I Grew Up In Foster Care

@t3kkno Unless i die ,which is what happened to my parents no child of mine will ever have to feel abandoned.

@t3kkno Great question, thank you!I have learned in spite of what was done to me, it does not define me or whom I am to become. I have learned my boundaries and my safety because of things that were not in my control, I now have control of. They say we are survivors, but I like to think of us thrivers because we live in spite of the odds against us!

@kodiac That's right! Just one of the many things you get to decide now.

Self reliant? Self aware and confident? That makes for a good foundation.

Do you know others who did not come out so well? I'm sure one's personality has a lot to do with how those experiences shape a person.

Or we could say it's up to each person what he/she does with the experiences they have had.

@t3kkno Well to be perfectly honest and vulnerable I did not come by this attitude easily. It has taken many years to sift through the darkness of my own oppression. I do not boast that it is easy not to become a statistic, only that it is possible. (:

@Ladyred I understand completely. And I applaud you for showing others it is possible.

@t3kkno Thank you, I only hope to shed a little light in the darkness!

@Ladyred 😘 You are a wonderful woman.

@t3kkno Thank you, but not so wonderful as much as one has come through to the other side, offering a life line to any in need. (:

@Ladyred what would you say to someone in their darkest moments?

@t3kkno Well if by darkest you mean the voices that come to convince you your life is meaningless, useless, and a burden to others? I would say this: Your feelings, voices no matter how strong, or how much it physically hurts to be alive are not your reality. They come to isolate you from any hope. Reach out, fight back, your words if only spoken in whispers takes their power away. This feeling, these voices would not be so strong if they were not aware, scared that you were meant for something so amazing past this darkness!

@Ladyred Bravo! Amazing! Well said and very true.

@t3kkno Thank you kindly..(: