Understanding Foster Care and Adoption

The speaker shares their experiences growing up in foster care, highlighting the challenges and societal perceptions faced by fostered, adopted, or orphaned children. They draw parallels with fictional characters and emphasize the need for respect rather than pity. The narrative includes personal stories, historical context, and reflections on the impact of foster care on identity and life choices.

Which of the following characters was NOT mentioned as being fostered, adopted, or orphaned?

• Sherlock Holmes

• Superman

• Cinderella

• Harry Potter

What does the speaker suggest children in care need more than pity?

• Financial support

• Respect

• Guidance

• Sympathy

What was the primary aim of social workers in the 1960s regarding single pregnant women?

• To provide them with housing

• To offer counseling services

• To help them find jobs

• To get them to sign adoption papers

What was the speaker's foster parents' belief about the speaker?

• They were a blessing

• They had the devil inside

• They were a genius

• They were a troublemaker

What did the speaker do at the age of 15 that led to their incarceration?

• Ran away from home

• Painted the colors of Africa on the tiles

• Stole from a store

• Got into a fight

What was the speaker's experience in the assessment center?

• It was a nurturing environment

• It was like a virtual prison

• It was a place of learning

• It was a temporary shelter

What did the speaker realize about family during their time in care?

• Family is always supportive

• Family provides reference points

• Family is overrated

• Family is not important

What were the two things the speaker wanted to do after leaving the children's home?

• Find their family and write poetry

• Learn a new language and volunteer

• Travel the world and start a business

• Become a lawyer and buy a house

How does the speaker define a strong democracy?

• By its economic growth

• By its cultural influence

• By how it treats its child of the state

• By its military power

What does the speaker say about their family in adulthood?

• They never found them

• They have a perfect family

• They have a fully dysfunctional family

• They have no family