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Foster Parents
Foster parents are parents who take care of a fostered child, on either a short-term or long-term basis. This can be a formal legal placement or an informal one arranged between the biological and fostering parents.
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They were no better than common thieves. They stole our childhood. But even with that, I was heartbroken that I would not know the Wozniaks anymore, the only people who came close to being parents to me. I would be conscious of their absence for the rest of my life. I needed them. You know, if you think about it, we all need each other. But even with all of the evidence against the Wozniaks, I had conflicted emotions about them, then and now. They were the closest I had to a real family and real
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― No Time to Say Goodbye: A Memoir of a Life in Foster Care
― No Time to Say Goodbye: A Memoir of a Life in Foster Care
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The danger was not gone—Helen knew that. Each day spent together, the existence of this tiny charge was in her hands. It suddenly seemed the most perplexing fact of life—it was up to flawed, bruised, broken adults to bring up angels. Helen wanted to offer the child a place of safety, but no matter where Lyric went, that could not be found. Not for sure. If she stayed, they would each risk hurt, loss, and suffering.
But it was no more than anyone else could offer.
Helen realized, as she brushed
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― The Ocean's Daughter :
― The Ocean's Daughter :
