Wow this is an intense story. Thank you for sharing so openly your emotions and experiences with the foster system. I heard a story with parallels but a totally different context from the now grown daughter of a farmer. He setup an organic farm in the 70s with friends and then began teaching young adults how to grow food and become farmers if they want to. He setup an apprentice program and new apprentices would come in every year, although some years the same group would stick around. His home was on the farm, as were all the apprentices.. everyone worked, lived and ate communally. The farmer's daughter grew up in this environment and made great friends with the apprentices.. they were her friends and role models. But every year she had to deal with separation issues as they would leave to continue on their lives. She was the one that always stayed and so over time it became difficult for her to develop deeper relationships because she protected herself from being hurt. As an adult with family of her own she shared this with me, she had come a long way to deal with those challenges and eventually after finding her own path came back to work with the farm and her father. I think having the stability in her family helped her a lot with those relationship issues. I didn't know her earlier to see the pain and challenges she went through but I know it was difficult and could see it in her eyes as she recalled. Anyway, I thought you'd like to hear that story :)
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Thank you for sharing her story. That means a lot to me. While I recognize that I'm not the only one that went through these kinds of challenges, it is comforting to hear others with similar stories. I am grateful that she found a way to heal from the pain of her past and that she was able to find stability in her relationships. That is a challenge that I can relate to. Thank you. I am grateful that you found the post and took the time to share in such a deep, meaningful and healing way. <3 May Creator bless you with peace, freedom, prosperity, joy and love.
You're quite welcome! I am so impressed by how far you've come in your healing journey. Thanks for dedicating yourself to sharing it with us so openly for us to learn and relate.
You are very welcome. Thank you for having the courage to share as well and for taking the time to write too! I appreciate that very much.