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16 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Actress Emma Thompson opens up about her adopted son Tindy, the moment that brought them together and the lessons she continues to learn from him

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16 Dec
🗣 Emma Thompson

Eighteen years ago I suggested to the @refugeecouncil that we have a Christmas party every year which I could host

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🗣 We always had a multilingual Santa and served beautiful vegetarian food. I think it gave refugee families a moment of respite, a moment to feel honoured and valued in a space that was safe and in which their children could be children and enjoy themselves Image
🗣 It was at one of these parties I was fortunate enough to meet the boy who would become our son Image
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🎄8 full-size Christmas trees
🧦7 stockings on the fireplace
👪3 generations under one roof
🥩3 different mains
🍰3 dessert options

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