Faded Red Beads Review Tour & Giveaway!!

Faded Red Beads: From an Orphanage to a Disrupted Adoption By Monica Hargrave
Genre: Nonfiction Inspirational Biography

Book Blurb:

As I began to head upstairs to my bedroom, my adopted father abruptly asked, “Where have you been?” I responded with, “What do you mean? I called you at 3:15 p.m. and told you I had a game this evening.” He said, “No, you did not. I did not talk to you today!”

I stood there, frozen, thinking, you’re crazy as hell. Mr. O’Neal proceeded to tell me what my future was going to be, and I didn’t agree with anything he said. “You will not participate in sports; you will come directly home from school, cook dinner, clean the house, etc.” As he yelled, I began plotting my next move. When I tuned in, he said, “You will have no outside interaction with anyone.” I recall thinking, This is my last day in this hellhole. It didn’t matter where I ended up, I knew anything had to be better than this. I wasn’t living at all. His home felt like prison, and I was ready to be free. This wasn’t about me trying to sneak around and see boys. It was about a robbed childhood. I didn’t have many answers, but I knew living with Mr. O’Neal was suffocating. He wasn’t equipped to be an adoptive parent. The system failed. Providing a roof wasn’t enough.

This story is written to inspire individuals. To move when you don’t have all the answers about what lies ahead, but you know if you stay where you are, you will die. To trust your gut and to not copy anyone’s life, you are an original. It just so happens this story is about a little girl’s journey from an orphanage to a failed adoption to charting her path forward. Whether you experienced foster care or adoption or neither, this story will encourage you to keep believing that good will find you.

About the Author

When Monica was born, the doctors said, “If she makes it overnight, she will survive.” Monica spent approximately nine years in foster care and then ran away from her adoptive family. She strives to empower women to actively address whatever is holding them back from leading fulfilled lives. You get one life. Live it. Monica completed her undergraduate studies at Niagara University and has a masters degree in health administration from Central Michigan University and a masters in human resources development from Villanova University. She completed Emory University’s executive coaching program and coaches women who are unfulfilled in their careers. Monica loves trying vegan recipes, animals, exercising, and reading James Patterson novels. She has three furry friends.

This book is about the author’s memories of growing up in foster care. She had a biological sister that was kept by her mom and she was given up. The irony of the reality that her grandmother was a foster mom to so many other children over the years and no one realizes that her own granddaughter is in the system. SMH, the social workers need varies different degrees in social work yet have no actual knowledge of the family dynamic of the families/children they are working with, which is very apparent in this lady’s story.

My hope is that they look better into who they allow to take care of their children, as feeling unwanted & never genuinely loved has life long consequences for these children. Whether it’s a family member via kinship care or another avenue, it needs to benefit the child long-term. I am glad this lady has made peace somewhat with her journey & felt compelled to share her story. Grab a copy here.

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