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Somebody called CPS on me and now I'm worried
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 645613" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Unless you have dog poop smeared all over t he house, CPS has no interest in your housecleaning. When I worked at Head Start, we had two people from Child Protective Services out to talk to us and they basically told us it is nearly impossible to take a child away from a parent, unless there is neglect or bruises all over the child. They talked to us at Head Start because so many of the kids who attended were obviously not well taken care of, but they could not do anything about it. If we reported that a father said he'd slap the piss out of a kid, they couldn't do anything unless the father actually DID it and we saw bruises, for example. And a kid coming to school in ragetty clothes or sandals in the winter could not get a judge to remove a child from his parent. Parents may be asked to attend parenting classes...it almost never goes further than that and maybe a social worker coming over once in a while. That's the rare exception. The judge has the final word and no judge would terminate parental rights over anything other than huge, continuous problems or sexual abuse. When you are a foster parent you learn about CPS because everyone calls CPS on you...lol.</p><p></p><p>Cooperate with CPS. Do NOT have an attitude. Agree that you have a problem and do whatever they tell you to do. It may have to do with daughter's school attendance. I've had CPS workers walk in and say "cya" and walk out because it was clear there was nothing bad going on. My house was never clean. I had five kids at one time in a very small house. They don't care about the size of your home or if a boyfriend lives there. They are looking for abuse...sexual or physical...and neglect, as in the child is not fed. Keep nourishing food in the house. Be sure to have all the psychiatrist names and numbers handy. And don't worry. The only time they REALLY get upset is if there are allegations of sexual abuse. THAT will get them going. They also have arrogant workers, as a rule, and you have to treat them respectfully and with sincerity.</p><p></p><p>I can not tell you how many times CPS was called on us because everyone knew we were "fosters" and everyone knows "foster mothers who take in children of color" are THAT kind of foster mom...all we care about is a the HUGE paycheck we get from the State and we abuse all our kids, making them slaves. We became friendly with a few workers and were on a first name basis. If you have nothing to hide, just cooperate and act like you have nothing to hide. Most CPS calls are unfounded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 645613, member: 1550"] Unless you have dog poop smeared all over t he house, CPS has no interest in your housecleaning. When I worked at Head Start, we had two people from Child Protective Services out to talk to us and they basically told us it is nearly impossible to take a child away from a parent, unless there is neglect or bruises all over the child. They talked to us at Head Start because so many of the kids who attended were obviously not well taken care of, but they could not do anything about it. If we reported that a father said he'd slap the piss out of a kid, they couldn't do anything unless the father actually DID it and we saw bruises, for example. And a kid coming to school in ragetty clothes or sandals in the winter could not get a judge to remove a child from his parent. Parents may be asked to attend parenting classes...it almost never goes further than that and maybe a social worker coming over once in a while. That's the rare exception. The judge has the final word and no judge would terminate parental rights over anything other than huge, continuous problems or sexual abuse. When you are a foster parent you learn about CPS because everyone calls CPS on you...lol. Cooperate with CPS. Do NOT have an attitude. Agree that you have a problem and do whatever they tell you to do. It may have to do with daughter's school attendance. I've had CPS workers walk in and say "cya" and walk out because it was clear there was nothing bad going on. My house was never clean. I had five kids at one time in a very small house. They don't care about the size of your home or if a boyfriend lives there. They are looking for abuse...sexual or physical...and neglect, as in the child is not fed. Keep nourishing food in the house. Be sure to have all the psychiatrist names and numbers handy. And don't worry. The only time they REALLY get upset is if there are allegations of sexual abuse. THAT will get them going. They also have arrogant workers, as a rule, and you have to treat them respectfully and with sincerity. I can not tell you how many times CPS was called on us because everyone knew we were "fosters" and everyone knows "foster mothers who take in children of color" are THAT kind of foster mom...all we care about is a the HUGE paycheck we get from the State and we abuse all our kids, making them slaves. We became friendly with a few workers and were on a first name basis. If you have nothing to hide, just cooperate and act like you have nothing to hide. Most CPS calls are unfounded. [/QUOTE]
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