Almost Home Documentary | Foster Care & Drug Addiction to Victory |

[@deborahcook6613]

I went through similar situation. The system was so bad to me too. Most of those foster parents was the worst because. They only did it for a pay check. I feel your pain. The only difference is that I was abuse by my mother as well as others. The reason why we ended up in DCFC. So it was real easy for the foster parents to abuse us. I really feel your pain.

[@learnfromsal509]

Powerful piece sis! The fact that you opened up this much shows your willingness to be vulnerable and inspiring to everyone around you. So glad to have met you in 2007-2008 when we were coworkers at Wendys. I remember while working, you told me you were moving to California. I remember thinking to myself, like wow, she's brave to travel across the country like this given we were like 17,18. You have always been one of my favorite people. So proud of you and know you will always have a friend and a supporter in me! Great work!

[@SmileySaidIt]

Wow Thank you so so much!!!!! I remember telling you that too lol! That shit is insane what 10 years can do from speaking things into existence I swear!! And still to this day working at that Wendys was the most fun job I have had outside of creating lol. You made it that much better and I appreciate your support back then and I still do to this day! 💕

[@mothurston6400]

Beautiful, amazing! And your story brought me to tears. But also has given me hope when something’s don’t ever seem like they are obtainable because of life’s situation. Good for you, no one should ever have to go through with the abuse of a foster parent, when usually those children are coming from trauma. I am so sorry that you and your sibling had to go through that. I’ve always wanted to be a foster mom and I think I will be the greatest at it, because all it takes is love and understanding. I really loved your story and I’m going to share it with all my friends. You accomplish your dreams when most people would’ve already given up! God bless sweetheart and live your best life! Thank you so much for sharing👏🏼💯💓💓💓🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🔥🔥🥰

[@shecoop6633]

I enjoyed you being so open with your audience-I know this was tough. I am so sorry you went and your siblings and your parents went through this. Thank you for sharing! ☮️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you for watching!! I really had to sit and realize like wow, there is a lot of people that went through the same thing and may need someone to let them know that they aren't alone. I appreciate you!

[@chiquitaking260]

Absolutely Amazing

[@Daniebee12]

Wow! This was beautiful! Powerful!

[@SmileySaidIt]

I appreciate your support so much!!! Thank you!!!

[@michelleleinonen-valdez1589]

I'm glad I found this video I went thru the same shit and just assumed all kids went thru this,I had been physically abused and can remember getting the shit beat out of me and couldn't remember why they happened, I became so afraid of them,thank you for thus video.

[@ccbloom9350]

I'm so sorry you went through that,are you okay now, sending you love and hugs from Ireland ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ummistar]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful struggle.

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate your support!!!!❤️

[@geraldinerandolph6945]

God bless your resilience, after all that you went through. Peace and Love from NYC 🙏🏼💜

[@omarg123ful]

Wow what a story Angelica 🙌 such a strong woman you are foreals look and you now 🙏

[@CaramelDimples1]

This was inspirationally enjoyable! Your family is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing such a vulnerable and beautiful piece of you.

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you so much! That is such a sweet compliment! They would tell you thank you themselves if they can so I will say it on their behalf, thank you! It is my pleasure to give others hope that they can tell their story too.💕

[@scrumptious2k1]

You are an inspiration! This was an awesome film but your story is so inspirational. Continued blessings!

[@SmileySaidIt]

Wow thank you! I'm truly humbled and grateful, I appreciate you!

[@jamesewashington8778]

Thank you for sharing your story. It’s healing for me hearing your truth. I feel inspired by your strength. I wish you so much peace, happiness, and continued healing. 💕

[@Lycie85]

I found this video looking on how to best help my children. I'm their foster mother but their mom just lost her rights and I will be adopting them. I'm so sorry for the abuse you suffered! We love them so much and wonder is there anything we can really do to help heal their broken hearts.

