“She’s more than just my sister she’s more of a mother to me than our mother ever was. You take her away from me I have nothing and I’ll be dead within a week..not because I can’t take care of myself but because the man who is supposed to be my protector is my abuser. There I said it and yes maybe sometimes I deserve my punishment but I think, your honor, I also deserve love and he doesn’t do that not like Gracelynn has done my entire life. Every award ceremony every sport event I’ve ever been in whether I got anything or not she was right there cheering me on while he was getting drunk or while our mother was packing her bags to leave. So please let me have the one person I’ve always been able to count on.” - Archer Bennett Kish on the matter of Gracelynn being his guardian for the rest of his life.
