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My new mom is so beautiful. She has “curled” brown hair, big brown eyes, the best laugh and beautiful skin.  She is 7 years older than me and so smart.  She can do multiplication of any two numbers in her … Continue reading →

Once dad and step-mom were married and we were in our new digs, we started taking the bus to school.  I don’t know if it was by design or happy luck that we were in an apartment where we only … Continue reading →

The foster parents were getting ready to retire to the United States.  They built a small retirement home between two small towns, Ripley and Westfield, N.Y. They told our father that they’d take us with them, but apparently they had … Continue reading →

It’s odd that I can’t find a picture in my mind of what my foster father looked like.  Every time I try, I see my step-mother’s father whom I adore(d). I know my foster dad made me laugh.  One of … Continue reading →

I’ve already told you that Foster Mom wanted my infant sister and acquiesced to taking me too. I still have ambivalent feelings towards her, though she’s been dead for over 20 years. Maybe she became bitter as a young woman … Continue reading →

I mentioned in a previous post that we weren’t allowed to go to other people’s places or have anyone over to our place. I don’t really understand the reasoning for this, perhaps we would glimpse what life was like beyond … Continue reading →

My first true love! I just thought he was the cat’s meow! What an odd saying, especially if you find a cat’s mewl annoying! At any rate, I can’t even remember what Jeffrey looked like, but I do get a … Continue reading →

I believe my foster sister was married before we arrived on the foster parent’s doorstep, though it may be that she was at home and left to be married after we arrived. She grew up seeing foster children come and … Continue reading →

Just like the runaway story, I imagine everyone has a “you’re different from me” story. My sister and I grew up without brothers and had no idea they were built differently than we were until this one day! It’s inexplicable, … Continue reading →

One of the magical moments in my young life was watching ladybugs move about both inside and outside my bedroom window. I could completely lose myself while observing “bugs”. I just loved ladybugs. Then there’s the house fly which I … Continue reading →