I’m glad you aren’t the ones that just use the children for money.

it's a beautiful thing you and your wife are doing for these children. Don't allow the Republican like MTG tell you you are not real parents like she told the woman who was a leader at the education dept.

Been there done that many years ago

Such a pity more foster carers aren't like you! It is also a pity that more of the original parents who know they cannot care for their children still refuse to out them up for adoption!

When I was growing up I wish I had foster carers like you and your wife! More like you are needed.

Love your real life story! Well done to both of you and how lucky for those children that were chosen and adopted into such a loving household.

Praise God, these children were so blessed to find you, and you to find them.

That sounds fantastic. You are wonderful people. Best wishes to you.

How fortunate those 3 children were to get you and your wife.

That's really beautiful to hear what you and your wife have done.I was adopted when I was 3 months old by a loving family too,who to me will always be my true parents and oddly enough I have often thought about fostering a child as well but now that my two adult sons are back living at home there simply is no more room.

I've also seen the other side of fostering and it is not always PRETTY.

I have always loved to have fostered a child, I believe with all my heart children need to know they are special and deserve to be treated as wanted to treat them as if they were yours because we need to bear in mind some of these children come with behavioral problems due to family breakdown, drugs alcohol mental illness. abuse, suicide. and crime as well. Also, the hard part to deal with is if the child is then taken from you then it.s heartbreaking to see them go. Hoping that they will be okay.

God Bless you and your wife for being foster parents and adopting. My sister-in-law did it also and I could see it is not an easy job.

That's fantastic! They are some very lucky children, indeed! I wish all these children had such happy endings. From watching Dr. Phil, he says that the system is broken, and you never want to lose your children. Of course, that is the ideal situation, but it's not always possible. I believe it probably varies from area to area, state to state, etc. I live in a very rural area, and not many people take in foster children. The ones that do only want the extra income and are very poor at parenting. Then the children pay the price by being placed in another foster home over and home. My best friend went through this, and it was very sad for her. The other thing is that tend to separate siblings which is devastating to the children. I wish I had been able to take foster children, but I have had bad anxiety and depression and am divorced. They like the children to have both parents, but I think one good parent is better than two poor ones who just want money! I was against abortion until I learned how mistreated children are in some cases. It's sad to say, but many are beaten and even end up losing their lives. People who have their biological children should never have children because of their abusiveness, but that's something we can't do much about. I know a woman who is pregnant with her fourth child, and she has lost custody of all of them due to her drug addiction. My neighbor is raising two of them because she is their great-grandmother, but she is over 70, and it is so difficult for her. She said she is not raising another baby, and she shouldn't have to, but where will it end up? It will be born addicted to drugs as the last two were at least. They are very difficult to deal with because of behavioral problems. I have no answer, but she should have been fixed so she couldn't have more children. It's so sad for everyone, but the children suffer the most! God bless you for what you do and who you and your wife are! I wish there were more of you. This should not be a problem in this country, but you can't control how people treat their children. They are in God's hands! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!

Well done

How lovely that your children have such caring parents!

Great stuff Anthony!

enjoy your new family ,you earnt it

What a wonderful story!!

That's great and well done. Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. I would have liked to do that but I am too old now and you make it sound so easy. I did hear on the news there had been some bullying from one of the organisations here. That put me off and I am not convinced it is that easy. Besides I don't think I could handle giving them back after all they may not stay for that long and I would get too attached.

Well done glad you could help some children

Great job

Well done, kids are very special

great

What a caring and loving couple you must be to foster/adopt a child(ren) .... takes a special kind of person I reckon ..... bless you ❤️

i know some peopel thast have done this

All thanks to those who do this job, without you there would be much less love and care in this world.

God bless you both for your generosity towards these children. It breaks my heart when the most vulnerable in our communities are not given the care they deserve.

Well done Anthony. I was a foster child

That’s nice

YOU AND YOUR WIFE HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD THING FOR THOSE KIDS CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK

I had several foster high school boys who were at the age where the system wouldn't really help them but being as the Vice Principal of the High School was a close friend of mine, referred these kids to me. All but one graduated and went on to either work or future schooling because of the home, attention, and encouragement our family provided. the other, a girl, I asked to leave because she became PG when sneaking out against orders and I had 2 high school girls at home at the time and they were actually the ones who encouraged us to send her out. she dropped out of school but went to live with her boyfriends family and eventually married, but later divorced. I still hear from some of these boys after 30 years and they still call me Mom and I'm grandma to their kids.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE GREAT WORK!

yes a great thing to do but the bad foster parents, and there is lots, get more notice than the good ones

Wonderful for you that it worked out. I know fostering children can be scary, but rewarding.

Well done!

Would love to have been a foster parent. Partner not agreeable. Would do it now but for age(80) and stroke.. ah well. Thank you for being one

Thank you Anthony for your kindness and that of your wife Well done

Awesome. A safe, secure home is important.

