I just watched a movie called "America." Dr. Maureen Brennan (Rosie O'Donnell), a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a 16-year-old biracial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother and placed into foster care as an infant. In this emotional story, Dr. Brennan works to help him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track. This Lifetime Original Movie is based on the book “America” by E.R. Frank.
I really liked this movie. I think it shows what some children go through in the foster care system and by the time they turn 18 they age out of the system and then there is no hope for them. They either end up on the streets, they are incarcerated, or they end up dead a few lucky kids actually find a way to survive. To me this is a sad thing. I feel that we could be doing so much more to help these teens who get lost in the system.
As graduation approaches and I learn more and more about what is going on in the world around me it makes me want to go out and do something to change what goes on. I have no idea where God wants me or where I will end up but I know I have big dreams and I want to change the world.
