Josey, Child Advocate:
“Marilyn is 11 years old…”
“…she is full of energy.”

Marilyn, Looking for a Forever Family:
“I watch TV at home, do my homework, do what I am supposed to do…”
“…do chorus, play with my dog take my dog out and all that.

Anna Johnson, Reporter:
“Tell me about school, is it good for you?”

Marilyn:
“Yes, I am trying to do good at school.”
“I like to read.”

Anna Johnson:
“What, what are some of the books?”

Marilyn:
“Chapter books, picture books.”

Josey:
“She is just a great kid.”
“She loves playing with her dog.”

Marilyn:
“A little puppy Chihuahua, a long hair Chihuahua, his name is Coco.”

Anna:
“Do you think about what do you want to be when you grow-up?”

Marilyn:
“A veterinarian.”

Anna:
“Why is that?”

Marilyn:
“Because I love animals, and I used to want to be a cow girl when I
was little, but when I figured out what a cowgirl was, which is a
person that watches cattle all day and night, I said I don’t want to
do that…”

Anna:
“Do you all know the song sisters?”

Tekia, Marilyn’s sister:
“We are sisters we still together.”

Anna:
“Marilyn tell me about Tekia, what is so cool about Tekia?”

Marilyn:
“That she makes A's and I don’t.”

Anna:
“What are some of the things you like to do together?”

Tekia:
“Play with Coco.”

Marilyn:
“Get our stuff from Coco, fight him off.”

Josey:
"They should definitely be adopted together, I would love to see them
with a permanent family. They need somebody who just knows how to love kids.”