“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, softer youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. The foster youth participate in as they enter and exit the system. When you get in you usually go a place that is just temporary, at least two months. Later you usually move to different placements and then you are usually there for a longer while and lastly you have a placement you stay for years and months. As a result of this initiation you have to move to different places before you are settled down and stay there.