Love how LL Cool J immediately assumes that his mom's adoptive parents had only the best of intentions changing her name...that they wanted everyone to know she's part of their family now. Beautiful sentiment.
this is personal and I don't get the importance to the world. This just happens constantly teaching people to expose themselves too much. I must remember that information is power and can at some point be used against me. even if I don't think it can.
@@messagesent He signed up for it.. This is a great, informative show.. This was a Wonderful ep! I don't see anything wrong with learning abt your family history🫶🏽
Let me tell you something homie... Adopted means you at the right place. These people went out their way to get you. You the most wanted person in that yard
Thats what I told the people I know that are adopted! Out of ALL THE BABIES IN ALL THE WORLD UR PARENTS CHOSE YOU..they CHOSE YOU! You were the 1 the set eyes on & said THERES OUR SON/DAUGHTER! They took you home gave you their love support & NOT ONCE EVER not loved you! You have literally been loved since long before you were even born! THAT IS A GIFT! To be a chosen child is the gift you were given that will be a reminder for your entire life that you were ALWAYS loved, wanted & belonged!
I was also raised by a loving grandmother. My mother was active in my life but a teen-aged parent. Grandparents are out here saving grandchildren lives!!! Facts!
This hits home... I was also legally adopted by my grandparents... RIP LC and Lizzy Montgomery... My mom ended up doing a bid and I was ultimately going to end up in the children's home... They saved me!
My husband and I adopted three of my eight grand children . I can assure you your grandparents did not want to see you go to a strangers home. You are a blessing and I’m sure you brought so much joy to their lives .
Not unwanted. Her adopted family wanted her. And possibly her birth mother too! It was the 40s. Having a baby out of marriage would most likely ruined her birth mother's life. She might have very much wanted to keep her baby. Her parents might have forced her to give her baby up, or she could have chosen to do so for her child to have a better life.
I wonder if the grandfather had a child outside of the marriage (everyone saying he looks like the grandfather)and maybe the grandmother was being supportive despite the (Alleged) circumstances. JAT
Finding your roots is one of the best series I've ever watched. I cry almost every time with the stories of what all of our relatives endured and surlived so that we could live these lovely lives we have today.
I remember watching this episode. They had to pause production to inform LL that his mother was adopted so he could tell her and confirm she was ok with this information being aired before they continued.
@grovermartin6974 I'm sure that after all his work, study, and education, that Dr Gates would be surprised to be referred to as: "my favorite celebrity".
They didn't want her to FEEL, ALIENATED for NOT being their biological child! That ALONE speaks VOLUMES about the overall UNCONDITIONALLY Loving, and caring Nature of his Grandparents towards his Mother in order for her life to develope as normal as they could possibly provide for her! They were extremely LOVING individuals who are an example of how UNCONDITIONAL Love should be given to children even if they are NOT biologically yours!✊🏿💪🏿🤟🏿💯
I was legally adopted at 28 months, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me in my whole life. I was told, but I was always wanted. I was seriously ill when I came to them and my mama carried me around on her body everywhere she went throughout her day. It was like I was reborn as these people's child. The attachment was strong and eternal. They are with me in spirit today. And they let me choose my own name.✌🏼😁
No the birth mother who poison me, making the adoptive family necessary chose that name, my adoptive family name is too precious to me to share with strangers. Oh and my adoptive family spoke German and French, so theoretically it could have been possible. But no, I though female, was named after my father. Only reason that I came to accept it at all.
Yup! I was 52’ when I was told that my Father wasn’t my biological Father after he and my Mother had passed…… a lot of unanswered questions 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Being a grandma that has adopted a grandchild, I can honestly say that she was adopted as our child. All children need parents as well as grandparents... but mine had enough grands and no parents. And it was 2 yrs after her birth before the adoption was final. We wanted her to feel unconditional love.
I was adopted and my birth certificate was filed over a year later. When I got a pass port, I had to include 3 affidavits from people who knew my family situation and that I was really me.
It's almost better not knowing for some people. I spent my whole life thinking that once I found my biological family everything would make sense, only to be rejected utterly. Your family are the ones who love and stand by you.
This may not make you feel any better about learning the truth but I'm sort of the lame-wad that looks on the bright side I'm sorry you weren't able to connect with your biological family. So I'm sure you probably heard this a million times already, they probably didn't deserve having you as part of their lives. Don't waste yourself on the belief that you'd be better off not knowing the truth, having the belief that everything would be made perfect once you connected with those people takes a lot of energy out of a person. It can prevent you from connecting with people that love and care about you more than blood relatives ever would. Having that idea in your thoughts all the time takes away from fully living your life with the right people. Put that energy into those that you know without a doubt care about you. You get an opportunity to build your family and choose who deserves having you be there for them. Don't let the people that rejected you have any room in your life whatsoever, once you let them get you down or feeling bad about yourself, you let them win. More often than not, rejection comes from insecurity. Those horrible people were insecure because they regarded you as better than they were and they couldn't stand it. If someone can't be happy for you because of what you've done in your life, they don't deserve to be any part of your life. I like to say that my family are the friends that know me best and still talk to me anyway. Hopefully some of this helps a little bit. I just can't stand to see people doubt themselves or feel bad about who they are because of some asshole they have no control over. I sincerely hope that you have good people around you that support you and stand behind you and I hope that you do the same for them.
