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<\/p>\nThree children were raised by Treka Engleman. Although being a mother is never simple, Treka also faces her own unique set of difficulties. <\/p>\n
Treka, a 32-year-old Black lady who is alone, is raising three white children. Internet bullies have attacked her mixed family, <\/p>\n
but Treka firmly believes that love has no bounds. She has experienced everything, from being mistaken for the kids’ babysitter to being accused of \u2018continuing a slave mentality.\u2019<\/p>\n
She was only six years old when her mother passed away. She now wishes that other kids might at least experience the maternal love that she was unable to.<\/p>\n
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In 2016, Treka fostered her first kid. Elijah Lee Hill, who was 6 days old, had a drug-addicted mother. <\/p>\n
The sister of Alexis Bowman, who was then 13 years old, and Mercedes Bowman, who was 16 years old, were placed in her care the following year. <\/p>\n
The girls spent many years in the foster care system. Treka made the decision to adopt them after they became close. <\/p>\n
On November 1, 2019, she legally became their mother, according to TODAY. The Englemans have each other, even though the journey has not been simple. <\/p>\n
\u2018People were writing things like, ‘All these Black kids in foster care and she goes and adopts White kids,’\u2019 the Cincinnatian recalled. \u2018They said I hated myself and all this awful stuff.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Treka is the youngest of 11 children, and she comes from a large family. Despite the fact that she never received parenting instruction over <\/p>\n
the years, she was frequently assigned with watching her nieces and nephews. Treka thinks that this is what gave her the confidence to <\/p>\n
decide to become a foster parent. She did some research and discovered that anyone over the age of 21, married or not, <\/p>\n
is eligible to become a foster parent. She made the difficult decision to complete the requirements to become qualified to foster <\/p>\n
children with the support of her family. \u2018Hearing the stories about some children that go through foster care just brought tears to my eyes and <\/p>\n
broke my heart,\u2019 she wrote in a piece for Cafe Mom. \u2018Even though my mother passed away when I was <\/p>\n
young, I couldn’t picture myself living alone. I wanted to bring in every child I could at that point. <\/p>\n
Elijah was barely a few days old and a drug addict when Treka first adopted him. She stated about the boy, \u2018He’s been attached to my hip ever since.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Bowman siblings were to be placed in her care after that. But on the day they were supposed to arrive, only Alexis arrived. <\/p>\n
Mercedes was transferred to a group home as a result of getting into problems. Alexis suffered from this separation, and Treka made the decision <\/p>\n
to bring the sisters back together at whatever costs. \u2018I spoke with the caseworker right away and discussed <\/p>\n
the possibility of Mercedes moving in with us. She said, \u2018The caseworker was all for making that happen.<\/p>\n