Absolutely, it did. When I was in the foster care system, it was very much, “Oh, that's the kid in foster care. That's the child who doesn't have a family.”
One of the first things my parents helped with was making sure that I knew I had a family now. I was safe. It's very important to have that sense of belonging. You feel like you have people who care about you, who are there for you and who are always going to fight for you no matter what.