Posted 4:00 PM 1/31/2012 : Marie is looking for a forever home
Tucson - 11 year old Marie is everything you might imagine a daughter to be. She's soft and gentle, but she's also confident and direct. She'll tell you how she feels.
Marie is in the 5th grade. She tells Kristi's Kids she likes to read and shop. Marie says, she really likes "clothes and shoes... and I also like to get my nails done. We asked Marie to name her favorite artist. She said, Michael Jackson. Her favorite song? Man in the Mirror.
Marie wants to stay in contact with her seven biological siblings. She was almost adopted, but the prospective parents backed out. Marie tells Kristi's Kids, "I want to get adopted really bad."
Marie's case manager, with St. Nicholas of Myra Adoptions says "she's been through a lot in three or four years. She's even been moved across the United States and back." She also says, Marie "needs a Mom and Dad, and OLDER siblings." Marie wants "a family that doesn't smoke, doesn't do drugs and doesn't drink."
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