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

addressed to him in a child’s handwriting.

Eli picked one up.

“She wrote to me?”

“Yes,” Beth whispered. “For years.”

“Then why didn’t I get them?”

Beth began crying.

“We kept telling ourselves we would send them when Ruby was more settled. Then too much time passed, and we were ashamed. We were afraid reconnecting you would make her feel torn between families.continue reading …