From my previous post, you know that we felt really good about our interview with WCCO. John and David made us feel really comfortable and it felt therapeutic to share our story. We both felt in our hearts that it was the right thing to do, maybe it would speak to someone that needed to hear about another family that were making the best of a tough situation.
We thought the interview would play the weekend after it was recorded, and knew that they would call us when they knew it would air. It didn't play that weekend, but the following Wednesday Jamie received a text from John telling us that it would air on Friday night at 10:00 p.m. WE found out at the perfect time, we were on our way to a family bridal shower so when people asked about when it would air, we could actually tell them!
Friday was interesting, it's definitely hard to focus when you know you are going to be on TV that evening. I ran into quite a few people, received quite a few Facebook posts and received lots of emails from people that saw the promotional "ad" on WCCO. I gathered as much info as I could about it so I could be prepared! People claimed it sounded good, so I did my best to believe them! And, you know lots of your friends and family will be watching. And, you have no idea what parts of the one hour interview will air. What will the spin on the story be? More than anything, I just wanted it to be genuine, just us sharing our struggles and our hope. It's so very personal, yet we felt compelled to share it.
When I felt nervous, I reminded myself of the other hopeful adoptive parents that wish they had an opportunity like this. It's really such a blessing.
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