Gay couple adopts 5 siblings abandoned by their biological mother: "Love is an act of courage"
We live in a historical moment for our society, where the concept of the family is radically changing. No longer is the concept of family considered to be solely the unit that is created when a father and a mother have a biological or adopted child - now the family is considered to be a nucleus of people sharing mutual affection and can be created and established in very different contexts. For this reason, and given the shifts in social norms, many gay couples are also trying to build a family by adopting children abandoned by their biological parents, and to give them a second chance at finding love and affection.
via Pais & Filhos
This is the extraordinary story of Jhonatan Williantan and his life partner Daniel Rocha Braz - a gay couple who lives in Brazil and whose story has gone viral around the world because of their extraordinary adoption experience. The two have in fact decided to adopt five siblings who had been abandoned by their biological mother who could not take care of them. Jhonatan and Daniel had never really wanted to expand their family nucleus, but when their eyes first saw these five extraordinary children, everything suddenly changed: now they knew in their hearts that they they definitely wanted children (these five in particular)!
Initially, the couple made the acquaintance of the little brothers by taking them on short walks, out to eat ice cream together and so on. Then as the months passed, the bond between Jhonatan, Daniel and the five children became more and more profound and deep. So eventually, after the long period of the pandemic, the two decided to officially undertake the the path to applying for adoption of the five youngsters: "The place where they lived lacked the love, warmth and affection we have in our home. There, I saw that there were many children who might need us. I have always enjoyed taking care of myself and now it is time to take care of others. Love is also an act of courage.", said Jhonatan.
In the end, the Brazilian authorities in charge officially authorized the custody of the five siblings to Jhonatan and Daniel. The couple could finally welcome their adopted children to their home. Now, 1-year-old Joao Miguel, 3-year-old Iara, 4-year-old Harry, 6-year-old Wendel and 11-year-old Douglas have two loving parents who don't let them lack for anything, especially love and unconditional affection.
"Was it difficult? Yes. Did we ever think about giving up? Never. I was not born a father, but I learned to be one. I feel that the five of them have always been my children," said Jhonatan.
You can follow the adventures of this extraordinary family on Instagram.
