Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

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As regards Damaged, as I read I found the good angel of belief and the bad angel of unbelief grappling with each other in the space just behind my left ear. Alas for Cathy Glass, she writes very dully and competently except when it comes to dialogue, when we get stuff that sounds straight out of The Exorcist : This is the 'first' (as in the first written, not chronologically) book by foster carer Cathy Glass, and of the three I have read so far this is by far the most harrowing. The first person narrator of the novel is an unnamed medical doctor turned politician (called Dr Stephen Fleming in the Louis Malle film) whose promotion from Member of Parliament (MP) to cabinet member is imminent. Just then the MP is casually introduced to his grown-up son's enigmatic girlfriend Anna and helplessly falls for her. For as long as it lasts, Martyn, his son, has no idea that his father is having an extramarital affair with his girlfriend (and later fiancée), and Anna does not seem to mind being a young man's partner and simultaneously his father's lover and object of desire. The MP enjoys a brief period of sexual bliss, meeting Anna in various European cities and having sex with her in unlikely places. Eventually, he buys them a small flat in central London where they meet on a regular basis. And on a last note, this book shows how social services breaks down and some of the problems involved with these "so-called" social workers. Cathy does make excuses for some of them but in my opinion there is no room for error when we are talking about the safety and well-being of chldren. Jodies social worker in the book SHOULD not only be fired from her position but prohibited from working with children ever again. It's people like her that allowed this little girls life to be ruined when they could of saved her when she was first put on the "at risk" list. What is wrong with these people? How could anyone turn a blind eye to such a situation, I just don't understand that. Makes me very sad.

This book is about a girl named, Jodi, who enters the foster care system at the age of 7. Within 4mo she has already been through 5 foster homes. There is little hope for her, until Cathy steps up and agrees to take Jodi in. Are we now living in the age of Full Disclosure when everything is revealed about what people do to each other, the real truth about what human beings are? When it comes to dresses being paraded with presidential semen stains still upon them, or the latest youtube viral video horrors, you may think so. But - although it seems we have reached a plateau I think there is a way to go. The misery memoir, of which A Boy Called It is the ur-text, is a step along the way. Misery memoirs - my Waterstone's has a whole wall of them. Damaged was one of the first. I also question much of the information she provides. First, whether or not D.I.D. even exists is controversial, and certainly isn't as cut and dry as presented in this book. Second, how exactly did Ms. Glass or "Jill" become qualified to make such a diagnosis? Ms. Glass witnesses a behavior, mentions it to Jill, and BAM!, we have a diagnosis of D.I.D. Seriously? I come away from this book with intensified hatred for sexual predators, deeper respect for foster parents and the unfathomable challenges they face, and a raw ache for the suffering so many children endure at the hands of people who should be their protectors. In addition, I repair family Bibles, photograph albums and cherished books of historical or sentimental value. Repair to damaged books

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It's also great that we get to see the impact that all of this fostering situation and, specialty, Jodie had on Cathy's own children. How do I even try to explain in words how completely disturbing this story was? On about 10 different occasions, I almost had to close the book and stop reading so I would not either vomit or burst into tears. The things that have happened to Jodie (pseudonym) are so beyond understanding. How could another human being do the sorts of crude and disgusting acts upon their own child? The amount of sexual abuse that comes out in this book, all verbalized by Jodie herself, are graphic and I guarantee any other reader will retch, gasp, scream, or want to walk away. Když se mě přítel zeptal, zda je tahle kniha opravdu tak dobrá, že jsem ji - na můj vkus - přečetla v rekordním čase, nevěděla jsem, co odpovědět. Cathy Glass has written nearly a dozen or so of these novels; at this point, she is profiting greatly from these children's' sufferings. What of the children's confidentiality? It doesn't seem like Jodie could have consented to her story being told to the world. If it had been a single memoir from Cathy Glass, the story of her lifetime, I would have understood, but writing continually about it? That seems like exploitation of the children and a reflection of society's perversions that they continue to sell well. Nebudu vám zde psát, jaké hrůznosti si malá Jodie musela vytrpět a jakým způsobem to jako malá holčička vnímala. Občas to na mne, jako na matku, bylo dost silné kafe a několikrát jsem se snažila sama sebe přesvědčit, že to je všechno smyšlené a že se tohle nikdy neodehrálo. Bohužel.

