The stories of most foster children are so complex and intricately intertwined with those of others. Vulnerable moments coated with a slick veneer of strength. These stories are potent, powerful, and compelling. Yet, despite this power, they are so fragile. Some of these stories hold the fragile foundation of what future relationships lay on.

So the question is, how can these stories be documented in a way that protects the other people involved in the story and ensures a future? I may have been a victim by the hands of my abusers as a child, but I don't want my story to be used as a torture device for them.

Especially, because I know some of my abusers are desperately ashamed about what occurred. Vices took control of their lives and that was never their intention to live that way. If I am sharing my story in an audience as a speaker, I can moderate the audience and gauge their reactions. Based on their receptivity, I know how far I can or cannot go. Afterward, I can address the reactions to my speech.

But what happens when you take away the medium of moderation and open the audience to include a world that is completely ignorant of the taboo and sensitive issues surrounding abuse, neglect, foster care, and child welfare? Is a list of resources to utilize at the end of a documentary enough to combat the feelings evoked by such a potent issue? I'm not entirely sure. I just know, that as a victim of abuse, it is my job to work against continued victimization, even those that have one time been the abusers and I am not sure that anyone can ensure that if certain parts of foster care youths' stories are shared.