‘Those Are Happy Tears’: 6th Grader Gets 1st Birthday Cake of His Life After Being Adopted

‘Those Are Happy Tears’: 6th Grader Gets 1st Birthday Cake of His Life After Being Adopted
Courtesy of Jamie Walker
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A sixth grader, adopted alongside his brother from an orphanage in Sierra Leone, has had a series of “firsts” since starting his new life in the United States. But seeing his first-ever birthday cake was almost more than he could handle.

Abraham broke into a flood of grateful tears as his adoptive mom, Jamie Walker, brought his cake into the room and the family sang “Happy Birthday!” Footage of the moving moment has since gone viral on social media.