The young married woman was told she would never have children, so at that moment she saw a blessing in disguise.
She said: “This little boy stayed with me throughout my marriage that I have spoken of before until he was 18 when he found his father and left to start a new life.”
The experience not only made her an unexpected mother, but also allowed her to care for more children.
Now 70, she has shared her experience on TikTok admitting that when her 18-year-old adopted son left she felt like something was missing in her life, so she considered bringing back more. children at home to take care of her.
Rosalinda realized that she could provide more children with the safe and loving environment that every child needed.
“I decided to become an adoptive parent. My first adopted child was a little boy named Adeola. Over the years I raised many children and this led to the birth of my daughter,” Rosalinda said in a post. Tik Tok video.
Taking care of Rosalinda Adeola, she took care of several other children which led her to adopt a little girl named Lola in 1990.
“She came to see me in mid-May 1990, what a beautiful little girl, beautiful eyes, and she’s been with me ever since,” she said.
Now in her thirties, Lola is spending the time of her life with her mother and has appeared in some of her TikTok videos.
With over 57,000 followers, Rosalinda has become a celebrity on TikTok, telling stories about her life as a mother and the obstacles she overcame.
Many of Rosalinda’s social media followers left encouraging words praising her kindness in the comments section of her post.
One said, “Wow, I’ve had a very long and beautiful life it seems.”
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