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[opatrycja]

Thanks for sharing such an amazing story Angie. Your story is relevant to probably anyone's life, far beyond foster care. I wish you all the best for you and all your families :)

[locapequena]

poor you, you still have pain in you~~

[DorothyOverTheRainbo]

I'm 22 and don't know how to hug someone back, not sideways, not wrapped around, not nothing.

My friends just don't hug me because they think I do not like it, while I actually crave for it, but since I can't cry I won't get any. And I don't, can't tell them whats wrong because it's a 20 year story.

how did you learn to hug back and to let people in again?

[LoopsyDoop]

Thanks Angie! I met you a couple of weeks ago and love how you talk about your experiences, and I'm thankful...I too was a child from foster care, and my first moment of belonging was when I had my first son, at 19, and I knew I finally had my own family. The parenting is difficult and so rewarding. I'm so happy you've had a chance to speak to so many people and make such a dramatic impact!

[vedder8579]

wow, you're clearly stupid and ill-informed.

[jeanna17]

"there is no such thing as mental illness."

wow wtf

[keybladewielder999]

it truly touched me in my heart

peace be in your journey

5/5

[AOD901]

Wow, that was truely touching and informative at the same time~ That was a great video. 5/5

[kiryekatie]

this video subject is something i have never really thought about before, but i can say i will think about now. I can't imagine how much it would suck to, first be ostracized from your birth family, and then from society, and not be able to have any control over either situation.

[TJay9000]

Why can't I give more than 5 stars! :-)

[winglessdove]

I know what it's like to get the "sideways" hugs. I enjoy any kind of hug I can get, but I still prefer the "wrap-around" hugs more than anything. When I first went into foster care, the foster mother gave me hugs, but they always felt "cold" to me, so I never liked them. Also, I could never bring myself to say "I love you" to anyone until I was 19. I couldn't even say the word love. That may sound silly, but it's true.

[AdopteeWarrior]

and a huge hug to you for putting this video out thank you! Yes its not just foster care children, its many children and adults in our society suffering from losing trust in our immdeiate family for whatever reasons. This video is powerful. As an adoptee, i totally relate to her, and thank you for sharing this.

[reganatf]

Very profound and touching.

[mountain19]

once again, thank you for the informative infomation of how the monies used in this system leaves out the most basic forms of child rearing then turns out the aged out children to make due on their own. another waist of government monies to be used to broaden the governmemnt agencies. North America uses children.

[SnakeEyes1337]

nice vid. my wife is a product of the Foster Care system.

Foster Care People are speical people in their own way.

"Tought times don't last, but Tought people do.

[ManSeekingMonkey]

FIRST!