It's like asking what it's like to grow up as an only child (or one of six children), or what it's like to grow up with divorced parents. Some foster children ... I grew up living in and out of foster care. My first memory is from a ... I probably spent about six years overall in the system in one form or another. read more
Barbara Huggins, 13 years in the foster care system. 10 years advocating for system change. Answered Oct 8, 2015 It is hard to describe what it was like growing up in the foster care system. read more
Just the act of entering the foster care system, being taken away from your family, is traumatic and can cause serious emotional damage. The state just isn't equipped to be a parent. 2. Thankfully, most children don't actually "grow up" in foster care anymore. There was a time when a baby could enter foster care only to exit at 18. read more