Not all states ensure lawyers for youth who stay in extended foster care after they turn 18, but in this article Stace Schleif explains why they all should. Kids in state custody need lawyers.
“Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.” As a young(er) mom, I never quite understood what that phrase meant.
How could my cherubs’ problems get any more pressing than trying to figure out why they were crying or convincing them to eat a balanced diet? Why were these old(er), more jaded moms trying to minimize the daily drama that negotiating with a preschooler brings? With each passing year and stage of childhood, however, I’ve come to see what I was missing. Each decision made, each feeling felt, each lesson learned can now more easily be extrapolated into adulthood.