@@donnabednarczyk786 That's my point, by being angry, you're letting miserable people that never deserved any sort of space in your heart or head win and live rent free. Instead of wasting energy by being angry, take that energy and put it into those you love and that love you. I may not understand the your individual feelings, but I can relate to being rejected by family. I loved my family and would have thrown myself off a cliff for them. It took one relative spreading lies for me to lose every one of them. I'm still angry, I still rant and rave about the situation, but then I come to my senses when I realize that the people listening to me go off for the millionth time have lovingly listened every time, let me have my tantrum and have only supported me. They don't deserve my anger or my self pity. They deserve the positive love and support they've given me since day one. I even decided to spend a year and a half by myself off grid in the woods. Didn't tell anyone I was leaving, when I got back to my senses and civilization, these people welcomed me home with bitching about worried they were and how dare I do that to them.. I'm lucky to have the "family" I have now, I'm angry, but I'm more happy that I have people that care that much. Don't be angry, or sad, please be happy and love those in your life. They deserve your happiness and positivity.
@@eclectic_savant thank you for your kind words. I do love the family I have and those I consider family by choice. Maybe I should have used the words hurt and frustrated. We only have one life. Why can’t people be kinder to each other in this brief time we have in earth?
I grew up thinking my 4 relatives were my cousins by marriage and being told around 13 that those four cousins are really my older brothers and older sisters.
My story except my child is raised as my niece by blood sibling. Eventually she will know once she get a hold of her birth certificate. She turn 14 in sept. I have 2 more kids that is being raised by me. Whole family been lying to her for 14 yrs. yes wish we never started the lies but I pray she knows that i meant well. She A honor roll n veryyyy well taken care of. I want to tel her but I respect my sister to much to do so
I adopted both my kids, we have an open adoption and sometimes see the birth parents. Our thought is it’s better to explain things along the way with the birth parents rather than drop bombs later in life lose their trust and still have unanswered questions. Not sure if we are doing what’s best but we just love them and pray for them to become everything they want to be!
As an adopted kid I think what you're doing is right. You kids won't walk around with unanswered questions and they can choose if they want to get to know their bio parents.
@@simplyp5521 - I'm almost 40 also. Funny story: My senior yr of high school we had this thing called the Senior Dinner Dance. Seniors and their parents all eat, danced and mingled. Well there's a female schoolmate of mine who's birthday is 10 days after mine and more importantly our baby pictures are identical. Like so identical that you might would have thought it was the same kid in two different pictures. Well anyways while at the dance this classmate and I were chatting when her father walks up. His eyes dart back and forth between his daughter and I and you could see the shock in his eyes as though he was looking at a ghost. Though by 18 we looked pretty different you could see certain similarities between she and I. I knew he was wondering if I was his other daughter because my classmate and I had several discussions prior about how freaky the baby pic resemblance was. That was almost 20 yrs ago and I still have no clue to this day if that man is my bio-dad or not.
@@butterflykisses1984 aww, that’s the hardest part of not knowing. I follow a lot of adoptee support groups, I wish I knew about them before I decided to search. Have you tried searching?
@@simplyp5521 - thought about it, so many times. Mixed emotions on it. So many milestones they've missed. Only one left is me having a child but I'm unsure if I want to because I don't know what genetic things I might be passing on.
Why would you call yourself an accident when God took the time to create such a beautiful soul. You are far from being an accident. You are a child of God and definitely have a purpose for being here. Praise him and thank him.
I'm trying to locate my biological mother. I found my father bit he unfortunately passed away in 2016. I also found a half sister, some 2nd & 3rd cousins. I can't seem to get enough info to locate my mother. These shows really interest me.
Yes, he absolutely is, and more so, now. His wife n kids are everything to him. So def his mom is blessed to have this moment to see her family structured in a historical way.
Adoption is so beautiful! I can see how knowing you're adopted can make you feel like you don't belong, but I know for a fact being adopted means you belong even more. You were chosen! That is a beautiful thing 💜
@@awilborn100, Hello, I'm now doubting my own statement, as shortly after I seen another clip with photo of Bio-grandad and LL really looked like him, (more than this gent). ✌️
I would’ve done the same thing I don’t believe in step children being called step children adopted children being called adopted children ……children are children when their yours their your children period!
