I Was 29 and Single When I Fought to Keep Five Siblings Together. The Judge Asked Why, and My Answer Changed Everything.

I nodded.

I wasn’t in love with the word adoption.

I was in love with the hope that five children could wake up under one roof.

When Patricia left that afternoon, she stopped by the front steps.

‘For what it’s worth, Mason, the children look to you when they’re scared.’

‘Is that enough?’

‘No,’ she said, kindly but firmly.

‘But it’s important.’