I married the boy I grew up with in an orphanage. The morning after our wedding, a stranger knocked on our door with news that would change everything I thought I knew about my husband.
My name is Claire. I’m 28, and I grew up in the foster system. By the age of eight, I had moved through more homes than I could count. I quickly learned that the fastest way to survive was to stop hoping, stop attaching, and stop expecting anyone to stay.
People often call children resilient. What they usually mean is that children learn to pack up quickly and keep moving, no matter what life throws at them.
By the time I arrived at my last group home, I had one rule for myself: don’t get attached. That rule lasted until I met Noah.
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