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Jaycee Dugard's Impact On The Real World

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After being rescued Jaycee had to learn how to live as an adult in the real world. When she was rescued the only thing she could think to do was reunited with her mother. The whole time she was held hostage at the Garridos the only thing she wanted was her mother. Jaycee had lost her whole childhood while she was at the Garrido’s. She didn’t get to go to school, hang out with friends, learn how to drive, playing sports,going on dates, or anything that most teenagers have the opportunity to do in there life. “Dugard is still having to learn everyday tasks like grocery shopping, writing a check, driving a car or making choices for herself... But she works hard to not give in to regret or anger- and focus on what all that is ahead of her. ‘I didn’t want to give one more minute to Phillip and Nancy... They took eighteen years of my life”(Jaycee Dugard Part 1: Recalling the day she was kidnapped). Trying to adjust back to a normal …show more content…

Her two daughters, and her mother were also greatly impacted. Angel and Starlit had to overcome many challenges too. The girls were able to adjust to normal life faster than Jaycee was. They went to public school and made their own friends, they even began dating. Jaycee did everything she could to protect her daughters from publicity. She never announced the names of her children to the public. Most of the girl’s friends don’t even know that they were held captive before. Jaycee’s daughters grew up and they will have a successful life. Jaycee eventually had to tell Angel and Starlit the truth, about her being their real mother. Jaycee was so proud of her daughters and how strong they were through all of the major changes they went through in their life. Jaycee’s mother was so happy to have her daughter back in her loving arms. She was lost without Jaycee and blamed herself for Jaycee’s abduction. Life for the Dugard's was so much better when they were freed from the

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