough on the whole to use condom or birth control...Get him some drugs...
Amen i agree ❤❤😢
Beautiful story😢
There are a lot of states that are not capable of legal rights or protection of children.
So he gave an interview awhile back and both his biological parents have died so stated he always felt like an outsider in his adopted family. He has struggled with alcohol and drugs. His biggest regret he didnt connect back up with his mother before she passed.
Good movie
Great the Mother is a partier too, she will lose custody of the kids again!
Gregory's attorney (joyce reeling) her realname. Lives near me. She writes a column in our local newspaper. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Can the music be cut down? So we can hear them talk
I love his amazing voice I love Rise and Whistle
That poor boy some people should never be parents they don't have the responsibility or any parenting skills And probably never will
These people should NEVER have kids ❤❤
I made the mistake of not staying in one of my foster homes
Omg little Jason Levitt ❤
Mom's excuse she had to keep 1 to get them all back. Such a lie. She didn't deserve them. So sad for them. They deserve parents who truly want them, won't lie to them, make them feel worthy to love. Most of all someone who they can trust and love. SUCH A LOVING FAMILY ENJOYING A DELICIOUS MEAL TOGETHER. ❤ Gregory AKA Sean DOESN'T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
Congradulations.on.the.birth.
Of.your.daugther.❤❤❤❤❤
I'm from Romania and in this film my country is talked about in a way that I don't like. I don't think anyone in Romania forced anyone to adopt a child
Im 28 min into this movie and Im having a REAL HARD time watching this!!!!! I am adopted, and I Hate his Mom!!! She Sux!!!
His natural parents DON'T love him...they sre selfish...if they had his best interests at heart, and loved him like they say, they would let him be adopted and have a childhood where he feels safe and loved...
Sad but good film ❤❤
I hope that it has a happy ending
So sad that he still couldnt have a happy life even after being adopted. The scars of childhoos are hard to heal.
there is a good article on the Daily Mail on Shawn,
So he gave an interview awhile back and both his biological parents have died so stated he always felt like an outsider in his adopted family. He has struggled with alcohol and drugs. His biggest regret he didnt connect back up with his mother before she passed. She WAs living in poverty. Also she has made poor decisions too
I feel zero sympathy for that woman who calls herself a mother...she is only capable of loving herself... I can't believe the black lawyer...how can you defend a woman like the biological mother...
She probably had been assigned to do this; without being given a choice.
Always blame the mother when she didn't beat him like the father did. She is living in poverty. Also she has made poor decisions too
It's really sad how many of us can identify with this story ..
14:32 hard party poor kids
So DISGUSTING how common abuse has been
The owner gave him 2 forks one for him , one for the lady he is with
Actual name of the movie is; Gregory K; switching parents, 1993
Who's responsible for Jodi Radoll???
Soooooo
You can divorce unfit parents
Humm!!!!!! 😢😢😢😢😢
Why do people like this have children you want that lifestyle DONT have children, so many people cant have children yet these people get children just isn't right.
Well because some don’t abort…. Having sex is easy….
It happens everyday…. Things happen unfortunately… some grow, some never get through it….
@@Tboogiewitdabun
To abort is the worst possible one can do with a child 😢
Whats the actual title why is this so hard for people
Switching Parents
Was this a true story?
It is based on a true story. There's some stuff about it on the internet. Not much though
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Empty promises. So easy to say the three little words 'I love you' Sheer manipulation.
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Adverts every 5minutes .
No, you are terrible parents!
I wouldn’t even call the parents.
Good movie