Robert Carter, an Ohio man, has adopted five foster siblings as a single father, and he knows all too well the trauma of family separation
Carter went into the foster program when he was 12 and was separated from his brother and sisters.
Carter started fostering the three boys—Robert (age 9), Giovanni (age 5), and Kiontae (age 4)—in December of last year and then brought their sisters Marionna (age 10) and Makayla (age 7) into the family.
“I understand how they feel,” Carter told WLWT. “I 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, ‘Ok, I’m going to take all five to keep them together.”
Carter says the kids are making progress and adjusting to their new life. He told TODAY Parents they’ve started sleeping in their own beds.“I used to get up and find them all together,” Carter said. “But they’re no longer afraid of being ripped apart.”
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