Marked for Life
There are some people who come into your life and leave a mark on your soul that changes you forever. This tatoo has so much meaning behind it. Loving and then losing R nearly destroyed me. For 36 months I was her mama. I know what people say about foster parents...that we know what we're getting ourselves into and that we need to be careful not to get too attached...don't cross that line! I know people think I overstepped with R, advocated too much, didn't have the "right" to fight so hard to keep her safe. After all...she wasn't my child. And to those people I would say fuck off (sorry for the language Mom). I know that is harsh and might seem uncalled for...but I'm so done. We all need to stop judging things we know nothing about. If you wanna sit down with me so I can try and explain to you the absolute darkness that was R's other family I'd be glad to fill you in. R was 4 months old when we brought her home, straight from the hospital. She h