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Oct 15, 2018

My five-year-old painted our neighbor’s car with nail polish, and then lied about it even though her fingers told the truth.

Why does it matter that I think about it from her point of view? Why should I consider her perspective? Frankly, I could not believe it. I mean, I could, but I also couldn’t. Seriously? You snuck into your friend’s sister’s room, swiped nail polish, took it into our next…

Mental Health

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My five-year-old painted our neighbor’s car with nail polish, and then lied about it even though…
My five-year-old painted our neighbor’s car with nail polish, and then lied about it even though…
Mental Health

4 min read


Oct 8, 2018

Everyone’s talking about sex, but let’s talk about abuse of power. Let’s talk about what it’s like for kids in foster care.

Everyone’s talking about sex. Sexual assault. Abuse. Abuse of power. Forcing victims into silence, then laughing at them when they finally gain the courage to speak of their experience. Let’s talk about kids. Let’s talk about kids who experience sexual assault, who experience the abuse of power. You know who’s…

Foster Care

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Everyone’s talking about sex, but let’s talk about abuse of power.
Everyone’s talking about sex, but let’s talk about abuse of power.
Foster Care

5 min read


Sep 25, 2018

Press Release: The Foster Care Anthology Project

The Anthology Project: a collection of poems and true short stories for kids in foster care, by kids (and now-adults) of foster care September 25, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA The couple who raised $135k on Kickstarter in 2015 to create a short film on foster care is back at it…

Foster Care

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Press Release: The Foster Care Anthology Project
Press Release: The Foster Care Anthology Project
Foster Care

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Sep 25, 2018

Why it matters to know what it’s like to grow up in foster care…

I met my daughter when she was 2 years old. She came to us immediately after her emergency foster care placement, and she’s been with us since. But the foster care system and the first two formative years of her life before being placed into foster care…well, those years were…

Foster Care

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Why it matters to know what it’s like to grow up in foster care…
Why it matters to know what it’s like to grow up in foster care…
Foster Care

4 min read

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