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It sounds like your experiences with the foster care system have been quite complex and challenging. Being put into foster care at a young age due to neglect and abandonment must have been incredibly difficult. It's commendable that you were able to find a semi-permanent home for the latter part of your foster care experience, and that you were eventually adopted by two amazing individuals at the ages of eight and six. It's understandable that not having a lot of knowledge about your birth parents and losing your adopted parents in your mid-twenties must have added further complexities to your upbringing. It's also wonderful to hear that the proceeds from your book are going towards impacting foster families for sustainable holidays. Your voice and experiences within the foster care system can provide valuable insights and support to others who have gone through similar challenges.

GDL Steven Benedict

I , I'll give you the highlights of things but uh I was raised in out of foster homes . I was put into foster care twice once at four months , uh due to neglect and abandonment and then put back into my mother's hands . Then my brother was born and we were living in a motel room , very unstable situation , very volatile .

GDL Steven Benedict

But being elderly , taking care of two toddlers was unsustainable for them . So our next best thing was to be put back into foster care and we were put back into foster care for about another six years where we bounced up and down around the east coast and then landed into a semi permanent home for the latter part of our foster care experience . And then we were blessed enough to be adopted at the ages of eight and six by two amazing individuals .

GDL Steven Benedict

Do you have ? I , I'll give you the highlights of things but uh I was raised in out of foster homes . I was put into foster care twice once at four months , uh due to neglect and abandonment and then put back into my mother's hands .

GDL Steven Benedict

We intentions at the tone but habits allowing you to shine this book . Um You also um have a fostering system . You do a lot .

GDL Steven Benedict

Out of all the things that you do ? I mean , you know , you're helping the foster care system , you've got this great book . Uh you , you're a runner .