Awesome. Great job! My son's family fostered, but they put the little girl back with her mother.

Congratulations & Best Wishes to you all.

More power to you and everyone out there brave enough to put their heart on the line and make a childs life better

You and your wife are such wonderful loving and caring people. The three children you have are so lucky to have you as their parents. Wishing you and your new family all the best for the future.

That's wonderful!!!

It is lovely to hear that it worked out well for your family. Unfortunately it is not the case for a few foster children. I have read some horrific things that have happened to some of them.

How blessed are these children to go into a home where they are really loved and cared for I just want to say thank you.

It is such a beautiful thing when real loving and nurturing people adopt and the child becomes as if it were their own

Well done. I am pleased there was some training given. Enjoy your kids. A good parent is often not blood related

ty andrea

This is a such a success story sadly others do not but how lovely to hear of the good ones.

Wonderful story. Not everyone, both children and fosterers are so lucky and workd so hard to get good outcome.

Foster care can be a good thing. Like everything else, it could also be a negative thing. We need more kinder people in this world.

I’d love to do this

There was a foster home near my home and I was sorry for the children who were there, because they seem to be a money making situation.

6 years with family but in the system 1 of my 5 sisters also where now my neice is

ty susan

COOL AND WOW! Grow up on the streets as a teen-ager-runaway, heard 'great things' about foster care systems (never got a referral to a foster care setting), and 'lousy things' about institutionalized care system (ran by county (public) employees) - settings for those under 18 years old (like me at that point in my life) and without criminal convictions (no felony/felonies - I got probation and community service - which was later permanently legally sealed by a judge - law enforcement agencies cannot access my probation and community service records) - I was told to AVOID (instructional care system ran by county (public) employees - by individuals on the streets (like me - at that point in my life!Edited 03-Jun-23 09:54am

This is the beauty found in the extended family. First loving self then allows extensive energies to love others. In this case three beautiful young lives. So thankyou for spreading your love and making this world a better place.

I wish that every one of these pro-lifers had to foster a child, or adopt a child because that's the rhetoric that they spew out that if they don't want the baby they can give it up for adoption. But honestly people who do a good job fostering children and giving them a safe place to be they are awesome people

What purely selfless commitment and experience, to provide children in need a home and unconditional love and support. I raised two sons on my own from the age’s of 10 and 7 year’s, and was a preschool teacher for 15 years. I truely understand the importance of giving a child stability, consistency, guidance and unconditional love and care. Blessings to you and your wife ❤️

Well done - Amazing commitment raising children.

Thank you for sharing this.

In today's world, we need to hear more stories like that. Thanks for sharing your story and your love to three lucky children.

That's awesome. Thank you for sharing that. Unfortunately i always heard bad stories about foster care. I would like to hear more positive stories as yours.

ty Evie

FOSTER PARENTS ARE AWESOME. MOST OF EM' ARE REALLY CARING AND LOVING.

Foster care is a good system when you have caring parents in it for the children care not the money it pay to help with the child care.

so sweet and caring

awesome

Caring for children is the best job! Thank you Anthony and wife. You are an inspiration!

Did fostercare for 7 yrs

You are a good person.

I grew up on a dairy farm with both parents and 4 sisters. As far back as I can remember, we had foster children in our home. Often 2 at a time but mostly 1 and once 3. I remember wanting to adopt them all, some more than others because they came as wee babies and stayed up to a couple of years and you get really attached; at least as a kid it felt like 2 years. We did end up adopting 2 boys and we are all very close and loving as siblings should be. I wondered recently if my parents did it for the money but my Dad set me straight real quick; $7/month for each child. That didn't even cover food. It was out of the kindness of their loving Christian hearts that they were doing this. In my adult life I was able to foster 2 teenaged girls. I don't think there's a much better feeling in life than helping young people out of abusive families and into a Christian home that values them for the gifts they are. And teaching them they are lovable and deserve respect and admiration lead them on to work in a dental office and veterinarian office where their kindness and confidence are shared with a gentleness they never learned in their first families. I am so thankful to God for bringing those girls into my life and the ability to give them what they needed to succeed in life and break the abusive cycle. If any of you get the opportunity to foster and/or adopt a child/children, I say pray about it and if you're led in that direction, follow your heart and do it. You will all be rewarded. God bless...

Now a day is not that easy. To start with the questionaie which I can't jump through the handles. : ((

Wow!!!

THANKS GOOD FOR YOU

Hi Anthony it's fantastic. You must be a real father who adopt those kids and give them a warm comfortable home and 2 caring parents! Good Luck with your family!

That's great! Thanks for sharing.

Friends of ours have fostered a few children over the years. All of them have gone back to their parent/s as circumstances changed. One the Mother had been in an accident, twins went to their parents who moved interstate and made a fresh start. They have kept in touch.

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