"Three Little Words" by Ashley Rhodes. It is a true account written by Miss Rhodes of her life in foster care. A true nightmare that exposes the system as sad, needy and inept, and if one does not become angered at how children are treated, than that reader is unfeeling and probably in need of some counseling. No judgment, just sayin' ...
Miss Rhodes manages to survive this horrific ordeal with her thinking brain in tact. She tells her story through her eyes like an on the scene reporter, as the child who is living a nightmare. A child who is never told the whys or the wherefores of her situation. She is merely shuffled like cattle through the system without one word of explanation. What a stupid system is shown before us~!
But, she triumphs over all of them, and you begin to hope and pray, that children torn from their parents arms can overcome such a heartbreaking tragedy as this, a tragedy that is forced upon them by their neglectful parents and a broken system, you hope they all of them will triumph the same as Miss Rhodes, but unfortunately, that may not be the case.
It reads as if the system has no idea what it is children need. It reads as if Those Who Are Employed by this system are not aware, at all, that the children are what is important in all this,
and that if 'we the people' are going to allot money, to people, to take care of children, we need to make sure Those People are taking care of these children in a proper loving way. Yeah, that's right -- Proper. Loving Way. Come on, people ~ are we not that educated yet? Are we so heartless that we do not know that the number one thing a child needs is love? Tender Loving Care?
Are we so backwards, that we would think, that children from a troubled beginning would not need some Extra love and healthy attention?
This is not a rip against any foster parents who are kind and loving. This is rip against any of those who are not. Shame on them. And, shame on a system created in ln this country that allows such a person to participate in the lives of a child.
You go, Ashley Rhodes. You rock!
(Updated here: I had to go back and make some corrections on this. And, who knows, there could be more ~ I think this third round of anti-biotics has done my drain some bramage.)
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when i was working in homeless shelters i became friends with a very young mother who was raised in foster care from the age of 7 to 18. and at 21 she had a one year old and was 6 months pregnant, and homeless. she is basically illiterate. in fact, there are no GED programs that will take her because he reading level is so low. she has lost her children several times to foster care already. in fact, because her children are so young and adorable and healthy, her case worker has pressured her from the beginning to put them up for adoption.
poor shannon should sue the state of pennsylvania, and that's what it will take for things to change. someone who was aggrieved as much as shannon was and still has the wherewithal to sue. but unfortunately, poor shannon still thinks that the answer to all her problems is a good man.
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