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It sounds like you had a challenging upbringing, being in and out of foster care and facing difficult situations. Despite the hardships, you were eventually adopted by caring individuals, which was a blessing. Your experiences have also inspired you to give back, as you mentioned that the proceeds from your book will go towards impacting foster families for sustainable holidays. It's clear that your journey has shaped you into a resilient and compassionate individual. If you have specific questions about foster care systems or resources available for individuals who have been through similar experiences, please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to assist you.

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 .