Dec 2, 2022
The story of foster care can often be heartbreaking. Especially when a child ages out of the system and finds themselves on their own. But, what if a stronger bond existed than what we can see with our eyes?
We were so fortunate to recently inteview author Angelo Grotticelli on the podcast, who wrote the book The Bond. Out of all the books written on foster care and adoption, The Bond is, by far, the most unique. Your heart will warmed by Angelo's words, his story, and his heart for children (particularly teenagers) in foster care.
A Little More About Angelo...
Angelo Grotticelli is a veteran technology trade journalist who, after years of roaming to find his true identity, ironically resides in the same town as the Huntington, N.Y., foster-care home he grew up in. He has a wife and three children.
A Little More About The Bond (in Angelo's words)...
"The Bond traces the journey of an unusual family made up of
three unrelated sets of children from different backgrounds all
raised in the same foster-care house. We were a collection of eight
kids, all from broken homes, who were searching for the stability
of an intact family. Unfortunately, that foster family imploded as
well, but through sheer will and desperation we kids learned to
pick up the pieces and form a lasting connection of our own.
I came to the Nelson house from an orphanage in August 1969, when I
was nine years old. When I turned eighteen, I was told to leave the
family I had come to love. The state child-care payments had
stopped and I was cast out. Then, in succession, we all were.
Getting emotionally attached to the Nelsons was hard, but getting
unattached was devastating. We were very different people who would
never have met in another life. Yet today we are a family, as tight
as any blood relations."
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