For Nicolas Quintana of the North Las Vegas Police Department, it was just another day at work. He got a call about s-h.o.t.s fired and rushed to the location to check everything out.
When he got to the home where the s-h.o.t.s were reported, he was met with five children. The 5 kids were between 6 and 17 years old. The incident that had been reported had taken place between their parents. Their mother and father had gotten into a heated argument which ended up with a g-u.n being fired.
Their mother had s-h.o.t their father and as a result, he had died. This led to an unpleasant situation that Officer Quintana was acutely aware of. The five children would be taken into custody by the state and placed in different foster homes. This would alter their lives forever.
That day, he went home and discussed the situation with his wife, Amanda; he wanted to keep the children with them. After a lot of discussion, Amanda decided to meet the children. When she met the kids the next day, she instantly fell in love with them.
A day after their meeting, the children moved into the Quintana household. Where a day before had been just a couple, not lived five kids with them!
The reason Officer Quintana was perhaps more sympathetic with these children, is because he had a turbulent childhood. His father had died as a result of familial v-i.o.l.e.n.c.e so he could relate to the siblings all too well. When it came time to tell the kids about their decision to take them in, they were in disbelief!
“I’d like to take every single one of you. I’d like to take you to our home,” the officer told them.
The oldest of the siblings wondered why he would undertake such a tremendous task. He simply said he wanted to help children heal and grow. Having made their decision, the couple is now taking fostering classes to learn the ropes when it comes to taking care of children.
Officer Quintana talks about how fostering the five siblings has changed his life, “I think about every single last one of them from the oldest to the youngest. Now, I’m not just thinking about these decisions with my wife in mind, I’m thinking about it for my wife and our kiddos.”
This young couple makes you think about how much kinder we can be to others. They are an example for everyone around us on how you should approach certain situations. We wish them all the best.
