Dandelion

Once a Foster Child, Always a Foster Child.

De: America DeFleur

Narrado por: Renee Dorian

The echo of the spinning tire beneath her car seemed to ring louder than the music she attempted to drown her thoughts in. Watching the world pass by in a haze, America sped down the freeway and out of the city while flashbacks of her long-forgotten childhood consumed her.

Her parents failed her; the foster care system failed her; social workers, probation officers, teachers, and everyone who was supposed to protect her tossed her aside. Now, years after emancipating and finding her husband in another woman's arms, America ran from her past yet again.

Feeling weak and defeated, she sped into the distance leaving everyone, and everything she's ever known behind. Realizing that she was exactly what everyone always told her she would become - a statistic, her world shatters. Alone and suffering, she found herself spiraling into a dark hole as memories flood in. She's finally had enough.

"This book provides insight into the foster care system. The story begins with America, as a small child. She struggles to keep her younger siblings and herself safe as her mother spirals downward. America’s mother is addicted to drugs and alcohol. As time goes on, America becomes a part of the foster care system struggling with her own depression, jealousy, and behavioral problems. She struggles to get her life on an even keel but never seems to overcome her own emotional struggles. America hates the life her mother has inflicted upon her. Will she ever be able to forgive her?" (Barbara Mojica, historian and educator)

©2018 America DeFleur (P)2020 America DeFleur

Not sugar-coated!

I loved the realness and darkness felt in this recollection of events. I loved that the curse words were not left out as it made the scenes feel as real as they were the moment they were created. There was a tug at the heartstrings from the Prolog all the way to the Epilog, but a sense of content at the same time. I loved every moment of it and will find more things to love each time I read it again and again. This will forever be a book that I recommend to anyone who will listen. My new favorite! Thank you, AmErica for being brave enough to put it on paper and sharing your story so others can feel a little less alone! ❤️

What a story

I so enjoyed this book and the strength of America to overcome so much in her life.

Great narration really kept my interest.

Very good

I’m glad you shared your story because now I know how to keep my daughter away from her family or not it’s sick n dupraved but no one will do more than they already have done allegedly.