Alex and Brittney spent most of their childhood bouncing back and forth between living in foster homes and living with their abusive and neglectful mother. Yet, they were together through it all, and Alex did everything he could to protect his sister, despite being a child himself.
Unfortunately, siblings who enter foster homes tend to get split up during adoptions, but luckily Alex and Brittney found a forever home together. After taking just one look at a picture of the brother and sister, the family knew they had to adopt Alex and Brittney together.
Alex still remembers life with his birth mother, and explains he “saw her doing a lot of smoke and not paying attention to me and my sister.” Despite their situation, Alex would make sure Brittney didn’t see everything their mother put them through.
“I remember my old mom wasn’t treating me nice when I was little,” Alex said. “She was having fights. She wouldn’t see Brittney, so I’d pick her up and I’d take her to a place where the fighting isn’t happening.”
In 2010, Alex and Brittney spent their first night with their new family, and while scary at first, Alex new it felt different than their other foster homes.
“I didn’t have grown-ups that would take care of me like this — love me so much,” Alex explained when asked about his first night in his new home.
Watch the entire video below to see how far Alex and Brittney have come since finding a loving family.
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