My Fiancé Vanished a Week Before Our Wedding and Left Me With His 10 Children—Thirty Years Later, His Lawyer Knocked on My Door
Eventually, after Julian remained missing and the legal requirements were satisfied, I became their permanent parent.
In time, I adopted all ten.
My own parents were furious.
They believed I had ruined my life.
They refused to help financially.
Some friends slowly disappeared.
Men who seemed interested in me changed their minds the second I told them I had ten children at home.
I worked constantly.