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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 39526" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>Any statistician will tell you that you can pretty much make numbers say whatever you want them to say. </p><p></p><p>I will never believe that the kids I (and other like me) cared for would have been better off with their birth parents. I can honestly say that many of my foster children might have ended up dead if not taken away from their parents. I took in "at risk" children. These kids were neglected, physically and sexually abused, and starved at the hands of their birth parents. They ranged in age from a few weeks to 12 years in age. In my home they were fed, hugged, learned dicipline and ethical behavior, went on neat vacations as members of a family unit, They were accepted within the community and valued as indivituals. They were cared for when sick, were plugged into all kinds of professionals to help with their medical and Pyschological needs. They were not abused they had a clean bed to sleep in, a warm heart to embrace them, good nutrition, nice clothes, They were encouraged to participate in social activities and shown another way of life. And they were safe.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying that there are not bad foster parents. Only that there are many more good ones too. Advocating that a kid is better off with drug addicted and abusive birthparents than in a clean, responsible, well maintained and efficient foster home is very irresponsible and downright dangerous. </p><p></p><p>Does the machine fuel the machine? Yes to some extent it does. we have known that for years and that is why the permanancy planning laws were drawn up. Does the system fail some kids? yes. Does it fail all kids? Absolutely not!!!! -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 39526, member: 2315"] Any statistician will tell you that you can pretty much make numbers say whatever you want them to say. I will never believe that the kids I (and other like me) cared for would have been better off with their birth parents. I can honestly say that many of my foster children might have ended up dead if not taken away from their parents. I took in "at risk" children. These kids were neglected, physically and sexually abused, and starved at the hands of their birth parents. They ranged in age from a few weeks to 12 years in age. In my home they were fed, hugged, learned dicipline and ethical behavior, went on neat vacations as members of a family unit, They were accepted within the community and valued as indivituals. They were cared for when sick, were plugged into all kinds of professionals to help with their medical and Pyschological needs. They were not abused they had a clean bed to sleep in, a warm heart to embrace them, good nutrition, nice clothes, They were encouraged to participate in social activities and shown another way of life. And they were safe. I am not saying that there are not bad foster parents. Only that there are many more good ones too. Advocating that a kid is better off with drug addicted and abusive birthparents than in a clean, responsible, well maintained and efficient foster home is very irresponsible and downright dangerous. Does the machine fuel the machine? Yes to some extent it does. we have known that for years and that is why the permanancy planning laws were drawn up. Does the system fail some kids? yes. Does it fail all kids? Absolutely not!!!! -RM [/QUOTE]
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