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She Was Nine the Last Time Anyone Called Her by Her Real Name
She was nine the last time anyone called her by her real name. The caseworker's…
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Twenty-Seven Motorcycles in the Courthouse Parking Lot
She was eleven years old and she'd been in four homes in three years. The…
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She Noticed the Bruises on a Tuesday
She noticed the bruises on a Tuesday. Not because the girl showed them. Because Denise…
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She Was Seventeen the Last Time Someone Called Her by Name
She was seventeen the last time someone called her by name. Not "bed four" or…
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She Thought Nobody Could Hear Her Crying in the Bathroom Stall. She Was Wrong About Who Was Listening.
She Thought Nobody Could Hear Her Crying in the Bathroom Stall. She Was Wrong About…
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The Rosemary Caught Her Sleeve
She was seventeen the last time she saw the house. Gray siding, one broken shutter.…
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My Foster Mom Fought the System for 6 Years and Nobody Told Me Until I Found the File
MY FOSTER MOM FOUGHT THE SYSTEM FOR 6 YEARS AND NOBODY TOLD ME UNTIL I…
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My Foster Mom Told The Caseworker I Was “Difficult” – She Didn’t Know Who Was Standing Behind Her
MY FOSTER MOM TOLD THE CASEWORKER I WAS "DIFFICULT" - SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS…
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Denise Margaret Pruitt and the Man Who Asked What’s Next
She was nine the last time someone called her by her full name. Denise Margaret…
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She Aged Out of Foster Care on a Tuesday With a Trash Bag and $43. What Happened at the Bus Station Made Me Pull Over.
She Aged Out of Foster Care on a Tuesday With a Trash Bag and $43.…
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She Spent 6 Years Fighting to Keep Her Foster Kids Together. The Day She Won, a Black SUV Pulled Into Her Driveway.
She Spent 6 Years Fighting to Keep Her Foster Kids Together. The Day She Won,…
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The Notebook Under the Pillow
She found the notebook under his pillow while changing the sheets. Third grade handwriting, careful…