Dominique said, “I was like, ‘We are going to get you together.’” The Gill family accomplished this by acting with love and constancy. Andrew has improved his ability to manage his emotions and has not acted out in more than a year.
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The Gills still draw a lot of attention, though, whenever they are out in public. “Because Andrew is white and we’re Black, people will stare at us,” Dominique said. “They’re confused.”
In an Instagram post, Dominique writes, “Joc said his friends said ‘That’s not your brother, he’s white’ Can we normalize that white kids can be adopted by us 🥴”
The subject of race has never come up for Andrew or his adoptive parents. When asked if he had a preference for one race over another for his foster parents, he ticked the “no preference” option. “Love doesn’t have a color. (Andrew) is our son just like Joc is our son,” Dominique told TODAY Parents. “He’s a part of us.”
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