Group Homes

I still feel kind of bad about The Wire ending with Randy getting beaten up at his new group home. As with any really good show, it's so easy to get wrapped up in the characters.

Here's a recent post about group homes from the Sunshine Girl on a Rainy Day blog. This blog is one of the very few ones I've found from the foster care alumni point of view (alumni meaning people who "aged out" in foster care). The blog owner, Lisa, has really interesting and educational posts on the foster care system. Her posts are often on highly emotional subjects yet take a measured and thoughtful tone. I've read before at her blog that not all group homes are bad; if established and run correctly, they can be safe places. They can also be hellholes, just like the one Randy went to on The Wire.