Hugs

Posted on May 27th, 2007 | by admin |

Angie Cross is the Co-Founder of the Foster Care Alumni Association of America. In this video she discusses a pivotal moment in her life that ultimate lead to her advocacy work with foster care alumni associations.

Help support the Foster Care Alumni Association of America

http://www.fostercarealumni.org/

This video was produced by Psychetruth

http://www.youtube.com/psychetruth

http://www.myspace.com/psychtruth

http://www.livevideo.com/psychetruth

Copyright ® 2007 Zoe Sofia. All Right Reserved.

Duration : 0:9:59 Views : 1603.


  1. 16 Responses to “Hugs”

  2. By ManSeekingMonkey on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    FIRST!
    FIRST!

  3. By jeywolf on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    Not just foster …
    Not just foster care kids

  4. By SnakeEyes1337 on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    nice vid. my wife …
    nice vid. my wife is a product of the Foster Care system.
    Foster Care People are speical people in their own way.
    “Tought times don’t last, but Tought people do.

  5. By mountain19 on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    once again, thank …
    once again, thank you for the informative infomation of how the monies used in this system leaves out the most basic forms of child rearing then turns out the aged out children to make due on their own. another waist of government monies to be used to broaden the governmemnt agencies. North America uses children.

  6. By reganatf on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    Very profound and …
    Very profound and touching.

  7. By AdopteeWarrior on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    and a huge hug to …
    and a huge hug to you for putting this video out thank you! Yes its not just foster care children, its many children and adults in our society suffering from losing trust in our immdeiate family for whatever reasons. This video is powerful. As an adoptee, i totally relate to her, and thank you for sharing this.

  8. By winglessdove on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    I know what it’s …
    I know what it’s like to get the “sideways” hugs. I enjoy any kind of hug I can get, but I still prefer the “wrap-around” hugs more than anything. When I first went into foster care, the foster mother gave me hugs, but they always felt “cold” to me, so I never liked them. Also, I could never bring myself to say “I love you” to anyone until I was 19. I couldn’t even say the word love. That may sound silly, but it’s true.

  9. By TJay9000 on May 28, 2007 | Reply

    Why can’t I give …
    Why can’t I give more than 5 stars! :-)

  10. By kiryekatie on May 28, 2007 | Reply

    this video subject …
    this video subject is something i have never really thought about before, but i can say i will think about now. I can’t imagine how much it would suck to, first be ostracized from your birth family, and then from society, and not be able to have any control over either situation.

  11. By AOD901 on Sep 13, 2007 | Reply

    Wow, that was …
    Wow, that was truely touching and informative at the same time~ That was a great video. 5/5

  12. By draziom99 on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply

    psychiatry is a …
    psychiatry is a pseudoscience. there is no such thing as mental illness. psychiatry causes mental problems and damages vulnerable young people.

  13. By keybladewielder999 on Nov 6, 2007 | Reply

    it truly touched me …
    it truly touched me in my heart
    peace be in your journey
    5/5

  14. By jeanna17 on Jan 10, 2008 | Reply

    “there is no such …
    “there is no such thing as mental illness.”
    wow wtf

  15. By vedder8579 on Mar 31, 2008 | Reply

    wow, you’re clearly …
    wow, you’re clearly stupid and ill-informed.

  16. By LoopsyDoop on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks Angie! I met …
    Thanks Angie! I met you a couple of weeks ago and love how you talk about your experiences, and I’m thankful…I too was a child from foster care, and my first moment of belonging was when I had my first son, at 19, and I knew I finally had my own family. The parenting is difficult and so rewarding. I’m so happy you’ve had a chance to speak to so many people and make such a dramatic impact!

  17. By DorothyOverTheRainbo on Jul 19, 2008 | Reply

    I’m 22 and don’t …
    I’m 22 and don’t know how to hug someone back, not sideways, not wrapped around, not nothing.

    My friends just don’t hug me because they think I do not like it, while I actually crave for it, but since I can’t cry I won’t get any. And I don’t, can’t tell them whats wrong because it’s a 20 year story.

    how did you learn to hug back and to let people in again?

Post a Comment