These are stories of actual people who have been caught up in the system, and have sent us or posted elsewhere. Any story that we post is with the author's permission. Any that we link to are with the webmaster's permission. Read on. Submit yours.

The webmaster, (Tammy's husband) apologizes for the lack of fresh content here. I am trying to catch up now. :)

My Story

By: FosterSurvivor
I have thought long and hard about writing my life story. It was a hard decision to make. I sought out information on the computer about foster care. I came across a newsgroup alt.support.foster-parents I realized there were more people who did not understand how the system works. I guess I was a little ignorant my self. I assumed everyone should be able to see the suffering CPS brings into people's lives. I don't want my story to be one of pity. My only purpose in telling my life history is the hope that it will bring awareness to others and perhaps give someone else the courage to tell theirs. I believe that to talk about our experiences with CPS, is perhaps like a rape victim, If we continue to remain silent the rapist goes free. Only when we speak out can we make others aware of the danger and only then there will be hope for change. more..

Another Story

By: Anonymous
I was left an orphan when I was two, and entered the care of my uncle and my "Nanny" (his house keeper), where I had five years to learn what a real childhood was, before it was lost forever. more...

A Survivor's Poem

By: Survivor
I was born in August. I imagine it was hot as any ordinary summer. Other babies were born that day, born into their mommy's arms, with family awaiting the miracle to join them. I was different. They never even knew that I existed. Orphans make problems, and I was one come age three. My mommy was young--too young to raise babies, despite the fact she had three. And so they came to carry us away and apart, sure to see a better life than with mommy. more...

CPS Victim

By: Kathleen Johnson
It all started in 1982, when CPS entered my life. They have never left. more...

Always A Foster Child

By: Jennifer
I GREW UP IN THE SYSTEM IN TEXAS FROM THE AGE OF 7 TO THE AGE OF 17 AND SO DID MY 2 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS. NOW WE ARE ALL GROWN UP WITH ALOT OF ANGER AND CONFUSION AND THE UNDYING URGE TO BELONG TO A FAMILY. WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WANTING OUR CHILDREN TO NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE DID. more...

Home Snatchers

By: Corina
This story, about one Corina, has been posted at the Werme Family Home Page. It was written by Corina herself, and is very moving. A quote from her 'honorary' Grandfather, "Here is Corina's story. She wants her name on it. The only editing was for words so misspelled that their meaning was too vague and/or misleading. She was about 8 yrs old at the time, and about 10 when she wrote it. ". more...

Catrina's Story

By: Catrina
Hello my name is Catrina Davidson. I am the proud mom to two wonderful children, Andrianna age 3 (will be 4 soon) and Dallas age 1 and a half. Here is our story.more

Billy's Story

By: Billy
Jan 12,1986 the first time I was in a foster home, I was there for one year. Then they let me go back to my parents and the same thing happened. They had not changed a bit. They would leave my brother and me at the house all alone, they would not feed us right and there would always be a lot of people in the house. Here is our story.more

Lonely Little Mary

By: Maria (posted as submitted by author's request.)
I am sad and little and vulnerable and lonely and every body is mean to me i dont know why my foster parents dont like me and i try to be good...more

Lost In The System

By: Catherine
My name is Catherine and I also grew up in foster care in Texas. I was taken away from my drug addict mother when I was 8 yrs old and then I moved from home to home for 10 yrs.more

Pillar To Post

By:Amoreena
My sister and I were taken away from our mother who the social services believed was unfit to look after us.  I was seven then.  we were placed into foster care. Things didn't work out for me and I was put into various foster homes where I felt totally unloved and at one, was physically abused. Then onto children's homes where I became pregnant at 14 and had to have an abortion. This was the start to the downward spiral, my social worker was totally unhelpful.  I still have a lot to get over. I feel the system has totally let me down. 

Breaking the Mold

By: Puppet master
I entered the foster care system at the age of seven along with my two older siblings. After 11 years of being in care I have successfully emancipated, completed my GED, and entered my third semester in college. I know the statistics concerning foster children after emancipation. And I refuse to become one of them. I am not a statistic. I am not research. I am not somebody's data. I am more than a product of my environment. I am anything I choose to be. I am breaking the mold.