While I wrote this to share one side of the story, it was not my intent to down play or diminish what the foster kids went through. I recognize that their families were broken apart and the trauma they all felt being bounced around in the system. So if you got that impression please forgive me.
I survived and in some ways, I honour those who did not make it by speaking up and saying something about it, otherwise their death is in vain. I think the best way to honour those kids who did not make it is to speak up and change how we interact with one another and using the state to do that is wrong on so many levels. It is time for us all to learn how to self-govern so that we can take the middle man out of our relationships and deal with these issues directly. Too many people want to wash their hands of these issues and not be responsible. Now we face the consequences of those choices. Thank you for writing my friend. I do appreciate your take on this issue and I value the energy and time you spent to participate. Peace to you brother.
My apologies if it came accross as if I was thinking you were downplaying the issue, I most certainly didn't think that.
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Thank you for the clarification. <3 All is forgiven. :)