It has been over three years since they left our home, two children, whom we love very much. They were part of our family for 18 months. We made the mistake of taking “ownership” of them after the rights of their parents were terminated by the state. At the time of the TPR, no other families were interested in adopting them that we knew of, except us. They had come to live with us at two months of age and 2 years of age.

There was another family, living three hours away in another state that had adopted the three older siblings. They didn’t know that the TPR had taken place. When they called with questions, they were blown off with confidentiality clauses.

Now, all five siblings live together under one roof. They will be raised together, in the same city as their birth family. They will grow up knowing each other, as well as their birth cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

It sounds perfect and looks perfect. They are beautiful children being raised to appreciate the ethnic culture of their adoptive family, including the language. They travel and have everything they could ever want or need.

It really is a fairy tale story for the children. To come from a family of poverty, living with the traveling carnival, to be adopted by an affluent, Christian family, where they can work in the family business.

Their new family even accepts their relationship with us, their foster family. Even though now, they have been with their new family, twice as long as they were with us. We frequently get pictures, drawing, updates, and invitations. The pictures always make me cry.

I’m so happy that they are doing well, and that they are all together. I’m amazed at how much the children look alike, as they have different birth fathers. Yet, they always bring tears to my eyes and pain to my heart, because for 18 months, they were my babies, and in my heart, they always will be.

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