Three Little Words

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Sunshine, you re my baby and I m your only mother You must mind the one taking care of you, but she s not your mama Ashley Rhodes Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative,humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice. Free Read [ Three Little Words ] By [ Ashley Rhodes-Courter ] – kino-fada.fr I cried, I got angry and in the end, I was so proud of the author and her adoptive family.This book reminded me that I have a bigger calling yet to attack.Children in foster care need to be heard but the world doesn t want to listen Therefore, I know I will one day speak on their behalf.Given that this is the first book of a very young author, I was impressed at how good the writing was Rhodes Courter tells her story in a direct way, using a show me, don t tell me approach The simple facts of her numerous placements, the maltreatment in some of her placements, and the negligence of some of the child protective services CPS authorities alone are enough to make a reader understand how angry and desolate she must have felt, and why it took a long time for her to trust her ad Given that this is the first book of a very young author, I was impressed at how good the writing was Rhodes Courter tells her story in a direct way, using a show me, don t tell me approach The simple facts of her numerous placements, the maltreatment in some of her placements, and the negligence of some of the child protective services CPS authorities alone are enough to make a reader understand how angry and desolate she must have felt, and why it took a long time for her to trust her adoptive parents In fact, she had so many placements that when I picked the book up again after a break in reading, I had trouble remembering where she was She also uses dialog extensively, which keeps the read lively.A good portion of the book is focused on the abusive foster home in which she lived for 8 months and returned for an overnight respite visit at a later time Multiple maltreatment reports to CPS from teachers and interviews with the children themselves either were not investigated or no...I have had the great good fortune to know Ashley since shortly after she went to live with the family that ultimately adopted her The book is the horrifying and inspiring story of her life in foster care, her cautious transition into a permanent family and her deeply provocative commentary on the state of child welfare in America Thankfully, she h...I like another reviewer got upset and angry at this book And incredibly frustrated However, it was amazing to see that by the end, the author is where she belongs, with people who truly love her She has a accomplished so much and fought so long to be heard This should be read.Memoirs are my favorite books and this book is one of the reasons why Ashley Rhodes Courter was taken into the foster care system at the age of 3 and subsequently passed from place to place while supposedly under the watchful eyes of Child Protective Services All the while longing for a home, a family and mostly her moth...The great thing about memoirs is that they are true As a foster parent for the past 20 years I was interested in reading this story by Ashley who was placed in Florida foster care at the age of 3 and into a pre adopt home when she was 10 In that time she had 19 foster parents before someone chose her What plays over and over in my mind is that she doesn t blame her mother, she blames the state for not channeling the money that the...This is one of those books that makes you wish you had the power to change the world in an instant I must say it s a danm shame when the system neglects the neglected children I had to sit the book aside a few times because I couldn t see past my tears.Firstly and this is just my opinion, the kids should have been left with their mother Not everyone is perfect and educated Some people make mistakes, but that doesn t mean they should loose their children As soon as their mom got out of jail This is one of those books that makes you wish you had the power to change the world in an instant I must say it s a danm shame when the system neglects the neglected children I had to sit the book aside a few times because I couldn t see past my tears.Firstly and this is just my opinion, the kids should have been left with their mother Not everyone is perfect and educated Some people make mistakes, but that doesn t mean they should loose their children As soon as their mom got out of jail the first time her...This isthan a memoir It s a call to action Three Little Words was given to me by a friend who applied for a CASA position She said, Read this book and you ll know the importance of what court appointed advocates can do for children in the foster care system The story kept me up late at night, yearning to see Ashley rise above her situation, fighting her way to find her voice It left me cheering for her and outraged that so many children have to navigate such hell to find a home T This isthan a memoir It s a call to action Three Little Words was given to me by a friend who applied for a CASA position She said, Read this book and you ll know the importance of what court appointed advocates can do for children in the foster care system The story kept me up late at night, yearning to see Ashley rise above her situation, fighting her way to find her voice It left me cheering for her and outraged that so many children have to navigate such hell to find a ho...This incredibly emotional memoir was tough to read, but also very inspiring Ashley Rhodes Courter relates her life story as a child in the foster care system I have not had a very good perception of our current system for handling the needs of children who are failed by their biological parents, and this book sadly reinforced my views However, the strength of Rhodes Courter really comes through as well and saves the story from just being completely dark and depres...This author does a fantastic job of telling the world what she went through during the time she was a ward of the state I can t begin to list all of the ways that her family, her professionals that were on her side, and society in general, failed her She does a great job of it herself in her book This isn t the kind of book that can grab just certain kinds of people either and it isn t a downer , despite what some may think This woman has overcome odds that most of us have never even seen This author does a fantastic job of telling the world what she went through during the time she was a ward of the state I can t begin to list all of the ways that her family, her professionals that were on her side, and society in general, failed her She does a great job of it herself in her book This isn t the kind of book that can grab just certain kinds of people either and it isn t a downer , despite what some may think This woman has overcome odds that most of us have never even seen before How she was left to fend f...

Three Little Words
  • English
  • 15 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1416948066
  • Ashley Rhodes-Courter
  • Three Little Words