Foster Youth Misconceptions

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Being a critic for such a vulnerable community is difficult because ethically the critic has to separate himself or herself from being influenced by the misconceptions of the foster youth community that society has created. One misconception that society has for foster youth that are placed in relative foster homes is that they do not experience the same emotional turmoil as other foster youth that are placed in foster homes with non-relatives. By including quotes from the poems in the book about the conversation between the author and his parents on the topic of love, it is clear how complex and how impactful the opinions of biological parents have on their child regardless of him being raised by his uncle. Author Demontae Thompson is attempting

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