I married the guy I grew up with in an orphanage, and the morning after our wedding, a stranger knocked on our door and said there was something I didn’t know about my husband.
I’m Claire, 28F, American, and I grew up in the system.
By the time I was eight, I’d been through more foster homes than I’d had birthdays.
I had one rule for myself: don’t get attached.
People like to say kids are “resilient,” but really, we just learn to pack fast and not ask questions.
By the time they dropped me at the last orphanage, I had one rule for myself: don’t get attached.
Then I met Noah.