My daughter is 9 and she stays with my mother. My mom had her to sit down and write a letter to Santa in order to get an idea what to get her. When what is the only thing that she asked for? She has a friend at school who has been in and out of foster care. Her Christmas wish was that Santa would find her friend a "forever home" like she has. Sometimes it makes you wonder how good the word would be if everyone still looked at it through the eyes of a child.
Oh wow. That says a lot about the way she has been raised, considering most kids would just name a toy or something they would want. Hopefully she will find a good home to go to that's what all kids and pets need.