Hi. My name is Alexis Conner. I am 19 years old. I have been in foster care since I was 14. I’ve had a horrible childhood. I was abused in every way by my family. I watched so many tragic things. In 6th grade I told my teacher I wanted to commit suicide. So eventually I was sent off to a facility where I reported what I dealt with. Afterwards I went from place to place for the longest. Facilities, shelters, group homes, you name it. And I finally became stable. Which didn’t last long. A year went by and I was stable again. Thank God. However even though I’m stable, things still aren’t good. I appreciate everything my foster parent does but some things just aren’t right here. I just want my drivers license, a car, a place to stay, and help paying for school. I also want help for my mom. She has MS, she lost my dad last year, she lost her mom along with the house she built in a house fire, she doesn’t have a way to get around,and I feel so bad for her. Even though my mom and dad did me wrong I still loved them. I miss my mom like crazy. I just can’t stay with her because she isn’t stable. If something happened to her I don’t know what I would do. So this is me reaching out for help. I just want to get away. So many times I’m hurt and I just hold my anger in and deal with it.
