I Married the Boy I Grew Up With in the Orphanage — Then a Knock the Next Morning Changed Our Entire Future

My name is Claire. I’m twenty-eight years old, and I’ve known what instability feels like for as long as I can remember.

By the time I turned eight, I had already lived in more homes than I could name. Different beds. Different rules. Different adults promising things they didn’t always keep. You learn quickly in the foster system not to get attached.continue reading …