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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 347243" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I think this is so backwards.....</p><p></p><p>How about THEM coming to you first with - HERE is what we intend to do IF.....KT....a,b,c. THEN ask you "Now if your health should happen to x,y,z - what are YOUR plans?" I agree with Marg, wholeheartedly. On the other side of the coin - they really need to take care of first things first. I also understand your reluctance to jump up and say "Well I have problem x and problem y." It seems to me in my experience that the minute you say too much about your health here? It's a done deal - and there really isn't ANY more <strong>help</strong> for your child like you would expect. It just becomes a social services watch-dog project. Cart before the horse scenario in my humble opinion. Maybe it's different elsewhere, but here in SC the minute you reach out a hand and say "I'm physically or mentally challenged and I want to raise a child?" It's like the people you reach out to ONLY heard I'm challenged. Then the powers that be move in, and "do what's right for the child" whether it's what is really right or not. I've seen it happen too many times. So as for me and my house? We did the best we could until we couldn't and it should NOT be that way. </p><p></p><p>Linda - I'm sorry about the line in the sand. Personally I'd add patio stones and tell them you see no stinking sand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 347243, member: 4964"] I think this is so backwards..... How about THEM coming to you first with - HERE is what we intend to do IF.....KT....a,b,c. THEN ask you "Now if your health should happen to x,y,z - what are YOUR plans?" I agree with Marg, wholeheartedly. On the other side of the coin - they really need to take care of first things first. I also understand your reluctance to jump up and say "Well I have problem x and problem y." It seems to me in my experience that the minute you say too much about your health here? It's a done deal - and there really isn't ANY more [B]help[/B] for your child like you would expect. It just becomes a social services watch-dog project. Cart before the horse scenario in my humble opinion. Maybe it's different elsewhere, but here in SC the minute you reach out a hand and say "I'm physically or mentally challenged and I want to raise a child?" It's like the people you reach out to ONLY heard I'm challenged. Then the powers that be move in, and "do what's right for the child" whether it's what is really right or not. I've seen it happen too many times. So as for me and my house? We did the best we could until we couldn't and it should NOT be that way. Linda - I'm sorry about the line in the sand. Personally I'd add patio stones and tell them you see no stinking sand. [/QUOTE]
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