"Why didn’t you love me?” I feel he tossed me away like an old doll. You didn’t even play with me. I felt like I came from the sky and that is why I am so sour. . . .You make kids like Ford makes cars." -Desmond, 18
Desmond is angry at his father because he did not love him like he felt he should have been loved. He felt like he was always pushed around. He thinks that the reason he has a bad attitude is because of the way his father treated him.
The article that this was found had letters written by foster kids. Desmond had written a letter to his father. All of the kids in the article sent letters to their parents expressing to them what they felt. They felt the following: anger, sadness, confusion, and frustration.
http://www.fosteringperspectives.org/fp_vol8no1/letters.htm
I am so glad that you are basing your topic on foster care because this is one of the major things that has gotten out of control these years. Great choice!
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