Crashing Into Adulthood: Monique - latimes.com

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Monique Luna is a hard-working, caring young mother, but she is also a rebellious, sometimes flighty, young woman. "I didn't like foster care, so I was really glad when they said they were going to let me go early and emancipate me. I was just like, 'Oh, God, I'm going to be free.'"

Monique Luna is a hard-working, caring young mother.

( GAIL FISHER / Los Angeles Times )

Monique Luna is a hard-working, caring young mother, but she is also a rebellious, sometimes flighty, young woman. "I didn't like foster care, so I was really glad when they said they were going to let me go early and emancipate me. I was just like, 'Oh, God, I'm going to be free.'"

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