"Through The Tunnel" Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. It starts off with a child who is being harassed, raped, neglected, or abused by usually a member of the family. Next somebody finds out or it is told and CPS comes knocking at the door to take you away to another family member who is better suited to take custody of you or you are sent to a foster home or group home. While being in the system kids go through many harsh experiences but it makes them stronger in the end and in my opinion it teaches them what mistakes to not make when they have children.