I Adopted a Teenage Boy After 10 Families Had Given Up on Him-Two Weeks Later, One Sentence From Him Nearly Made Me Faint

you do that?”

His chin shook.

“Because if another family adopted me, Ruby might think I had chosen them over her.”

Eli explained that he had practically raised Ruby before they entered care. He made her breakfast, dressed her for school, helped with homework, and comforted her after nightmares.

When Eli was 14, a family offered Ruby a permanent home but continue reading …