My spouse and I adopted our nephew for this same exact reason cause at least he was with blood relatives. We were there for the birth & 2 days later DCF said he goes w/you all or into foster care, no other options. For now…he only knows we are his parents.
One thing is always supposed to be true. No matter what. You call the children by there parents name. No matter if you I u adopt them or not, you do not change there history. Call them by there parents name. You can still adopt them, but they have a right to know who there parents were. "Speak the truth, no matter how displeasing it is to the ppl." (Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (pbuh))
I can relate to his moms story. My Aunt and uncle legally adopted me. They slightly changed my birth certificate too. I had no idea that they were not my birth parents. ♥️♥️♥️
I also was adopted by my aunt and uncle. Mom swore she wouldn't tell me her brother was my dad. When I was 30 my uncle told me everything. I know it was best for me but it caused life long emotions. My aunt and uncle saved my life, it was good.
@@bluckyjones You're VERY WRONG! LL's moms bio parents were Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. The adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. Stop making shit up! The adopted father did not have an affair and create a side baby that was then adopted by his wife! The bio parents and adopted parents are NOT related! Watch the program!
@@ladiimysteekd4445 y'all making shit up! Watch the whole show before assuming. Bio parents are Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. The adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. His mother was NOT a side baby or a product of her adopted father having an affair!
Damn; LLCool J has remained a fine-looking man all his live long days! When he came out in 80s (I need love) he was a fine looking young man with a bucket hat, and I was 12-13 yrs then. I'm 52yrs now; and this man just hasn't quite! I'm taking my own bucket hat off in your honour Mr Cool J, you fine looking man🥂👏
Adopted , Understand a family is not just blood it's love and the fact that the family that adopted her must have love her and she had LL Kool jay... Beautiful..
This is a Very Beautiful Story about His Mother! He should write a documentary with his mother about her life because I have read many stories about her & she really should have a Inspirational Movie Created about her soon. Her life has been very inspirational to me. I am friends with her on one of my social media pages.
What? Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly had a baby (LL's mom) and put her up for adoption. Eugene Griffith and his wife Ellen Hightower adopted her and raised her like she was theirs. (Eugene and Ethel was LL's adopted grandparents) Y'all going on about the grandfather having an affair and adopted his own baby but y'all made that shit up. The bio parents and adopted parents are NOT related.
We never knew our mother was half-jewish until our mother was in her 80's ... ... and if it wasn't for our uncle sending a letter to my brother we never would have known because my mom was always going to take that to the Grave .
This situation could have been a result of poor mans seragant. Wife couldn't have kids husband gets side booty then him and wife legally adopts baby so now wife has a child, husband has a blood heir and everybody is happy
All Praises to Our Mighty Mighty God, The blessing of her life, such an honor and a privilege to be his Mother. The darkness was drove completely out and away with the love of the future in God. Glory Glory Glory
I’m confused he made it seem like they had a baby out of wedlock and then they legally adopted the same baby and slightly changed the name. But then I’m thinking wait is he saying she was just legally adopted by his grandparents and she was some other Persons baby who wasn’t ever listed
I always appreciate this level of protective love. It does rob the person of the truth about who they really are.. now it's out years and years later ..there is no one to ask or clarify.. What option does he have, but look at it in a positive light. Life can be complicated
I was given to a couple when I was only a few weeks old in 1959-60, I wasn’t adopted until I was 22 y/o, I signed my own papers. I got in every schools & the Army w/o a birth certificate. I was truly blessed. That was back then….♥️
Nope! Y'all minds are twisted! Bio patents are Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. Adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. (No blood relation to bio parents). His adoptive grandfather did NOT have an affair and adopt his child with his wife. Y'all just make shit up! The real story is "A nice couple adopted a baby girl and raised her like their own" PERIOD!
No, she was not a side baby. In this episode, they were able to identify his mother's mother and the father. LL Cool Jay and his mother met the paternal biological family who reside in California.
My aunt adopted all her children and she told them that they were adopted and when people adopt they get to choose the child they want and people who give birth have no choice. Her kids all felt loved and accepted. But back then things were so different than now
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Love how LL Cool J immediately assumes that his mom's adoptive parents had only the best of intentions changing her name...that they wanted everyone to know she's part of their family now. Beautiful sentiment.
A class act, for sure.
That's because of how much he loves his grandparents. They were a huge part of his upbringing. They loved him very much. He knows their heart.
@@reginarice210⁰⁰⁰0⁰⁰ⁿ
this is personal and I don't get the importance to the world. This just happens constantly teaching people to expose themselves too much. I must remember that information is power and can at some point be used against me. even if I don't think it can.
