Wednesday, April 5, 2017
I am reading "The Lost Boy" and it is an exceptional book. It shows that although foster care often gets a bad rap, not all homes are bad, and they are usually better than the conditions that children were facing in their biological parent's home. Some of David's actions are also wrong, which considering his past, isn't surprising. I don't know if rewriting the book he realizes he was wrong at the time, although looking at my own past I don't know if I've been wrong and still believe I'm right. (doubtful)
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I felt the same why about the portrayl of foster care when I read this book. It would be interesting to get more opinions from people in the know (people that have lived in foster care, social workers, etc) to gain a better understanding of what foster care really looks like.
ReplyDeleteGood point about David's behaviors. At what point is it no longer an excuse that someone had a crappy upbringing?