"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" said Forest Gump. This man knew exactly how to live his life. I live off of this quote right here. The quote describes how my life is. I started with no one when I went into foster care. I wouldn't talk to anyone about why I was in foster care let alone tell anyone I was actually in it. When my friends asked to have sleepovers I would purposely say it had to be at their house. Being a foster kid is one of the hardest things ever.
As time goes on it gets easier to be a foster kid, you comes up with ways to avoid uncomfortable situations. For me my maturity level went through the roof. I was serious about everything, I didn't laugh, I didn't smile, I was responsible, I became the poster child for being in foster care. Every social worker wanted all their cases, as in kids, to be just like me.
I had my last court date a couple weeks ago. When I left the courthouse everyone was congratulating me on the wonderful new chapter coming in my life. I was excited at first when the date wasn't coming so fast. Now I feel happy but I am scared out of my mind.
The things that run through my head are ridiculous. What if I don't turn out to be what they thought I was going to be? What if they change their minds? What if I screw up? Yeah I have been down there for visits over school vacations but this is different. I will be actually living down there in 10 days...
Think about it this way. Picture yourself leaving EVERYTHING that is familiar to you to go live with people you are just starting to really get to know. It's kinda like going to live with the people in your family people haven't seen in years.
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The Light After The Storm
Diversos"For the love of god Gail what are you doing?" "I am doing morning yoga!" "What in hell has provoked you to do that!" "I came to the realization that my body could be young again if I really tried hard enough!" "But good god, can you do it in a mor...
