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Hello,

I also grew up in Foster care, but starting at a younger age than yourself. I was mostly in Group homes because even for the younger kids people are far more likely to take girls than boys, there just aren't enough places that foster.

I wonder if you could tell me what state you were in? I was in Missouri and since this was about 15 years ago laws may have changed, but we were kicked out of the system as soon as we graduated high school or turned 18, whichever happened last. At best you could hope to be placed in a halfway house with addicts and homeless after you age out.

Being in the system through college sounds pretty decent and I am sure that hasn't been around long. Also You were in more homes than me in a shorter amount of time. I was moved maybe 12 times in 10 years. The worst place is a place call "Daylight" not sure if it is still around, but were got strip searched twice a day and much worse. There were some kids there for doing wrong, but many were there because their parents went to prison and no relatives would take them, or myself was there because my mother didn't want a child and I was kicked out on the street.

Documentary guy (dont remember name of the doc, but others are mentioning it also so you can probably find it with google) said he has lost like 20 friends in 5 years. So yes, everyone goes sooner or later, but some go more sooner than later.