August 12, 2022 Sara Lifestyle
Boy Finally Gets Adopted after 5 Foster Families in 5 Years, Bio Mom Finds Him a Day Later – Story of the Day
A five-year-old boy has been shunted from one foster family to another since he was born. The day after he's finally adopted, his biological mother arrives to claim him.AdvertisementMark was very small, but he knew more about life than most kids twice his age, and not in a good way. Things had started going wrong on the day he was born and hadn't improved since.Firemen coming into work found Mark in a cardboard box outside the station house wrapped in a baby blanket. No name, no note, nothing. He was set adrift and had yet to find a safe haven.Mark joined the over twenty thousand children abandoned at birth the year he was born in the foster system. While many of the other tiny babies were quickly placed and some were adopted, Mark wasn't so lucky.For illustration purposes only | Source: UnsplashAdvertisementHe developed a respiratory infection in his first months and ended up shuttling in and out of hospitals until he was two years old. Nope, Mark wasn't lucky. When he was three, the foster parents caring for him and three other kids were surprised by a visit from the social worker. It turned out their living conditions were less than ideal.Mark was moved that night to a new foster home. It was his fourth, but not his last. A year later, his new foster parents discovered they were pregnant and decided to dedicate themselves exclusively to their own baby.When we love someone, we want whatever will make them happy.AdvertisementLittle Mark was moved again, but this time, at four, he understood he was unwanted, and it hurt. He spent a few months in a group home, then he was placed with an older couple.They were nice, but Mark already understood a little about how things worked. Mr. and Mrs. Salmo were lovely, but sooner or later, he'd be moved. He'd never have a home.One day, the social worker arrived, and Mark immediately became nervous. "What now?" he asked rudely. "I don't want to go away again! I want a mom and dad!"For illustration purposes only | Source: PexelsAdvertisement"Mark," the social worker said gently. "That is exactly what you are getting. Mr. and Mrs. Devon want to adopt, not foster. So if you like them, they will be your mom and dad."The social worker took Mark to meet the Devons, and Mark liked them. Mrs. Devon was pretty and soft, and Mr. Devon was very tall and skinny, and he had a silly face."Hey, Mark," he said. "Would you like to come home with us?"Mark looked up at him and asked, "Where am I going to sleep?""In the tree house," Mr. Devon said, crossing his eyes and blowing out his cheeks. "We eat ice cream for dinner every day and have hot dogs for dessert."AdvertisementMark looked at him scornfully. "That's silly!" he said. "You are a grownup, you can't do that, or you can't be an adoptive …
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