Wow thanks for sharing your experiences, i look forward to your entry this week!

So im kinda confused. By St. Helens you mean an orphanage right? I didnt think orphanages existed in the US, just the foster care system. I know orphanages here existed a while ago so were you thinking of a particular time period?

Hearing that its rampant with abuse makes me sad and kind of indignant. Why would people want to foster kids if they are mean and want to hurt them? Maybe its naivity, but i would think foster parents are the sorts to really love kids and want to help them...