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

with the same sentence.

I’m still your brother.

“She never answered,” Eli said.

Over the next several weeks, Marisol obtained the older records.

The truth was infuriating.

When Ruby was first adopted, a therapist had recommended pausing direct contact for 6 months because she was struggling with anxiety. The children could write as a coping exercise, but continue reading …