Kids’ Pages

One important lesson my foster parents, Harvey and Stephanie Wilson, taught me was to listen and follow directions for my parents. For example, they taught me to always have a heart for homeless people and encouraged me to help people in need when I can. I love my foster parents because they guide me like a guardian angel, and they always stick to my side when I need help.  

They always make sure I’m good and always have a smile on my face every day for a new adventure.  They love me even through the toughest times, like when I went to a psychiatric hospital, they stayed by my side and never left me. My biological mother never left me either. Even when I’m in trouble they still love me and make sure I succeed in life to become the man I want to become.  So, that is why I love them so much because they always tell me what’s right and what’s wrong.  Another important lesson they taught me was “No matter if it’s Foster or Biological, family always comes first”.                                                                                                  

Ms. Emma has taught me not to be afraid of my trauma.  I was afraid to talk about my past.  But, it’s important to talk about your past or it will bug you.  I learned my trauma is not my fault, and it does not make me a bad person.  Now that I’ve talked about it, I feel better and safer at home and everywhere.  I sleep better too!

I have lived in ten places over two and a half years. Sometimes it is hard to find people to trust. In my last foster family, they lied to me and said everything was alright, but it was not. They did not tell me my dad passed away and I also had to move three days before Christmas to a new foster family. I was very sad because I thought they could be my forever family. Christmas came and I was with my new foster mom. She was not as bad as I thought. She really taught me how to trust again and she’s the best. She took me to camp this summer for the first time. She feels like a real mom to me and I feel at home.

I have lived in foster homes almost my whole life, and it is very hard to not get to see my parents and my other family members.
My foster parent and social worker have taught me to not be greedy, selfish, and stubborn. Because when I came into foster care, I was very greedy and selfish because I had not had a lot of food when I was with my mother and sometimes my father. Foster care has taught me to share and to not be rude to my foster parents and my foster siblings. I love living with different people. Now that I have grown, I have a wonderful foster family (Misty, Peter, Mary Sue, Maya, Claudia, Shane, and Granny Diane.) So that is how I live in foster care. And my wonderful social worker George Ansah.

When you get abused or anything, then you need help, and if that means you are going to foster care, then do it! They’re safe, and you’re loved. If you ask me, the life in foster care is pretty good. Misty Franklin-she’s the best. Now you want to know about her, here it is: she’s been a foster parent for 20 years and now she is still doing it. The reason she is doing it is because her momma did it and it made her want to do it. If you ask me, that’s a pretty good idea and we need [foster parents] now days.