@@messagesent He signed up
for it.. This is a great, informative
show.. This was a Wonderful ep!
I don't see anything wrong with
learning abt your family history🫶🏽
Let me tell you something homie... Adopted means you at the right place. These people went out their way to get you. You the most wanted person in that yard
Thats what I told the people I know that are adopted! Out of ALL THE BABIES IN ALL THE WORLD UR PARENTS CHOSE YOU..they CHOSE YOU! You were the 1 the set eyes on & said THERES OUR SON/DAUGHTER! They took you home gave you their love support & NOT ONCE EVER not loved you! You have literally been loved since long before you were even born! THAT IS A GIFT! To be a chosen child is the gift you were given that will be a reminder for your entire life that you were ALWAYS loved, wanted & belonged!
I wish. Not all adopted children are treated well.
It's not always the best....
AMEN 🙏🏾
“CHOSEN!”
Wow!! Amen.
Family is not held together by blood, family is held together by Love.
Love must be the foundation, otherwise it all crumbles.
So true. I have people that show me more love than my own flesh in blood but would give and show a stranger more love. Sad but true.
Nope. Blood is thicker than water.
Amen😍
YES IT IS,SPREAD DA 💘 LOVE COS LOVE IS LOVELY 😍 ❤ BOOOOM
@@pkstaxx not always.
I was also raised by a loving grandmother. My mother was active in my life but a teen-aged parent. Grandparents are out here saving grandchildren lives!!! Facts!
You are truly blessed 🙏 🤲 ❤
Mine too amazing love 💕💕💕
🙋🏽♀️❤️
OMG he looks like his grandfather 😲 ❤️
They kept the baby in the family, the family resemblance is just too strong
That is all I saw
@@hollybland9928 that’s what I figured out
He looks just like his grandfather
That's the great grandpa. Grandparents adopted his mother - ie according to this video
This hits home... I was also legally adopted by my grandparents... RIP LC and Lizzy Montgomery... My mom ended up doing a bid and I was ultimately going to end up in the children's home... They saved me!
God bless you
My husband and I adopted three of my eight grand children . I can assure you your grandparents did not want to see you go to a strangers home. You are a blessing and I’m sure you brought so much joy to their lives .
They knew how special you were!!❤️
Blessings to. You
Stay strong in the LORD and the power of HIS might
Thank God for your grandparents!! ❤️🙏
This is a beautiful story. An unwanted baby gave birth to one of the best rappers ever. LOVE IT!
One really good actor also. He is good at all ❤
Not unwanted but chosen. Adopted means chosen
Not unwanted. Her adopted family wanted her. And possibly her birth mother too! It was the 40s. Having a baby out of marriage would most likely ruined her birth mother's life. She might have very much wanted to keep her baby. Her parents might have forced her to give her baby up, or she could have chosen to do so for her child to have a better life.
Family secrets sometimes tear families apart however, she was loved and cared for.🙏🏾
Family secrets like affairs lol
She was picked out from all the other children.
I wonder if the grandfather had a child outside of the marriage (everyone saying he looks like the grandfather)and
maybe the grandmother was being supportive despite the (Alleged) circumstances. JAT
Finding your roots is one of the best series I've ever watched. I cry almost every time with the stories of what all of our relatives endured and surlived so that we could live these lovely lives we have today.
I watch the show and love it also, but I’ve never seen his story.
Does anyone know what season and episode this one was?
I remember watching this episode. They had to pause production to inform LL that his mother was adopted so he could tell her and confirm she was ok with this information being aired before they continued.
oh really.......that was #considerate of them and her
They do that for all of the people when something unexpected comes up @@niki_iwa
Dr. Gates is so insightful and compassionate. He is my favorite celebrity.
@grovermartin6974
I'm sure that after all his work, study, and education, that Dr Gates would be surprised to be referred to as: "my favorite celebrity".
@@user-tf9yy5uq9p One can be brilliant, educated, and voluminously productive and still be a celebrity. No contradiction there.
They didn't want her to FEEL, ALIENATED for NOT being their biological child!
That ALONE speaks VOLUMES about the overall UNCONDITIONALLY Loving, and caring Nature of his Grandparents towards his Mother in order for her life to develope as normal as they could possibly provide for her!
They were extremely LOVING individuals who are an example of how UNCONDITIONAL Love should be given to children even if they are NOT biologically yours!✊🏿💪🏿🤟🏿💯
I was legally adopted at 28 months, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me in my whole life.
I was told, but I was always wanted.
I was seriously ill when I came to them and my mama carried me around on her body everywhere she went throughout her day. It was like I was reborn as these people's child. The attachment was strong and eternal. They are with me in spirit today.
And they let me choose my own name.✌🏼😁
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. It made my day!
@andreevaillancourt2177
It's hard to believe that you chose the name "andree" at 28 months old.
No the birth mother who poison me, making the adoptive family necessary chose that name, my adoptive family name is too precious to me to share with strangers.
Oh and my adoptive family spoke German and French, so theoretically it could have been possible. But no, I though female, was named after my father. Only reason that I came to accept it at all.
His grandparents are a handsome couple. Grandmother is Stunningly beautiful!
I’ve had absolute respect for this man since the 80’s. Just love him.
When they showed the old picture of the couple, I immediately saw LL in the mans face and it made me tear up.... I dont know why but it did.
The exact same nose!!
Ive told people….as u get older all the fam secrets come out of the closet doing a conga line. Then ur left going ahhhh now it makes a lil sense.
Tell me about it.
Yes! This!
Honestly though. There's so much stuff that happened during my childhood in my family that wasn't explained to me until a few months ago.
Repentance my friend
They'll all eventually call to God
Even Stephen Hawkins did 🙏💞🙏
Yup! I was 52’ when I was told that my Father wasn’t my biological Father after he and my Mother had passed…… a lot of unanswered questions 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Being a grandma that has adopted a grandchild, I can honestly say that she was adopted as our child. All children need parents as well as grandparents... but mine had enough grands and no parents. And it was 2 yrs after her birth before the adoption was final. We wanted her to feel unconditional love.
I adopted 3 of my grands to keep them out of the "system"
2221 Earth Angel numbers. Your mother is very special, and so it's no surprise that you were born to carry her light. Much love, LL!
I was adopted and my birth certificate was filed over a year later. When I got a pass port, I had to include 3 affidavits from people who knew my family situation and that I was really me.
His grandmother looks like a young Coretta King.
LL's mother was so beautiful.
It's almost better not knowing for some people.
I spent my whole life thinking that once I found my biological family everything would make sense, only to be rejected utterly.
Your family are the ones who love and stand by you.
This may not make you feel any better about learning the truth but I'm sort of the lame-wad that looks on the bright side
I'm sorry you weren't able to connect with your biological family. So I'm sure you probably heard this a million times already, they probably didn't deserve having you as part of their lives. Don't waste yourself on the belief that you'd be better off not knowing the truth, having the belief that everything would be made perfect once you connected with those people takes a lot of energy out of a person. It can prevent you from connecting with people that love and care about you more than blood relatives ever would. Having that idea in your thoughts all the time takes away from fully living your life with the right people. Put that energy into those that you know without a doubt care about you. You get an opportunity to build your family and choose who deserves having you be there for them. Don't let the people that rejected you have any room in your life whatsoever, once you let them get you down or feeling bad about yourself, you let them win. More often than not, rejection comes from insecurity. Those horrible people were insecure because they regarded you as better than they were and they couldn't stand it. If someone can't be happy for you because of what you've done in your life, they don't deserve to be any part of your life.
I like to say that my family are the friends that know me best and still talk to me anyway.
Hopefully some of this helps a little bit. I just can't stand to see people doubt themselves or feel bad about who they are because of some asshole they have no control over.
I sincerely hope that you have good people around you that support you and stand behind you and I hope that you do the same for them.
@@eclectic_savant wow. Thanks. Definitely wasn't expecting that lol
@@eclectic_savant it’s called secondary adoption rejection. Happened to me. Devastated for years. Finally accept it but always angry
@@donnabednarczyk786 That's my point, by being angry, you're letting miserable people that never deserved any sort of space in your heart or head win and live rent free.
Instead of wasting energy by being angry, take that energy and put it into those you love and that love you. I may not understand the your individual feelings, but I can relate to being rejected by family. I loved my family and would have thrown myself off a cliff for them. It took one relative spreading lies for me to lose every one of them. I'm still angry, I still rant and rave about the situation, but then I come to my senses when I realize that the people listening to me go off for the millionth time have lovingly listened every time, let me have my tantrum and have only supported me. They don't deserve my anger or my self pity. They deserve the positive love and support they've given me since day one. I even decided to spend a year and a half by myself off grid in the woods. Didn't tell anyone I was leaving, when I got back to my senses and civilization, these people welcomed me home with bitching about worried they were and how dare I do that to them..
I'm lucky to have the "family" I have now, I'm angry, but I'm more happy that I have people that care that much.
Don't be angry, or sad, please be happy and love those in your life. They deserve your happiness and positivity.
@@eclectic_savant thank you for your kind words. I do love the family I have and those I consider family by choice. Maybe I should have used the words hurt and frustrated. We only have one life. Why can’t people be kinder to each other in this brief time we have in earth?
I had to watch this a second time because the first time my attention was stuck on LL 👀😍🤷🏽♀️🤣
I grew up thinking my 4 relatives were my cousins by marriage and being told around 13 that those four cousins are really my older brothers and older sisters.
idk if that’s your last name given at birth but I’ve always suspected there is a dark history tied to it.
