* The book makes me thankful for all that I have!
* I don't feel quite so bad about my parenting anymore. :-)
* I am sickened by all the neglect, abuse, and daily hardships that this family went through.
* I am amazed at the resiliency of the kids. They took most things in stride - especially the lack of food in the house.
* I am curious about Maureen. What happened to her? Was it really a chemical thing? It's interesting to me that the other 3 kids survived their upbringing and went on to be fairly successful, and yet Maureen struggled. I guess it was in the fight for survival that the older kids bonded together and grew stronger. Maureen missed that somewhat since she was taken in by others and wasn't around as much.
Your thoughts?? I'd love to hear them.
And the next book is.... ??? Let me know and I will go purchase mine.
Love ya.
Hi Merri:
ReplyDeleteI actually could not finish the book, I just have a very difficult time with child abuse and neglect and I just didn't want to get my mind into it. It makes me so angry and I feel so powerless to help, I just can't stand it. I know the book has redeeming values, but there is a lot of other things happening around us (nothing personal, just people around us... not abuse or neglect just sad news, people getting sick etc!) and I just chose to stop.. oh, and the girls is just about my girls age... maybe I will try again in a few years :)