Those ties endure even after the children have left ACS's sights. On a recent afternoon, 4-year-old Smooch scampers around Boyd's Crown Heights apartment, playing with Boyd's adopted daughter Audrey. Smooch used to be one of Boyd's foster children; now that he's back home, his mother frequently leaves him with Boyd when she needs a break on weekends. "I never desert a child," declares Boyd.
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Why has Boyd put in all this effort, for so little? "I'm an advocate, a fighter," she says almost automatically. But there are humbler reasons, too. "All day we fuss, we argue--then as soon as they're away for an hour, I'm actually lonely. If I send them to stay with my daughter for a night, I'm afraid all night. They're my inspiration--they're my joy."