Would love to know the full story!!
@@opulence_prime to the last name tucker????
?
My story except my child is raised as my niece by blood sibling. Eventually she will know once she get a hold of her birth certificate. She turn 14 in sept. I have 2 more kids that is being raised by me. Whole family been lying to her for 14 yrs. yes wish we never started the lies but I pray she knows that i meant well. She A honor roll n veryyyy well taken care of. I want to tel her but I respect my sister to much to do so
In my family, I’m always the last to know, if I know anything. So many secrets.
-Lone Wolf
#storyofmylife....... welcome to my world.......
I hate secrets and lies. My mom was on pins and needles when we were around family. Aren't you ever going to tell her??? You should tell her soon...🥵
I adopted both my kids, we have an open adoption and sometimes see the birth parents.
Our thought is it’s better to explain things along the way with the birth parents rather than drop bombs later in life lose their trust and still have unanswered questions. Not sure if we are doing what’s best but we just love them and pray for them to become everything they want to be!
As an adopted kid I think what you're doing is right. You kids won't walk around with unanswered questions and they can choose if they want to get to know their bio parents.
@@butterflykisses1984 I agree, I’m almost 40. It’s been very frustrating trying to get answers.
@@simplyp5521 - I'm almost 40 also. Funny story: My senior yr of high school we had this thing called the Senior Dinner Dance. Seniors and their parents all eat, danced and mingled. Well there's a female schoolmate of mine who's birthday is 10 days after mine and more importantly our baby pictures are identical. Like so identical that you might would have thought it was the same kid in two different pictures. Well anyways while at the dance this classmate and I were chatting when her father walks up. His eyes dart back and forth between his daughter and I and you could see the shock in his eyes as though he was looking at a ghost. Though by 18 we looked pretty different you could see certain similarities between she and I. I knew he was wondering if I was his other daughter because my classmate and I had several discussions prior about how freaky the baby pic resemblance was. That was almost 20 yrs ago and I still have no clue to this day if that man is my bio-dad or not.
@@butterflykisses1984 aww, that’s the hardest part of not knowing. I follow a lot of adoptee support groups, I wish I knew about them before I decided to search. Have you tried searching?
@@simplyp5521 - thought about it, so many times. Mixed emotions on it. So many milestones they've missed. Only one left is me having a child but I'm unsure if I want to because I don't know what genetic things I might be passing on.
Adopted kids have it way better than us accidentals..they were actually wanted.
Why would you call yourself an accident when God took the time to create such a beautiful soul. You are far from being an accident. You are a child of God and definitely have a purpose for being here. Praise him and thank him.
Man I love this show. He finds all of the details and information
What's the name of it?
@@cherryblossom6702 it's on PBS
@@cherryblossom6702 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates on PBS.
Yes. I love this show. LL’s and Queen Latifah’s are the best. Johnny Cash’s daughter was very interesting also.
I'm trying to locate my biological mother. I found my father bit he unfortunately passed away in 2016. I also found a half sister, some 2nd & 3rd cousins. I can't seem to get enough info to locate my mother. These shows really interest me.
LL Cool J is very loving and protective of family.
As are SEVERAL OTHERS. Wth?!
Yes, he absolutely is, and more so, now. His wife n kids are everything to him. So def his mom is blessed to have this moment to see her family structured in a historical way.
My mother and father adopted my 2 nieces because my brother had them young and the mother and him couldn't take care of them.
Adoption is so beautiful! I can see how knowing you're adopted can make you feel like you don't belong, but I know for a fact being adopted means you belong even more. You were chosen! That is a beautiful thing 💜
He wanted to make sure this child was legally legitimized
Perhaps adoptive Dad was bio-Dad? As the resemblance is definitely there.
@@msoperator510 yes because that happened a lot then. Possibly an affair baby
@@awilborn100,
Hello, I'm now doubting my own statement, as shortly after I seen another clip with photo of Bio-grandad and LL really looked like him, (more than this gent). ✌️
@@msoperator510 oh wow! Well I take it back too. Thanks for updating me.
@@awilborn100
Hope you see it, would like to hear what you think. ✌️
Happy & safe weekend!
His sensitivity, compassion and reason always comes through.
Love him always - such a great example of manhood and a Man of God.🙏🏽🙏🏽💜
I’m gonna lick my lips in every situation and hope things go well. If it works for him it’s gotta work for me.
I mean it might 🤷♀️ But to be fair, he does have one luscious pair of lips! 😂
😂😂😂 I laughed so loud.
🤣
😊
his lips are always dry.
