What Was “Temporary” Quietly Became My Whole Life
At first, everyone used the word temporary.
Temporary placement. Temporary care. Temporary plan.
But days turned into weeks.
Weeks turned into months.
And Noah became mine in every way that mattered.
I reshaped everything around him.
- Night shifts became day shifts.
- Promotions got postponed.
- Friends who didn’t understand drifted away.
Noah grew into the kind of kid who made adults pause.
Curious. Stubborn. Kind.
I taught him to read.
To throw a football.
