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- Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:33 pm
- Forum: Round Table
- Topic: Discipline questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2356
"Child abuse is whatever the social worker decides it is. One social worker might use this against you, but if a foster parent did it, she'd decide it wasn't abusive " It absolutely would be considered abuse if a foster parent in the state of Missouri did this. You could try some research on some be...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:53 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: HELP! I'm running but are they going to locate me?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2581
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:09 pm
- Forum: Round Table
- Topic: Wife Swap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2528
You make good points nickerdew. I have actually watched some of those shows that disturbed me somewhat. One that comes to mind is the mom who made her kids make dance practically their life..they even had to punch time cards everyday. On the other hand some of them who have let their kids just run w...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:41 pm
- Forum: Round Table
- Topic: Wife Swap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2528
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:46 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: Paying Child Support when Children are in Foster Care
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3593
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:49 pm
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- Topic: Vindictive Neighbor Called The Police And Reported Us To CPS
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8933
ourlittlefellas... You are absolutely right. I am sorry I got off on the issue of the 10 year old. That part of it just kind of blew my mind. Since I can't offer any real help on dealing with the neighbor and her anger issues I will stop posting. I wish you the best of luck and hope that your next n...
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:53 pm
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- Topic: Vindictive Neighbor Called The Police And Reported Us To CPS
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8933
I agree that CPS will and should definitely question the judgement of the mom (you) who allowed the 10 yo to babysit 3 small children, two of which are autistic. I wouldn't push that avenue if I were in your shoes. I think you got lucky also. If you're good with CPS I would let it drop and try to st...
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:46 pm
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- Topic: Vindictive Neighbor Called The Police And Reported Us To CPS
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8933
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:50 am
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- Topic: New to all of this in Virginia, seeking help please...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1555
Advice that I would give is to be proactive, responsible, and to take the initiative. Showing through actions (show up to your appointments, be on time, turn in paperwork, and just be responsible and together despite the chaos) and not just saying that you care and will do whatever it takes to brin...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: Sitting here wondering....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1585
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:04 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I'm new
- Replies: 61
- Views: 8881
MaggieC, Thank you. I hope I didn't come off as defensive. I really wish, like most of you, that the system was different. While I don't have the answers, I am one of many who are willing to stand up with parents to make changes. I know that generally people are speaking out of anger and frustration...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I'm new
- Replies: 61
- Views: 8881
with foster parents paid to be cleaners and babysitters The majority of foster parents do NOT do this for money, anyone who has done it for even a little while would see that. Parents are not the only one the state puts through hell and hoops. Is it any wonder that most foster children never do wel...
- Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:53 pm
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- Topic: Paying Child Support when Children are in Foster Care
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3593
a person who is taking in children ,foster kids, aren't they supposed to be able to financially take care of those children, I don't know about other states, I can only speak for my own, but we absolutely have to prove we can financially support ourselves without reimbursement from the state. I, an...
- Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I'm new
- Replies: 61
- Views: 8881
its for the couple of children per year that are seriously neglected or abused, If by a couple you meant thousands I would completely agree with this statement. Regardless of how many innocent families are on here and out there fighting for their children and should be doing so, there are parents o...
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:35 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: Just some observations....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2654
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:36 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: they find nothing are they common to just make things up
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1992
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:32 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: Guilty of having rules and discipline
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7421
tnradmom, I was just curious if your husband was with his son when he was very young and how he developed RAD....which usually results from a child not forming any attatchment to anyone in their very young years. I've dealt with RAD often and I feel for you and know exactly how frustrating and lonel...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:23 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: THIS is WHERE CPS WANTS my children to LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1483
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:12 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: THIS is WHERE CPS WANTS my children to LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1483
- Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:30 pm
- Forum: Round Table
- Topic: Bizarre feeling....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3538
Re: Hi Jackie
I enjoyed reading your post about the return of your children, and I find it very commendable that you do care about the feelings of the foster family. Foster parents do have feelings, and that is something that DFS often forgets. They think that these people should be able to just act as if they w...
- Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:16 pm
- Forum: CPS Investigations
- Topic: It just got way worse
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4260
This was brought up by my kids lying to teachers. I switched their schools. They started the same lie at the new school and according to the schools records they have been caught so now I have evidence You may have posted this and I missed it, but what did your kids tell the schools? Two different ...
- Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:40 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I am a foster mother
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11549
Thank you GoodDad. Fightingfor3, I cannot even imagine how difficult that must have been for you. I know it would be hard for me to hear someone else telling me about MY kids. I try to keep that in mind when I am talking to the parents. I'm struggling with that right now as I try to write a letter t...
- Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I am a foster mother
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11549
continued: I wont to ask the foster parents on here DO YOU TRY TO TURN THE CHILDREN AGAINST THEIR PARENTS AND FEEL THEIR HEADS FULL OF LIES AND MAKE THEM CALL YOU MOM AND DAD OR MA AND PA. Unfortunately like parents in nasty custody disputes, there are foster parents who will speak badly of the pare...
- Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:01 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I am a foster mother
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11549
Continued from above post: do have a couple questions though. 1. Please tell us what it feels like to you when a child you have loved, cared for and nurtured is reunited with their family? 2. Describe the mentoring that a few of the foster parents have mentioned. I want to know why the foster parent...
- Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:46 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: I am a foster mother
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11549
I know this is an old post, but I came across it and wanted to comment on it. This is my opinion and answers to why some things happen or are done a certain way. Several quotes here from different posters: I don't know why the Foster gets to see the records, but I can understand it would be for Medi...