Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects On Raising Internationally Adopted Children
by Cheri Register
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Author: Cheri RegisterEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08
ISBN: 1597430005
Number of pages: 183
Publisher: Yeong & Yeong Book Company
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Book Review: double yuck
Summary: 1 Stars
I too found this book offensive. As the mother of three bio kids, looking into adopting I found this book less than helpful. I almost put it down after reading this
"As I walk through my gentrifying neighborhood, I often meet younger adoptive parents beaming over cute little kids tucked into padded and shaded state-of-the-art strollers. I smile back knowingly, but don't dare say what I'm thinking: Don't be surprised if your daughter shoplifts, or slips into a deep depression, or flies into a rage and threatens you with a knife before falling into a sobbing heap on the floor. Don't be surprised if your son fires obscenities at you, or skips his classes senior year and barely graduates, or fails to come home several nights in a row and then blames his absence on your inhospitality."
As a parent I realize how easy it is to fall into a "been there done that" attitude but every situation is different and most of the problems she describes are true for biological children as well as adopted children. Every teenager fights to figure out who there are, no matter what their dna is.
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