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Submitted to Contest #119
Listen Lois Eaton 6/11/2021 Broken Hill Australia ‘Listen to me,’ I screamed. But she didn’t. I burst into tears and ran inside the house. What was I to do? It was with the very best of intentions that I had agreed to become a foster mother for abused children. I dreamed of how wonderful it would be – all those grateful children appreciating just how loving I was, and revelling in their new security. That now seemed like a sick joke. Grateful? Ha ha! I started by taking in teenagers. They broke my best china, my favourite lemon tree,...
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