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A foster dad adopted five siblings to stop them from being separated from each other as they were being adopted one by one.
As reports say, Mrionna, Robert, Kiontae, Makayla, and Giovanni were adopted by Robert Carter on Friday.
Being split himself from his siblings when he was 12 years old in Hamilton County, Ohio. Robert stated that he didnāt want to leave the kids being split up like him and his younger siblings, so he adopted all five!
WOW! Robert Carter, a single foster dad, officially became a father of five on Friday. https://t.co/EG2AUT1t98
ā WNDU (@WNDU) November 2, 2020
The āTelegraphā reports that Robert Carter eventually got custody for his younger sister and received guardianship of his young brother.
He also stated that he has felt what the five siblings felt when he adopted them.
āI understand what they went through, so it really touched me. I was already thinking about adopting all of the kids, but when I saw them crying, I was like, āOk, Iām going to take all five to keep them together.āā
Robert decided to take all five of the kids when he and the three boys went to see a woman fostering the two girls. That was their first meeting in more than half a year.
“Iām their dad for the rest of their life, and they know that theyāll never have to go through what they went through again.ā Robert Carter is now a father of five.
https://t.co/3H5zkGaKEUā WBTV News (@WBTV_News) October 31, 2020
āWhen permanent custody was awarded to JFS, the five siblings were already placed in three different foster homes.
āMr. Carter was the only foster parent willing and able to adopt all of the children. His childhood background has made him aware of the importance of keeping siblings together. He says that he enjoys being their father and that parenting them is easier than he could have ever imagined! His life is busy, with a lot of love, laughter and loudness! I have enjoyed working with him and witnessing the children bond as siblings.ā Stated Stacey Barton, an adoption worker.
Robert believes that being a sufferer of the same fate and taking care of his siblings led him to do what he did.
āMaking memories to replace a lot of the bad ones,ā
āEvery night, I talk to them and let them know, āIām your dad forever. I know what itās like, and Iām always here for you.ā Like Marionna. Sheās warmed up so much since the beginning. At first, she didnāt like me.
āShe walked in my room last night and said, āI just want to say thanks for taking us in and taking care of us when our real mom couldnāt.ā It just really touched me. So just making memories, letting them know Iām here and they never have to go. Iām here for them no matter what.ā Robert said.
I canāt even imagine how Robert and all of the adopted children feel right now when they know that they wonāt be separated, but each and every one of them will grow together in a home where they have a guardian who will take care of them!
Itās hard to say this, but these five children were the lucky exclusions out of the really common truth. Letās hope that there are more people like Robert on the face of the earth and that more kids will end up adopted together instead of being separated.
