Mary, A Parent’s Story

When my kids were taken, it broke me in ways I didn’t know were possible. I did the classes, showed up to court, took the tests, swallowed my pride, and rebuilt my life piece by piece so I could bring them home. I learned the system from the inside—how hard it is to navigate, how easy it is for families to feel reduced to paperwork instead of people. I’m grateful I got my children back, but I still wonder if the ones making the rules ever hear the full stories of broken families trying to heal.