{"id":26415,"date":"2019-06-03T06:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26415"},"modified":"2019-06-03T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T10:13:05","slug":"hero-dads-adopt-six-siblings-from-foster-care-to-keep-them-all-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/06\/hero-dads-adopt-six-siblings-from-foster-care-to-keep-them-all-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero dads adopt six siblings from foster care to keep them all together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-6.05.34-AM-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-6.05.34-AM-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-6.05.34-AM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-6.05.34-AM-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-6.05.34-AM.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 23, 2019, Steve Anderson-McLean and Rob Anderson-McLean \u2013 a same-sex couple of 18 years living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania \u2014 adopted a group of six brothers and sisters who had spent 1,640 days in foster care just to keep them all together,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/gma\/dads-adopt-6-siblings-spent-nearly-5-years-195100510--abc-news-topstories.html\" target=\"_blank\">according to&nbsp;<em>Yahoo News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men were inspired to adopt the group of siblings after watching a TV segment about another couple that did the same. 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