[@tieaeaharvey5530]

❤❤❤

[@KG-ho1iu]

No

[@jaynestewart-js6by]

Just love them

[@leannewilliams9400]

​@KG but love, trust, honesty, safety and consistency are ways to get there. F me life can be so cruel and unkind, so unfair but we keep going and we hope good will come

[@nicholeskitchen9414]

Given them the space to talk to you openly talk to them often ❤ allow them to journal their feelings. Your gonna do great ❤

[@jaynestewart-js6by]

Y'all grew up to be beautiful girls 💞 sorry for what you have been through

[@lashayjohnson-clay1668]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story Angelica 💕

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you for taking the time to watch boo!!!!

[@geneenc82]

Your transparency, rawness, and vulnerability to tell your story is unwavering, thank you! Thank you for being a phenomenal woman!

[@shayrosie8862]

You are so strong!!! Every time I saw you when we were younger you ALWAYS had a smile, in spite of all you were going through. I loved the transparency in this documentary. I am proud of all that you accomplished, this is just the beginning! And I am so glad you and Sharera are still friends, you always spoke so highly of her. Anyone who knew you, knew your cousin Sharera. ❤

[@SmileySaidIt]

Darn it I’m in tears again! Thank you boo!!! She is truly awesome and hope one day she can share her experience in the system as well🙏🏽💕

[@OneVeronique]

Thank you Angelica 💕💕💕💕You.....🙏🏽 #Familia 💖

[@DirectorCyclone]

Respect 💯

[@moongoddess238]

You go girl you did that you are very very anointed god is really really with you keep your head up baby girl ❤️🕊💯👍🏿👸🏾

[@lipsticklocs3626]

This is beautiful! I’ve watched your vlog channel for years an always felt like I’ve met you before.. i grew up in Hyde park & mattapan then moved to the south shore when I was about 12... I went to high school with Raphael.

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you for being a supporter for years! Wow,, that always make me smile hard reading that ppl have been with me for years lol. I so appreciate your constant support!!! That is crazy how small this world is. I miss his smile so so much! I still can't believe that he is gone. 😓

[@MissMidas]

I absolutely loved this. I laughed, cried and learned. I can’t even gather exactly what I wanna say so I’ll leave it there.

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you!!! The mixed emotions is so on point with how I felt making this lol. I appreciate those words alone. ❤️

[@plantingseeds9869]

I appluad you for telling your story i pray the day i can release all of this.

[@thelmasmiley1377]

This Was So Real Beautiful Put In Your Truth Very Proud Of You Lil Cuz.You Have Such A Beautiful Soul❣

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you love!!!! I love you and I always appreciate your support!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@asia-si4tg]

❤Congratulations ❤🎉you healed and. Now you can enjoy

[@karindamckenzie4719]

Sis this was everything and more!!! So glad you made it out!!! You survived!! And became everything you were destined to be!! Blessings 🌻🌹

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you!! That is a great word for it, survived because I could've picked a different path that for certain but my goodness, God had other plans. God bless you and thank you again!

[@PaiBae]

Thanks so much for sharing your story. I know it takes a lot of strength and courage. By you doing this, you’re empowering others who have gone through something very similar. Watching you cry when recalling how you felt seeing your mom get so skinny due to drugs revealed the hurt little girl inside of you. I couldn’t help but cry too. I’ve been following you on ig for awhile & I would’ve never thought that this was your childhood story. Thank God we don’t look like what we’ve been through! 🙌🏾 Super inspiring 🙏🏾

[@SmileySaidIt]

I truly appreciate you for recognizing that. It was a lottttttt for me to be honest. I hate crying in front of people but I realized that, it's totally normal and healthy to do so. Thank you very much for making the time in your schedule to watch!❤️

[@ILuvToShop92]

Your story is so powerful! And you are so strong!

[@SmileySaidIt]

THank you so so much! I really believe that We all have it in us❤️

[@ANicoleTeacher]

This was absolutely amazing! At the 46 min mark I cried ❤️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Awww Im sorry! But thank you so much for watching and supporting my journey.

[@YogaWithBird]

You are so inspiring ❤️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Wow thank you!!! Im super flattered and humbled by comments such as this. Thank you for watching!

[@JaysSnuc]

Cousin I’m so sorry you guys went through that 🥺 I love that you told your story ❤️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Hey love!!! Thank you so much and you wouldn't have known. It's okay now, because we all made it out and pushing through more than ever.

