After A Troubled Child Is Left At A Foster Home Summary

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After a Troubled Child Is Left at a Foster Home, What Happens Next Will Shock You.

Summary:

One child came from a broken home, and the foster care system failed to help her. When it seemed like hope was completely gone, a sudden miracle happened that surprised everyone.

Introduction:

Zoe was only 9 years old when she was first left at a foster home. She lived with a dysfunctional family where no one really cared for her. After catching her father abusing her mother, she called the police. He was arrested, but her mother continued to try to get him back and out of jail. While her mother tried to get her father back, Zoe was left to take care of her 3-year-old brother Zack.

While Zoe was only a little girl, she was forced
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Since there were no family members to take care of them, both children were placed in foster homes. Unfortunately, the two children were placed in different homes. Zoe was separated from the only person in the world that genuinely loved her.

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Zoe was first sent to live with the Jenkins. They were a childless couple in their early 50s who had no clue how to take care of a troubled child. Zoe's energy level and independence were too much for them. They were constantly becoming impatient for the things that she would do. Zoe was constantly in trouble for making noise or failing to clean her room. Finally, the Jenkins decided that she should just go back to social services.

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After going through several more homes, Zoe ended up with Linda. Linda had become a foster mother after losing her husband and her daughter in a tragic car accident. She was not entirely sure if she was ready to adopt a child, so she decided to serve as a temporary foster parent for children who needed help. While she still wanted to have a child again, she was afraid of losing another
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She knew that Zack was in another foster home, and she felt like it was cruel to keep the family members apart. Unfortunately, she also knew that her current time constraints and finances would not allow her to keep both foster children. Even keeping Zoe did not seem like it would be possible. Zoe would need to go to college one day, and Linda did not have the money to give Zoe everything that she deserved.

At first, Zoe was extremely withdrawn. Her last foster homes had left her with trust issues and problems forming emotional bonds. Zoe was afraid that Linda would just send her back, and a part of her wanted to be sent back. Each time she had a new foster home, there was another chance that she could be reunited with her little brother. Every time Linda tried to talk to her, Zoe would respond violently and scream. After seeing her parents' abusive relationship and being yelled at by other foster parents, this type of behavior was all that she knew.

Linda felt heartbroken. She knew that Zoe was just reacting badly because of the trauma that she was exposed to. It might take a long time, but Linda wanted to earn her trust and help Zoe start loving

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