A Child Called "It"
By tdbrower1969
@tdbrower1969 (1242)
United States
August 4, 2007 1:32am CST
With all the stories of child killings an child abuse that we hear in the news everyday, choosing this book was strange for me. I usually don't read books about a childs journey through hell at the hands of their own parents. But, my husband and I are just now starting to gather info on adopting children through the foster care system, and this was one of the suggested readings. Has anyone read this one or the other two that Dave Pelzer has written? It was a tough book to read about his story of survival. There are two other books that he has written that I want to read, too. I know that once we start the foster to adopt program the stories of the children will be horrible, so I kind of wanted to prepare myself. The explanation of his day to day life at home and the abuse and torture that he suffered are horrendous. I don't think this would be a book that I would recommend to anyone, it is just too sad. But, I just really wanted to know if anyone else has read it and if so what where your thoughts?
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@mommy20212004 (350)
• United States
7 Aug 07
I have not read this book, and agree with you that it is hard to read books of this nature, especially since I have five children of my own. I do hope that your adoption process goes well and wish you all the best.
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@tdbrower1969 (1242)
• United States
7 Aug 07
Thank you, we are hoping so, too. The more we think about it, the more excited we get. I would love to be able to foster children to help their parents get their act together, but I don't think we are strong enough to love them and then let them go. So, we are just going to go for the adoptable children. But, who knows the situation might arise where we could have some foster children in our home, too.
@tdbrower1969 (1242)
• United States
7 Aug 07
Sorry, I hit enter before I was finished. Yes, it is hard to read these types of books, but we have to prepare ourselves because you never know what has happened to get the children taken out of the home. Five kids, WOW, I have always wanted at least 2 possibly 3. I don't know how many we will adopt, I have friends of mine that adopt older children and I think in the last 20 years they have adopted 12 or so kids and gotten them through their teens and out on their own. I would love to be able to help as many kids as we can.
@tdbrower1969 (1242)
• United States
9 Aug 07
Thank you, and I know, the word needs to get out so that people will stop this type of abuse!
@amz4543 (77)
• United States
7 Aug 07
Dave now has three books out about this situation. I read them not because it was entertaining but because I was in disbelief. I cannot believe that someone wold do this to their own child. I can't imagine growing up in that situation. As for recommended reading, sure I recommend it, the more people that realize that this stuff goes on everyday, the better chance we have of solving the problem.
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@tdbrower1969 (1242)
• United States
8 Aug 07
I agree with you, it is horrible the things that were done to him. I wish that people were more aware and more apt to help a child in need, but sometimes it seems that people just don't want to get involved. I have not read the third book, but I am waiting for it from the library. I read the first and the second books, I just think it is amazing that he could overcome his childhood and become the man that he is today. I started reading his first book because my husband and I signed up to be fost/adopt parents and his books were part of the suggested readings. Once I got started with the first and finished it , I bought the second book, but Wal Mart did not have the last one, so I put a hold on it at my library. I can't wait to read it!