[@93londongirl]

Your story is amazing .

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you!! Ups and downs but it smoothed out in the end 🙏🏽

[@kristengarrett7822]

I’m so proud of you for sharing your story! Kudos to you! I loved this.

[@SmileySaidIt]

thank you so so much for watching and for your support! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@CatriceSea]

Thank you for sharing and for your courage! I wish all the happiness for you and your family! 💙🙏🏾

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you so much!

[@93londongirl]

This was so well done ❤️❤️❤️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you so so much! I appreciate that. I didn't know how to put it together for awhile but it came together in the end.

[@simplyoutstanding]

Proud of you homie

[@SmileySaidIt]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[@livinglivewildliferadio7980]

💪💪💪

[@user-ts9su7ub6n]

YOU ARE SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!❤️☺️

[@SmileySaidIt]

Wow, thank you!

[@leannewilliams9400]

I had sex for the first time in a scabby chair because my drug addicted mother had thrown me out the hse and i had no where to go. The only place was a man in my area it was horrible. My only other sexual encounters were from punters as i was now the damaged teen with no where to live, and no one who cares. Please please children and drugs do not mix. Mothers you hold the most pls don't do it

[@jaynestewart-js6by]

I would have taken both of you and loved you as my own ❤😢

[@brefree8346]

Thanks for sharing

[@samkyer8596]

♥️

[@cristyluv1205]

If you don’t mind, how old are you and your sister now? I’m just curious, who, in your opinion do the children view as “ the bad guys” in these situations? The cops? The social workers? The parents? Not so great foster parents? What would’ve made your foster care experience better? Do you think your mother is currently in denial about her role in all this? I’m thinking of changing my major to social work and plan to become a foster parent and eventually adopt a couple of little girls. The way you describe the system as a p”pack of wolves” is concerning to me though. I definitely don’t want to be “the bad guy “ I really appreciate you sharing your story🌺🌻🌹

[@Preciouscovington]

I know the lady on the cover of this video. She didn’t like beads or braids in her hair. I saw her at a makeshift studio and I could tell something was wrong by the way she was acting. I asked her something about her and her hair. I took her hair down and she felt better and slept. I didn’t let anyone bother her. I found out her name and realized I knew her biological father and knew she was named after her father’s mother for a reason! The mean black lady in the video holding the baby is a kidnapper and wasn’t a foster parent/mother/home. Mean lady had all sorts of hot kids, she was wheeling and dealing. I was friends with some of the hot kids, until they started doing illegal stuff for mean lady (Linda Jean) and she has a daughter who has the same name. The girls in her home were my age; we were all born between 1971-1975. The boy in her home lied a lot and no one knew his true age, but I know his name and he loves Audi cars, preferably white. One girl cut her stomach I called her serial killer Laurie because she was featured on the news as a dangerous and life threatening serial killer and please call federal authorities.

[@leannewilliams9400]

Your mother was sick but she choice to be sick because getting clean was hard but it was easier for her to stay on the drugs rather than get clean for her children. Bottom line she felt making sure she got high was more important than getting clean and being a parent.

[@ImMi0810]

Why bleep out the child abusers names? They deserve to be outed

[@SmileySaidIt]

Legally, I cant do that.

[@Laydeejay800]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@christinecreamer848]

NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SMOKING OR SHOOTING DRUGS!!!!! All Drugs make you do the same shit!!!!!! Your not any better because you say you smoked at the end of the day, you did the same thing any other addicts did! LOSING EVERYTHING

[@come_on_barbie_123]

Right. Her trying to explain like it's better was interesting

[@brefree8346]

💪💪💪💪💪💪❤

[@debraouellettr3709]

So sadd"

[@allisonschneider924]

Get a Kleenex!

[@shandaprice3969]

I don't understand the purpose of this video

[@nathalieeugene8718]

@smileysaidit wow thank you! This is very inspiring. Have you heard of Silver Lining Mentoring, Friends of the children? Boston CASA They are in Massachusetts.

[@deborahcook6613]

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