Being a foster parent means making a change in a child’s life. These people are compassionate and caring and always ready to open their hearts and homes to minors in need of love and kindness.
Lamont Thomas from Buffalo, New York, has devoted the last 20 years of his life fostering children. Speaking to Good Morning America of the time he welcomed the first child, this amazing man says, “In the beginning, I was helping out some friends. They had lost their child to the system. I went on and got certified and became a foster parent. I haven’t stopped since.”
Believe it or not, Lamont has fostered more than 30 kids, five of which he officially adopted. So with his two biological children, Anthony and LaMonica, he became a father of seven.
The first kid Lamont adopted is Michael Thomas. He’s now 27 and recalls the time he became part of the family.
“He was my third foster home and it ended up being my forever home,” Michael said. “He [knew] my biological parents.”
“Lamont never turned [a child] away,” Michael added. “They either aged out or went back home to their own families.”
With seven kids to take care of on his own, Lamont knew he was done adopting, but then he came across a very special case that made him change his mind.
Five siblings aged 5,4,3,2 and 1, who were children of one of Lamont’s foster kids were placed in foster homes themselves. Lamont was sad the kids got to experience their parent’s fate, and his heart tore apart when he learned Zendaya, Jamel, Nakia, Major, and Michaela were separated. Not only they were taken in by four different families, but they were also in four different cities.
Sadly, that meant one thing, that they wouldn’t be raised together.
That’s when Lamont stepped in. He just couldn’t let the siblings spend their childhood without being by each other’s side so he re-certified as a foster parent and adopted all of them.
Some of his older kids had moved from the house already and had families on their own, so Lamont knew he was making the right decision as he could devote all his time to the new addition to the family.
“I was fighting to keep back the tears,” he said of his adoption day with Judge Lisa Rodwin. “Every day I think about it, my eyes swell up. All that we endured to make this happen, it was something.”
This incredible single dad was now a father of 12 children. He knew things wouldn’t be easy, but he was willing to give it a go.
“They bring new energy to me,” Lamont shared. “They’re lovable kids, very affectionate. They deserve to be raised as siblings, and that was my fight.”
Travis Kelce’s ex, Kayla Nicole, responds to online attacks from Taylor Swift fans, saying, “You’ll never make me hate myself.”
She’s had enough.
Travis Kelce’s ex, Kayla Nicole, fired back at Taylor Swift fans who have been criticizing her looks online because of the singer’s relationship with the NFL star. A fan page posted unedited pictures of Kayla without makeup, getting her hair done. The person who shared the photos commented sarcastically, saying “Very pretty,” and added a puking emoji.
Travis Kelce’s ex, Kayla Nicole, responded to Taylor Swift fans who have been criticizing her looks online.
A fan page shared unfiltered photos of Kayla Nicole getting her hair done without makeup. She responded by retweeting the post and writing, “YOU WILL NEVER MAKE ME HATE ME. Hang it upppppppp bookie.”
Other fans quickly supported her on X, with one saying, “You’re beautiful…this is so weird??!” and another adding, “I’m confused.. because you look gorgeous here.. true flops all around.”
“YOU WILL NEVER MAKE ME HATE ME. Hang it upppppppp bookie,” she tweeted the hater.
Many fans defended Kayla Nicole, telling her she’s “gorgeous” with or without makeup. One person tweeted, “Not them making a fan page just to hate on you. It’s getting weird.” Another fan said, “Girl, you are absolutely gorgeous. Forget the haters. ”
Kayla has been facing online hate ever since Travis Kelce started dating Taylor Swift last September.
She has been dealing with online hate since her ex Kelce went public with Swift last September.
In October 2023, Kayla Nicole, founder of Tribe Therepe, wrote an open letter to “Black women specifically,” responding to the criticism and embarrassment she’s faced since her ex, Travis Kelce, started dating Taylor Swift.
In her letter, Kayla urged her followers not to get involved in the drama, saying, “Don’t engage in this difficult and often unfair situation.” She added, “Protect your heart, even when others judge you or push your limits. You don’t have to respond because there’s power in staying silent.”
In April, she addressed the Swifties ahead of the release of the “Cruel Summer” singer’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”
Kayla Nicole tweeted, “Just know everyone has a breaking point & would love for ‘yall’ (because you know who you are) to leave me alone.”
In January, she seemed to call out Taylor Swift’s fans in a TikTok video, saying, “Fake page, s–t talking, cult following, keyboard warriors – maybe take the year off babe?”
A few months later, before Swift’s new album “The Tortured Poets Department” came out, Kayla addressed the Swifties again, tweeting on April 18, “I’m unproblematic. Mind my business. Never respond to the constant hate.”
Nicole dated the tight end on-and-off from 2017 to 2022.
Kayla Nicole dated Travis Kelce on and off from 2017 to 2022. Over a year after their final breakup in May 2022, Kelce went public with his relationship with Taylor Swift.
Kayla, frustrated by the situation, said, “I’m strong and don’t need recognition for it, but everyone has a breaking point. I’d love for ‘yall’ (you know who you are) to leave me alone.”
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