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

When I offered to walk him back to his bed, he shook his head.

‘It’s my job to make sure they sleep,’ he said.

‘Who told you that?’

‘Nobody.

Somebody has to.’

I sat on the top stair.

‘You’ve done a lot for them.

More than a little kid should have to do.