Cutting Fences
Cutting Fences Dr. Amy Jensen has devoted her life to helping troubled children. Little did she know how much one of them would end up helping her. Excerpt: A moment of introspection prompts her to say, “Before she adopted me, I was in foster care for as long as I could remember. Not all the families were great, but they were still families, you know?” I nod, waiting to see how this connects to the topic at hand. “I mean, they were there for each other, even if it wasn’t always in a good way. Us kids were never…” “Never what, Shannon?” “Forgotten,” she sighs. “My mom… sometimes she comes home and looks at me like she forgot I was there.” My steps falter. Jean has accused me of this, but I brushed it off with the rest of her complaints. Hearing the same words from a traumatized child opens my eyes to the despa...