I absolutely love the show, Finding Your Roots. Never saw this episode
I like hearing about history uncovering things we didn't know I'm those early 1900s. Late 1800s
This is one of the best episodes. His mom was so happy.
I would’ve done the same thing I don’t believe in step children being called step children adopted children being called adopted children ……children are children when their yours their your children period!
Absolutely correct..I agree as well PERIOD 💕💕💕👌🏾
Absolutely 💯
Amen
Amen! They are my kids not step.... I hate that description!
@@traciintheburgh126 I am inspired by y’all saying that I am calling my twin sons and tell them I am proud of them and olive them
Thanks for sharing! What a sweet story of love and compassion for him
Now I wanna see the whole show
Exactly
Yes
Ikr i wana kno the whole story
It's interesting and I actually found it on TH-cam.
The Whole ep was good..
The otha celebrity stories &
Historical journeys were
Interesting to watch as well!
Great Show!!😁💯
My spouse and I adopted our nephew for this same exact reason cause at least he was with blood relatives. We were there for the birth & 2 days later DCF said he goes w/you all or into foster care, no other options. For now…he only knows we are his parents.
Those subtitles, lmao. She didn't blow?!? Hahaha
Didn't want her to feel like she didn't blow🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Belong
@@HelioMaxx wouldn’t s___t you,
@@HelioMaxx na you’re my favorite terd
I noticed that too! LOL.
Ll cool j has always had a glow to his skin! And youthfulness! He still aging fine as wine!
I love watching finding your roots
Happy for LL Cool J success. Like his attitude. Glad he comes from a loving snd caring family.
One thing is always supposed to be true. No matter what. You call the children by there parents name. No matter if you I u adopt them or not, you do not change there history. Call them by there parents name. You can still adopt them, but they have a right to know who there parents were. "Speak the truth, no matter how displeasing it is to the ppl." (Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (pbuh))
@Face2Face RadioTalk Show belonging unaware.. so blessed 😇
Wow, he favors the pic of his grandparents
Yes he looks like his grandpa .
Dr. Gates, thank you for the research done by your staff.
This too is love. Thank you Chip, you're the MAN, the G.O.A.T.
Usually when someone had a baby really young.
Usually if adopted, it was let a family member or very, very close friend of the family, living close or distant and "mums" the word from then on out!
Now we just kill the baby.
LL Cool J learned about his family history that is so sweet and cool😘😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😎😎😎
Man I saw this episode and I just cried and cried for him I mean I love LL
he's such a fucking sweetheart
I can relate to his moms story. My Aunt and uncle legally adopted me. They slightly changed my birth certificate too. I had no idea that they were not my birth parents. ♥️♥️♥️
I also was adopted by my aunt and uncle. Mom swore she wouldn't tell me her brother was my dad. When I was 30 my uncle told me everything. I know it was best for me but it caused life long emotions. My aunt and uncle saved my life, it was good.
It doesn't matter Ll, I was raised by my grandma too as we're a lot of black kids,❤️💕
That's crazy because LL looks like his granddad
That's cuz it is his gdaddy....his momma was a side baby , Gdaddy got another woman pregnant....him & his wife raised the child.
Sonnyboy IQ level is low
@@bluckyjones that’s what I got too. Happened quite to often back then. No trace of the biological mother.
@@bluckyjones You're VERY WRONG! LL's moms bio parents were Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. The adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. Stop making shit up! The adopted father did not have an affair and create a side baby that was then adopted by his wife! The bio parents and adopted parents are NOT related! Watch the program!
@@ladiimysteekd4445 y'all making shit up! Watch the whole show before assuming. Bio parents are Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. The adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. His mother was NOT a side baby or a product of her adopted father having an affair!
Licking the lips, obviously impressed and so sweet that i would like to hug him 😊😉🤗
He’s so precious
Damn; LLCool J has remained a fine-looking man all his live long days! When he came out in 80s (I need love) he was a fine looking young man with a bucket hat, and I was 12-13 yrs then. I'm 52yrs now; and this man just hasn't quite! I'm taking my own bucket hat off in your honour Mr Cool J, you fine looking man🥂👏
I was adopted too
That’s how I ended up in Virginia from N.Y.💯
Adopted , Understand a family is not just blood it's love and the fact that the family that adopted her must have love her and she had LL Kool jay... Beautiful..
Man you look like your Grandpa.. adopt back in the same family..
As an adoptee myself, whether they're blood or not, family is family❤️. Forever grateful. Cheers to all of you. From 🇨🇦✌️
As an adoptee, the people who adopt should be the grateful ones.
I saw this episode. One of the best of All. They couldn’t finish filming until his mom was informed of what was discovered. Amazing findings 🥰
What show is this from?
@@briannaalfaro2104 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates on PBS.
Thanks!