Two great warriors, joined by hand, to spread destruction across the land. In Zamorak's name, now two are one. Strike fast, strike hard, strike true: The strength of Zamorak will be with you. Zamorak give me strength! I also find it abhorrent that Ms. Glass, while portraying herself as apparently the only one capable of getting through to the children is these difficult cases ("yay me, after 5 carers in 6 weeks, I was able to deal with this kid for over a year, at the expense of my actual children and myself...aren't you impressed?"), she then goes and exploits these same children by writing salacious books so that she can make a profit by revealing every morbid detail of their horrific abuse. Yes, very admirable and altruistic of her. First, you’re going to need the right supplies. If you’re a crafty person, you might already have some of these things at home, but if not, you buy any number of book repair or bookbinding kits, like this one or this one. Book Repair 101: How to Repair a Broken Book What You’ll Need for Book Repair We will also start to learn and start to understand why Jodi is acting the way that she does. The reason(s) are so horrible that I had to stop reading and just take some time to digest what I just read. There were some parts that I had to literally re-read to see if I read it correctly.Jesse Doogan writes about food, faith, books, and DIY projects, and sometimes even puts these things on her blog. She works in publishing and lives near Chicago with her cat. She tweets about all these things at @jadoogan. Wrap the book with a T-shirt or bandage to make sure the tape holds. The book should be ready to be used in a few hours. As ye vow to be at peace with each other... and to uphold high values of morality and friendship... I now pronounce you united in the law of Armadyl. Though not eloquent, Glass's writing is sensitive and solid. The sheer depth of the experience is the crown of this book. I couldn't put it down. I was desperate to read Glass's conclusion, for better or worse.

You are welcome to arrange to visit me in person with your book. Once I can see your book, I can give you a firm price quotation straight away. You will be under no obligation to commission any work unless you wish to. But here's what is still to be revealed: the perpetrators' stories. We might be talking about domestic abuse or rape or war crimes, but there's nothing from them ever. Ever. Probably on the very reasonable grounds that they're all nauseating lowlifes who should be given rat poison rather than a pen and paper, and also that they'll lie and try to make out it was all because of their own painful childhoods or that the rape and the war crime was consensual. The depraved are either smart enough to know they really shouldn't tell the truth, or stupid enough not to be able to anyway. So it seems that at present we believe that victims always tell the truth and perpetrators always lie. Can this be true? Probably not, but I think we'll have to live with that for a long time yet. I doubt that we'll ever get the perpetrator's stories. Why would we want to? Because no man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; because I am involved in mankind. (That last bit's by John Donne, not me!)Je velká škoda, že Cathy Glass u nás má pouze jednu knihu a tou je právě Rozbitá. Přitom je autorkou skoro dvaceti knih a já bych si je všechny hrozně ráda přečetla. Budu muset tedy využít zřejmě svého nadání v angličtině a přelouskat její knihy v původním jazyce. All of the books that I restore are repaired sympathetically. I re-use as much as possible of the original binding and always try to retain a book’s aesthetic feel. My belief is that an old book should still look ‘old’ after it has been repaired. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and her challenging behaviour has sent her off to five carers in four months. Her last hope is Cathy Glass, an experienced foster carer that decides to take her on and protect her from being placed in an institution. This is a story about a young girl named Jodie. She is an eight year old girl, who is mellow and isn't outgoing what so ever. She is going through a very difficult time. Jodie has had to move in to a foster home, due to the troubles with her parents and many of the other problems throughout her childhood. It is very sad, because of the fact that Jodie is only eight years old. It becomes clear that the Social Services are not seeing what should have been obvious signs. Now, Jodie lost her childhood and her development may be forever compromised.