I have spent a lot of time with foster children over the years – kids for whom I have not necessarily acted as a foster parent. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
As a college student, I worked as a mentor, and that got me involved in working with young people long before I became a foster parent. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
My husband and I vowed that after we married and settled down, we would become foster parents – a vow we kept and one that has enriched our lives greatly. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
It is stories – both real and fictional – that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
We can become anyone we want to become. It takes focusing on the aspect of ourselves we want to change and reflecting on the beliefs that cause us to act in ways that are counter to the change we seek. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
I did a minor in creative writing in college, but I didn’t start writing until I stayed at home with my own children. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
I love Toni Morrison and Jeanette Winterson. ‘The Passion’ is my favourite book. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
I wanted to write with emotional honesty and tell a story people could connect with. And I wanted people to know how the foster system in America fails children; and how, at 18, they fall through the cracks. Then we can all work together and give support. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
