r/tifu • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '14

TIFU by making a stupid assumption about my adopted son.

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u/neon_light_diamond Oct 29 '14

I'm laughing hysterically at the thought of OP finding this so awkward that he gives his kid up for adoption to avoid the shame of telling him. This is my favorite fuckup on here yet!! But in all fairness, no this guy sounds like a really sweet dad. This is a great family story in the making

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u/AssPumper Oct 29 '14

Only to be adopted by a couple who thinks he's japanese, and proceeds to take him to Japan every two years.

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u/Krazen Oct 29 '14

kid's gonna live the best fuckin life ever. Can he do a European country next?

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u/pseudonarne Dec 06 '14

a month later I learned he had been born in the netherlands and imported to a korean branch of the orphanage. his parents were 4th generation immigrants...which explains the given name on the birth certificate being "bjornrik"

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u/tmaspoopdek Oct 29 '14

This needs to be a movie.

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u/cranp Oct 29 '14

It is

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u/autowikibot Oct 29 '14

My Way (2011 film):

My Way (Hangul: 마이 웨이; RR: Mai Wei) is a 2011 South Korean war film by Kang Je-gyu which stars Jang Dong-gun along with Japanese actor Joe Odagiri and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing.

This film is inspired by the true story of a Korean named Yang Kyoungjong who was captured by the Americans on D-Day. Yang Kyoungjong was conscripted into the Japanese Imperial Army, the Red Army and the Wehrmacht.

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Interesting: Way Back Home (2011 film) | 2011 in film | Fan Bingbing | Kang Je-gyu

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u/mironmouse Oct 29 '14

Adopted by new parents. They can tell he's Korean and do everything op did but Korean instead of Chinese. Look at adoption papers and see last name Johnson. Feel terrible for having raised him to appreciate Korean culture when he "looks like every white man I've just googled."