Single Father Adopted 5 Siblings Under The Age Of 6 To Give Them A Forever Home They Deserved

May 04, 2022 by apost team

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they simply decide to make a big difference in the lives of children. One of these people is Lamont Thomas, who in October of 2019 decided to adopt five siblings at once in Buffalo, New York. 

Adoption often becomes difficult for single adults and even less likely for unmarried men due to problematic stereotypes surrounding them and their ability to raise children without the presence of a motherly figure. Fortunately, this didn’t prove to be an issue for Lamont, as he has taken care of plenty of children over the course of his lifetime, whether they be his biological children or kids he is fostering.

According to the Adoption Network, more than 33% of Americans have considered adopting, although only 2% actually have adopted a child or multiple children. There are roughly 140,000 children adopted by American families every year, and about 1 in 50 children are adopted. 

There are also different types of adoption, including private and open. The former means that the adoptive parents become the sole caretaker of the adopted child, and that the biological parents are no longer involved in their lives. The latter option is more open-ended and allows the child to have a relationship with both his or her adoptive parents and biological parents.

Choosing to have a family is a big decision and a huge responsibility, but it’s clear that the love Lamont has outweighs any problems that could arise. His reason for adopting the five siblings was simple: the five children, aged 1 years old to 5 years old , would have been separated from each other otherwise.

Lamont Thomas has always been committed to helping children. On Oct. 17, 2019, he proved this once again when he adopted five siblings. With this adoption finalized, Lamont is now the proud father of 12 children.

The kids who Lamont recently adopted are ages five, four, three, two, and one, as reported here by ABC News in 2019. Previous to this adoption, the single father had seven other children. This is in addition to the dozens of foster kids who he has taken care of over the past 20 years.

Lamont's road to fatherhood began in 2000 when he became a foster parent in order to care for a specific child of a friend. Included in Lamont's brood are his two biological children, Anthony and LaMonica.

Lamont has never turned a child away. And whatever the case, it’s clear that Lamont does what he can to put others ahead of himself. In 2007, Lamont adopted twins Germayne and Tremayne followed by Jamie and German. It was after these four adoptions that Lamont adopted Michael, the first child that he had ever fostered, according to ABC News.

“He was a good young man and I just hated to see him in the system,” Lamont told CBS News. It’s clear that Michael is grateful to Lamont for taking him in, and he has since made a great life for himself. According to CBS News, he currently works as a nurse. He explained, “I don’t believe that I would be the person that I am today without the morals that he instilled in me, the extended family that I have now.”

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As a fatherly figure, Lamont has either raised the kids he takes in as foster children until they age out of the system or able to go back to their families, or he has taken on the huge role of adopting them himself.

Lamont thought that he was done adopting children until he found out that the kids of one of his former foster children needed to be taken in to avoid being separated. As he told Good Morning America in 2019, "They had them in four different homes, four different cities... They deserve to be raised as siblings, and that was my fight."

Zendaya, 5, Jamel, 4, Nakia, 3, Major, 2, and Michaela, 1, had been separated into four homes. This broke Lamont's heart and he was determined that the siblings would be able to stay together. Speaking with CBS News, Lamont said:

 “I had to help them. They deserved to be raised together.”

As of now, Lamont is raising the kids all on his own, but he expressed that he is not alone, as he has plenty of support from his family and loved ones. On top of that, he is open to the idea of dating, although it would have to be with someone who is just as dedicated to caring for the kids as he is.

It’s clear that these young kids bring Lamont a lot of energy and that he is just so happy to be able to provide for them. Hopefully, his story will inspire others to consider fostering children in need.

Do you know anyone who has adopted foster children? Let us know. After you have watched the video, be sure to spread the love to everyone else that you know. Lamont deserves to be celebrated for the meaningful difference that he has made in the lives of so many deserving children.