Taking in a child and giving them the life they truly deserve is one of the most caring things a person can do. This is especially true for kids who have been left behind by their birth parents who didn’t take care of them properly.
Unfortunately, sometimes adoptive parents also end up abandoning the children they once chose to bring into their family. This is what happened to a boy named Anthony.
Instead of loving him and be there for him in sickness and in health, Anthony’s adoptive parents took him to the hospital one day and left him there.
What’s worst about the whole thing is that this action of ‘dumping’ their son was legal.
Anthony thought he was getting a happy ending when he was adopted by a supposedly loving family at the age of four.
Sadly, that all came to a crashing end seven years later when Anthony’s parents inexplicably took him to the hospital, where they carelessly discarded him like a piece of trash.
And get this – their actions were totally legal!
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All the hopes of having a family that would last forever were completely shattered, leaving this young boy feeling alone, scared, and heartbroken.
When people found out about what happened to him, they were shocked that his parents could be so uncaring. They had looked after him for seven years, but when he needed them the most, they just walked away.
The story of Anthony was shared on Love What Matters.
He was completely clueless about when or if they would come back for him because he didn’t know they had a plan to leave him behind. Most people find it hard to believe that a parent could treat their child this way, but it wasn’t the first time for them. They had actually done the same thing to their other adopted son a few years ago, which is really heartbreaking.
Then, out of nowhere, a man named Peter Mutabazi came into Anthony’s life and changed everything for him.
Peter had a hard childhood. He used to live with an abusive father in a secluded village near Rwanda and Uganda. The ordeals he was forced to go through during his young years made him vow he would help children who experience hardship in life.
Once in the U.S., Peter started a successful real estate business in Oklahoma and he could finally afford to make his dream of helping kids in need of love and a family come true.
Peter’s journey into fostering began with two brothers whom he grew fond of the moment he meet them. However, taking care of them didn’t last long as the Family Court decided to reunite them with their biological parents. 
Peter was happy for them, but at the same time he felt heartbroken to be separated from them. So when he was contacted about a boy who he was supposed to look after “just for the weekend” he hesitated whether to agree or not.
Eventually, he said yes, but decided not to ask anything about the boy’s background. That’s when Anthony entered Peter’s life.
What Peter didn’t know was that “just over the weekend” would in fact turn into a lifetime.
Speaking of Anthony, Peter said:
I never thought in my craziest dreams that I would end up taking care of a kid whose parents had gone through all the tough checks needed to be foster parents, only to leave behind not just one, but two of their kids.
When Anthony first met Peter, he called him ‘Dad.’ However, Peter quickly told him not to use that name because he didn’t want to get too close to someone who would only be staying for 48 hours.
“I told him he could call me ‘Mr. Peter,’ but just 20 minutes after he got here, he asked if he could call me ‘Dad.’ I was surprised! I didn’t even know his last name, and here he was wanting to call me ‘Dad.’ That’s not how it usually goes; most kids in foster care remind you that you’re not their dad and never will be. But this kid I just met wasn’t saying that at all.”
When Monday came, Peter felt the urge to ask the social worker about Anthony’s life. The response he received shattered his heart completely. He never thought that such a caring boy could be left behind not once, but twice—first by his real parents and then again by his harsh adoptive ones.
Peter didn’t even know it was legal for adoptive parents to get rid of the kids just like that.
The social worker added how Anthony’s case was simply labeled as a “failed adoption.” It was then that Peter knew he couldn’t be another person who would fail this boy who has gone through so much.
“They signed an agreement relinquishing their parental rights and never looked back. I was completely shocked! I could not believe what I was hearing. I began to cry out of anger for what these people had done to this 11-year-old child.”
I wouldn’t let him be ignored again. Plus, he was already calling me ‘Dad.’ I asked the social worker for a placement letter so I could get him into school the next day. She kept asking me if I was really serious, and we both ended up crying happy tears.
Just a few months later, Anthony became Peter’s legal son. They were both so excited to have found each other. At first, it seemed like this wonderful man rescued the vulnerable boy, but really, they both helped each other in a big way.
Peter expressed, “This is the greatest gift I appreciate in my life. It has been an incredible adventure. I’m really impressed by how strong and optimistic he is, even with everything he has faced.”