 Aging out
Monica may have fantasized about returning to her mother, but deep inside she knew that if she had not been placed in foster care she might not have survived childhood. Now that she was a teen, was Monica reconsidering?
The following story is taken from the book On Their Own, a collection of stories about young people who are aging out of the foster care system. The following segment is from the story of Monica, in foster care since age 8 because of her mother's abuse and neglect.
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