Especially as it relates to how she treats her trans racially adopted child ebook LOVED IT A must read ebook A memoir of a foster case worker and adoption specialist It was an interesting perspective but the section where the author baselessly doubts the story of a birth mother getting raped while married and insinuates she must have been covering for an affair was crude and unnecessary I was also unimpressed with the international adoption ethics section which contained blatant criticism for the culture of a country from which birth families were raising objections to the decisions of an adoptive family Madonna specifically ebook Though it had the makings of a great view into the modern history of adoption and foster care in America.
Foster care and adoption can be rewarding ways to become parents But the system itself seems almost rigged for failure confusion fraud and disappointment This book takes readers on an insider s tour of the system its successes and failures and the joys adoption can bring through the real stories of those involved on all sides The Children Money Can Buy Stories from the Frontlines of Foster Care and Adoption
I was on board with this book for a while and appreciated the acknowledgement of the no less than 800 gray areas of foster care I skimmed enough to sincerely appreciate the first few paragraphs in the chapter on open adoption as they resonated A LOT at that time that I read them. But reading through got me to a chapter that was super heavy with the adoptive parents as savior narrative and I noped away The chapter all but explicitly stated that adoption is a happily ever after It felt like the book took this turn extremely suddenly There were enough insightful paragraphs scattered throughout to warrant a second star and a lot of them would make substantial books on their own The author s thoughts and perspective as she reconciled parenting her first child while working in the foster care system are an interesting train of thought and are worthy of detail and a book in and of themselves It s possible this book tries to be too many things too many statements on too broad of a topic and consequently none of them are developed as fully as they deserve to be and often rely on harmful and overly simple stereotypes The author s disregard for the importance of race and perspective of transracial adoptees is also surprisingly blatant bordering on bringing up race is racist I don t see color territory. I may pick it up and skim it again after my eyes recover from how much they rolled but I m skeptical about how much I ll get out of it now that the book has shifted from occasional musings on the trainwreck of foster care and landed firmly in the Completely and Totally Ethical world of international adoption ebook At another time in my life I would not have picked this up But having just begin my research into foster care and about a year into being a parent Anne Moody s collection of stories was the perfect companion I think it gave me a better introduction to foster care and adoption than ten how to guides could have done. I connected with the author not just because she lives in the Seattle area but because of passages like this Is it a good thing to encourage women who cant or won t care for their babies to get pregnant Definitely not Is it a good thing these three babies were born Definitely yes It s complicated to say the least ebook Every time I read a book I get excited when I find the sentence the title comes from It gives it a new nuance then before I realized the title wasn t about adoption but about families who are able to buy their kids everything they need to thrive In contrast families with no money are at a disadvantage Their child will have to work twice as hard and may never achieve the same level as the child who s parents provided everything Children with no family at all have to work even harder I m glad Moody didn t just write a fluff piece on foster care adoption but she talked about the good and bad She also made sure to give her stories context like what was happening politically at the time I would definitely recommend this book for individuals who work with kids in any capacity It allows you to approach their family dynamic and behavior with a different lens Side note the edition of this book smells really good ebook 3. 5 starsAs someone who is getting my bachelors in social work this book gave me a lot to think about It also gave me a lot to think about when it comes to adoption something I have wanted for many years though wont happen for many years since I m only 25 and unmarried100% single actually lol I thought the stories were interesting and informative though at times a bit too long It actually took me 3 months to read this book that s never happened before but I enjoyed it every time I picked it up and am glad I took my time with it I feel this is a good book to read if you are looking to get into social work with children whether through foster care or adoption agencies This is of course only one woman s experience so I will be looking into books on this topic to get a well rounded view of these topics ebook Overall not a bad book The foster care sections had helpful but dated insights Perhaps Michigan and Washington are significantly different than Ohio but there seemed to be gaps oversimplifications and some differences that color the accuracy of the foster care section The adoption sections also feature some helpful information but are slanted towards agency and international adoptions Having adopted two children and likely will adopt three the adoption sections don t adequately cover our experience of adopting through the government foster care system It just seems that a book in 2018 that details all of the above should cover foster care and adoption since 2000 not the 80 s and 90 s We have only been foster parents since 2014 and there have been changes just in those short four years I can only imagine the massive changes over 30 years It works better as a memoir than a helpful look at foster care or any type of adoption in 2018 ebook
| The Children Money Can Buy: Stories from the Frontlines of Foster Care and Adoption By Anne Moody |
| 1538108038 |
| 9781538108031 |
| 316 |
| ebook |