My name is Amanda Silveira I am 19 years old and now live in Scotts Hill TN.  It is where I found my birth parents. I was in Foster care til' I was 13 years old. I have been in and out of 30 diff. homes but that was the past! I used to hurt other people to show them a fraction of my pain but now I just put it in words. All I can say to people who have been through something such as getting ripped from ur parents and going through foster care is that you shouldn't take it out on others. I know it seems like a good idea at the time, but it's not. I guess a good quote to follow in times like these, is when life hands you lemons; make lemonade!