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May

25

She’s on her 7th family at age 7; Girl shuffled through state’s foster system for five years

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By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
She called everyone “Mommy.”
Wrapping her arms around women and holding tight, the 2-year-old tried out the name on her foster mother, her preschool teachers and her caseworker at the Department of Children and Families. She seemed to hope that, if she called enough women Mommy, she could get just [...]