So the topic came up at work today about children who are abused, one lady saying they should be removed from their parents and never returned, she would happily house them. I thought to myself at this stage, is it better to be loved once, than never to be loved at all?? Anyway, as easy as it might be to say all of this, where do these kids go, who cares for them, who loves them? As ginger Briggs states, who wants a mother who is ‘cumbersome, impersonal, bureaucratic, twelve storeys high and has a letterhead.’ After reading this book i have come to the conclusion there is no easy answers to an issue that has been ongoing for decades.
Reality is shocking!
Staunch: Ward of the State:
Half a million Australian children have been raised in institutional care. Staunch is the story of one boy’s life a s a ward of the state. Given up at birth and ‘divorced’ from his adoptive parents at ten, Andy spent his adolescence in institutions and foster homes. It’s not until he meets Mez, a kind-hearted carer, that Andy finds a parent figure he can trust and a reason to hope. But can he escape the cycle of self-destruction set off by years of neglect? Staunch is a poignant portrayal of Andy and his friendship with Mez. It’s also testament to the many thousands who survived harrowing experiences as Forgotten Australians.
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