By Irish Pink Adoptions on March 1, 2010
Beyond good intentions: a mother reflects on raising internationally adopted children,
Cheri Register, Yeong and Yeong, Minnesota (Amazon), 2005 |
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| Relevance to Ireland |   |
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| It is very much American-centered. But it is universal enough to be valuable. |
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| Relevance to pink adoptions | |
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| Quite mother-centric, but based on the idea that the 'mother role' can be held by men or women equally, it is relevant to both gay and lesbian couples. |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Very easy read. The writing can be tedious though, trying too hard to be literary. |
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| Rigor | |
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| I do not advise to start by reading this book. If you do you will be tempted to shut out valuable information from more complex books. It is a good book to relativize the knowledge acquired in such books as Real parents, real children: parenting the adopted child. But it tends to give permission to discard any uncomfortable truth by labeling it 'political correctness gone mad'; she is not doing it, but her writing can easily lead you to do it. But if you read without making excuses for yourself, it can be very challenging and refreshing. |
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| Easy read, quick read: worth reading. But only after having read more demanding books, as a way to relax and take all the worrying advice with a pinch of salt. Read it first and you may be prejudiced and take the easy way out of the complexity of adoption. |
Posted in Books Tagged Books, Intercountry, Korea, Recommended list (AAI), Reviewed, Stage 1, USA
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