This is a Very Beautiful Story about His Mother! He should write a documentary with his mother about her life because I have read many stories about her & she really should have a Inspirational Movie Created about her soon. Her life has been very inspirational to me. I am friends with her on one of my social media pages.
LL do your own personal genealogy these people have been lying to us
That part💯
A beautiful Black Man...LL Cool J
“They didn’t want her to feel like…. She didn’t blow” 😂😂😂😅 Who’s doing these subtitles
Almost took me out when I read it 😂
LL your mom was Loved and You have been given ❤️ plenty love ❤️
You always belong! 💯 %
The things that women had to put up with in those times
What? Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly had a baby (LL's mom) and put her up for adoption. Eugene Griffith and his wife Ellen Hightower adopted her and raised her like she was theirs. (Eugene and Ethel was LL's adopted grandparents) Y'all going on about the grandfather having an affair and adopted his own baby but y'all made that shit up. The bio parents and adopted parents are NOT related.
I love Mr Gates! This man knows so much & if he doesn't know, he will get the information & you will definitely be enlightened 💯✊🏿
Life!you just never know.
We never knew our mother was half-jewish until our mother was in her 80's ...
... and if it wasn't for our uncle sending a letter to my brother we never would have known because my mom was always going to take that to the Grave .
@@gardensofthegods Respect your story..
That's what makes LL TRUE trip.OG!!! He has the 💝& understanding ta B on Top a True Leader, "The Man"!!!!
This situation could have been a result of poor mans seragant. Wife couldn't have kids husband gets side booty then him and wife legally adopts baby so now wife has a child, husband has a blood heir and everybody is happy
What is a seragant?
@@mehere337 surrogate
All Praises to Our Mighty Mighty God,
The blessing of her life, such an honor and a privilege to be his Mother. The darkness was drove completely out and away with the love of the future in God.
Glory Glory Glory
I remember watching this episode. They did one with Puffy on that same episode.
What was puff results
From the very beginning you came from greatness ladies love cool James❤
Was it the Grandma that brought his 1st equipment
I would love for this gentleman to help our family know the truth about our ancestors on my father’s side of the family.
I’m confused he made it seem like they had a baby out of wedlock and then they legally adopted the same baby and slightly changed the name. But then I’m thinking wait is he saying she was just legally adopted by his grandparents and she was some other Persons baby who wasn’t ever listed
You have to watch the episode. It throws you for a loop at first and then you’re like…..😮 😭😃! It’s really good.
I'm Adopted...and I'm thankful.
I wish he could do this for me my family tree
You can... There's other ways that may not be to costly...
I love watching the show on PBS. They have some amazing documentaries, and the programming is just high-level education grade.
Look at the penmanship on the document
I got more than just Cool J cookies!
LL fan since the 1980’s. 🎤
Damn LL look just like his ol man
Wow, but that's how. You know you are truly loved and wanted.
Yea I seen this when it first aired
I always appreciate this level of protective love. It does rob the person of the truth about who they really are.. now it's out years and years later ..there is no one to ask or clarify.. What option does he have, but look at it in a positive light. Life can be complicated
grandpa knocked up his side piece an had to man up
I was given to a couple when I was only a few weeks old in 1959-60, I wasn’t adopted until I was 22 y/o, I signed my own papers. I got in every schools & the Army w/o a birth certificate. I was truly blessed. That was back then….♥️
So his grand daddy went and got his daughter!
Thats what it looks like. Maybe he had sex with an underaged girl. The girl put the baby up for adoption. He went and got her.
His great grandfather got his grand daughter
Nope! Y'all minds are twisted! Bio patents are Nathaniel Lewis and Ethel Jolly. Adopted parents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen Hightower. (No blood relation to bio parents). His adoptive grandfather did NOT have an affair and adopt his child with his wife. Y'all just make shit up! The real story is "A nice couple adopted a baby girl and raised her like their own" PERIOD!
God bless you....the UNCONDITIONAL LOVE that is FREELY GIVEN......PRAISE JESUS!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wowwwwwww
There is no greater loneliness than not knowing where you belong…There is no greater love than knowing that you were/are love. ❤
So his mom was a side baby ?
We don't know that.
I'm inclined to think so too, because LL looks too much like his grandpa.
No, she was not a side baby. In this episode, they were able to identify his mother's mother and the father. LL Cool Jay and his mother met the paternal biological family who reside in California.
Great grandparents.. with LOVE.
My aunt adopted all her children and she told them that they were adopted and when people adopt they get to choose the child they want and people who give birth have no choice. Her kids all felt loved and accepted. But back then things were so different than now
God is faithful even when you are unwanted pregnancy. Glory to God 💪🏾❤❤👏🏾👏🏾
I Love studying genealogy & uncovering secrets etc. !💖👏🏽🕊👑