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<blockquote data-quote="eekysign" data-source="post: 246441" data-attributes="member: 6479"><p>Remember what the word mandatory means. I'm sure they could see that you're doing the best you can, but sometimes people aren't given the option to "follow their hearts". Mandatory doesn't mean, "the decision is in their hands". It means that they report, and leave the decision-making up to someone else, yeah? As unfair as that may be, you told them that your other child and your dog were being abused, and as mandatory reporters, they had to report that, or face...what is it now? A thousand dollar fine? Plus all the mental stress, worrying about what might happen if they don't report when they know they should? </p><p></p><p>I'm just saying, don't be so hard on yourself---some things are out of your hands, and out of the hands of the people around you. I wish they'd give mandatory reporters a little leeway, too (especially for ones working WITH our difficult children!!!), but the law doesn't really allow for that. Sigh. I'm sure it'll all work out fine, they will only find a good mom, doing the best she can!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eekysign, post: 246441, member: 6479"] Remember what the word mandatory means. I'm sure they could see that you're doing the best you can, but sometimes people aren't given the option to "follow their hearts". Mandatory doesn't mean, "the decision is in their hands". It means that they report, and leave the decision-making up to someone else, yeah? As unfair as that may be, you told them that your other child and your dog were being abused, and as mandatory reporters, they had to report that, or face...what is it now? A thousand dollar fine? Plus all the mental stress, worrying about what might happen if they don't report when they know they should? I'm just saying, don't be so hard on yourself---some things are out of your hands, and out of the hands of the people around you. I wish they'd give mandatory reporters a little leeway, too (especially for ones working WITH our difficult children!!!), but the law doesn't really allow for that. Sigh. I'm sure it'll all work out fine, they will only find a good mom, doing the best she can! [/QUOTE]
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