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We live in an age of heavy social media use. Everyone loves to post every little detail about their lives. Naturally, this includes the big milestones like birthdays, weddings, and pregnancy/birth announcements.

When it comes to pregnancy announcements, a whole new trend surrounding it has evolved: the gender reveal. You can almost guarantee that within a few weeks of seeing someone post a sonogram photo there will be a video gender reveal to follow.

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The “reveal” has been tailored over the years to include other kinds of reveals such as a new furry addition to the family – those are always my favorites. But there is one couple who came up with a clever reveal. Rather than just sharing that they adopted a teenager into their family, they decided to make a fun first family photoshoot!

Check out some of the photos below:

Photo: Reddit/u/Horchaata
Photo: Reddit/u/Horchaata
Photo: Reddit/u/Horchaata

The pictures are honestly so lovely. It was a truly clever way to share some wonderful life news with the world and make their new child feel like a special part of the family. The “Adoption Reveal” was clearly a success.

As the mom shared on Reddit, “Had an ‘Adoption Reveal’ photo shoot for our newly adopted teen, complete with teenage eye rolls.”

Now that is just normal teen angst, and there is no cure for that! Have you ever done an adoption reveal for any of your kids? Do you know someone who has? Let us know!