![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/842\/2018\/02\/aa77fa32-28a9-48ae-91a3-5b3bebec9d4f-300x165.jpg\")
David Scotton is 18 and on a journey to Indiana to meet the birth parents he\u2019s never known.\u00a0 His inspiring true story is featured in I Lived on Parker Avenue<\/strong><\/em>, a new film that looks at adoption from the perspective of all involved.<\/p>\nAdopted at birth by loving parents, David isn\u2019t sure what to expect but he\u2019s felt for a long time that he must meet the mother and father he was born to.<\/p>\n
I Lived on Parker Avenue<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a riveting documentary film about a birth mother\u2019s anguish over choosing what\u2019s best, the joy of a couple starting a family, and young man\u2019s search for where his life began.<\/p>\n The short film is set to be released online on March 8th, with DVDs available then too.<\/p>\n His birth mother, Melissa, and reserved birth father, Brian, anxiously wait for him.\u00a0 They\u2019re worried that David will think negatively about them for for having considered abortion before he was born.\u00a0 In fact, he was only moments from being aborted when his life was spared.<\/p>\n But David is focused on gratitude.\u00a0 \u201cThe most important thing I can do in my entire lifetime is thank them for that decision<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n With more focus on adoption among pro life advocates, this film is a beautiful look at the lifesaving choice that allows all involved to go on with their life knowing they made a heroic decision when faced with an\u00a0 unplanned pregnancy.<\/p>\n Interviewed on Fox and Friends, Melissa spoke about what went through her mind while waiting for the abortionist.<\/p>\n \u201cMultiple things happened. \u00a0As I was on the table, the protesting outside had a lot of influence on my decision. \u00a0And I remember coming in and I heard lots of different things being said ] and one thing that stuck out in particular was \u2018Your child has ten fingers and ten toes.\u2019 \u00a0And I\u2019m lying on that table in a gown and as the doctor comes in he slides over on his chair and he\u2019s within, like, seconds of touching me and \u2026 \u201cI can\u2019t do this. \u00a0I just cannot do this<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Melissa quickly dressed and ran out of the clinic.<\/p>\n \u201cDavid was seconds, literally, from not being here,<\/em>\u201d says Melissa.\u00a0 Putting her newborn son up for adoption was \u201cbittersweet, because I wanted him<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n David, along with his adoptive and birth parents, has a message for the entire planet.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want the rest of the world to see what the adoption option can do. \u00a0If it was not for the adoption option, I would not be here tod<\/em>ay.\u201d<\/p>\n David, now 24,\u00a0 makes it clear: \u00a0\u201cWe are doing this because we want to save lives<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Partial funding for this compelling film came from www.BraveLove.org.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n View the film trailer here:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zJ2zkIuB5Fk&utm_content=98966eb6b1a4d858b9857bc1314d231b&utm_campaign=%22I+Lived+on+Parker+Ave+film+screening%22&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email<\/p>\n photos: www.ILivedonParkerAvenue.com<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Birth Mothers Share Their Heroic Adoption Stories<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n