I was adopted.  After being in foster care for awhile, my foster parents decided to adopt my sister and I.  At the young age of three, I had no understanding, much less any thoughts, towards the complexities of the legal system, foster care, or the adoption process.  All I understood was love, stability, and honey-nut

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When my oldest daughter was four years old, we made a trip to Disney World.  This was her first time to ever go and she was so excited.  We arrived at the condo and realized it had a pool with a water slide, so we decided to swim the first day then visit the Disney parks.   She loved

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I remember mowing Mrs. Taylor’s yard as a 12 year old and getting the biggest payday I ever had – $10! That was a lot at the time. I continued down the street with my push mower and knocked out Mrs. Johnson’s and Mrs. Ludlam’s yards as well. It wasn’t just mowing, but edging, weed-eating,

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