Written by Callie Patterson
When we were younger, we (my sister Carmen and I) lived in a house with my grandparents our whole life until we were 7 years old. We went to school at East View Elementary School. At the end of one day, we were getting on the bus, and then, Ms. Simpson (the school principal at the time) took us off the bus and told us that our grandparents got kicked out of our house. After the whole situation, we went to Ms. Simpson’s office, and she bought us McDonald’s. We also got coloring pages. They tried to get us back with my grandparents, but that did not work. So, we went into foster care.
Luckily, we went with Ms. Simpson. She is very nice. The first night at Ms. Simpson’s was tough because I had never been away from my grandparents. However, Ms. Simpson has a daughter named Anna, and she was very friendly. We got along pretty well. We were at Ms. Simpson’s house for a few months. After we moved out of Ms. Simpson’s, we moved into Mrs. Cozart’s (the school counselor at East View). It wasn’t that tough because we had been in foster care for awhile, and Mrs. Cozart is very kind. Mrs. Cozart has 2 kids who live with her (Carlen and Raylen), and we got along with them very well. We had always had a great time with Ms. Simpson and Mrs. Cozart.
Before we left Mrs. Cozart’s, she took us to Papa Grande, and we met a new set of foster parents. Their names were Hilary and Joshua Patterson, and we met their kids, Olivia and Jah Patterson. This family took us in to foster. We got along with Olivia and Jah. After a couple of years with the Patterson family, we finally got adopted! (Unfortunately, our grandparents could not get enough money to stay in a house.) Our adoption was official on April 29, 2024. It was the best thing that had ever happened to me! During the adoption ceremony, we got this friends’ tree where all the people who came to the adoption event, put their finger on an ink pad and stamped it on the tree. I love my new family!
I love my new family, and I would not change anything about it. I love them so much because they are so kind, and they are the best!