They said it: What hard-to-handle foster teens have to say

“When you try to be our mommy and daddy, you get a little bit of kickback. We are children that were abused and have not been able to have a voice. We are going to use it now.”

— Destiny, one of two foster teens who spoke to the Bay Area News Group about their lives in Santa Clara County’s foster care system which has come under criticism from state officials, on how acting out and breaking rules became a way of life for her at the group homes.