Tag: foster family

  • What It Feels Like to Be A 12+ Year-Old Adoptee or Foster Kid

    What It Feels Like to Be A 12+ Year-Old Adoptee or Foster Kid

    This is another wonderful article from JEWELS NEWS, written by Samantha Jones,  Fall 1997 Issue. Hello, my name is Samantha and I am 12 1/2 years old. I’m Afro-American. I’m adopted. I’ve been with my adopted family for about eight years now. Being adopted to me means being with the permanent family. Sometimes I wonder…