I took in the nine daughters that my first love left behind, believing I was giving them a future. I never expected they were the ones holding onto a past that would change everything I thought I knew.
My name is Daryl, and here’s my story.
Since high school, I’d only ever loved one woman, Charlotte. But we were never able to be together.
Years later, she died at age 35, leaving behind her nine daughters, who were half-sisters, with no willing parents. Charlotte had them over the years, with four different men. All four fathers were unable to take them in. Two had died, one was in prison, and the other had left the country.
But the truth was, none of the fathers actually wanted to be parents.
