Debra Wilson

‘The state knows best’

I'm a young child. My family isn't perfect, but I love them, and they love me. Sometimes they don't show it perfectly, but they are the most important people in the world to me.

I'm a young mother. I am innocent of the charges the state has leveled against me. It's been proven in court, but I can't have my kids back.

I've gone through all the programs the state has asked me to go through. I've even figured out how to get to these programs with no car. I lost my job, because I had to take so much time off to go to the programs the state wanted me to go to, but I can't have my kids back.

I'm a young mother. I have my hands full, and I'm always just scraping by. I love my kids. Sometimes I get overwhelmed. After all, I've just barely become a grownup, and I'm learning about life, parenting, and protecting my kids.

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