Taking Their Last Name

And it was now time for everyone to celebrate as they were now legally bound. Following the adoption, Michael and Dayshawn took on Shank’s last name, wherein the teen boy even came up with a middle name for himself. He picked“Star,” which Cozad claims to describe him perfectly. “He defies every stereotype of a teenage boy,” she admitted in an interview.

Same But Different

And there was nothing that could stop the four of them from becoming a happy family. After Cozad adopted Michael and Dayshawn, she claims that their life although was the same, changed for the better in a way. They were already living like a family before the adoption day, and now they were legally a family. But the question on some people’s mind is whether they will still foster other kids.

Keep On Fostering

Well, in the month of September 2018 the couple then took another kid in. They looked after a 14-year-old child who was the first kid they took in after the adoption. They were under training to hold a responsibility as foster parents for kids who have unfortunately fallen into the hands of sex trafficking. Yet Cozad maintained that they were not special parents.

The Special Training

Cozad then took to ‘Love What Matters’ to express how she felt, “It’s heartbreaking that these demographics of teens sit in social workers’ offices or shelters for weeks (or even months) on end since so few homes are open to them.” The specialized training is an attempt to make the foster mom be well equipped to handle teenagers in however way she can.

All That Ends

And Cozad and Shank were completely happy to live their lives this way. They could not see their life leading any other direction other than how they were spending it now. “No child should feel grateful to have a family love them,” Cozad added, “It should be a given.” Even for the two brothers, this was a blessing. Dayshawn’s wish has come true and now they all live happily under one roof.