MY WIFE AND I WENT TO AN ORPHANAGE TO ADOPT A CHILD AND FOUND A GIRL WHO WAS A CARBON COPY OF MY DAUGHTER
My wife and I have been dreaming about adding another child to our family. Unfortunately, my wife can’t have children, so it’s just the three of us—her, me, and my amazing five-year-old daughter from my previous marriage, whom we both adore.
After months of conversations and soul-searching, we decided to take the leap and adopt.
That day, we arrived at the children’s shelter and spent about an hour in an interview with the director. Then she took us to the playroom where the kids were.
We spent time playing and talking with many of them. Honestly, they were all incredible. If we could, we would’ve opened our home to every single one of them. But we agreed we wanted to adopt a child we felt an undeniable connection with.
While we were helping a group of kids with a puzzle, I suddenly felt a small tap on my back. I turned around, and a little girl said, “ARE YOU MY NEW DAD? I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU ARE.”
I FROZE. My wife looked like she might faint. The girl standing in front of me was THE SPITTING IMAGE OF MY DAUGHTER, who was at home with her nanny.
She held out her tiny hand, and that’s when I saw it—A BIRTHMARK IDENTICAL TO MY DAUGHTER’S.
“WHAT’S YOUR NAME?” I managed to ask, my voice barely a whisper.
Emily and I never expected our visit to the orphanage to lead to an unexpected reunion. Initially, we were unsure about connecting with a child, but as we walked among the playing kids, a little girl approached me. She looked strikingly like our daughter, Sophia, even sharing the same crescent-shaped birthmark on her wrist. Shockingly, she introduced herself as Angel—the name my ex-wife, Lisa, once wanted for a second daughter.
Years ago, after our divorce, Lisa had placed Sophia with me while leaving Angel in foster care, unsure of raising both children. When I confronted Lisa, she confessed, expressing regret. She’d hoped to reunite the sisters but never found the right moment.
With the orphanage’s help, we brought Angel home, and she and Sophia immediately bonded. Our home, now filled with laughter, stands as a reminder of how love creates paths we never imagined.
