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raising my granddaughter on 2007-12-31
In Reply to: Wasn't in the least bit mean. - MslaMT
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is that foster families that will take multiple siblings with potential problems from pregnancy-exposed drug children is that they are almost nonexistent.
The reality is that all the children would be placed in a group home situation and unless the parents get their act(s) together, the state will terminate parental rights to the children and the children group up together in a group home until the age of majority. Rarely are there adoptive parents willing to take all the siblings, either, so the kids can still be split up and then NEVER see each other again.
I know only one person who is an aunt who took all 3 of her sisters damaged children and the stress she is under in trying to "fix" and take care of these children is tremendous. She happens to be a kinship and certified foster care provider as well. There is no such thing as a life of her own, which is why a foster home willing to take multiple siblings from an environment such as this one is almost nonexistent.
Poor kids...it isn't their fault. I would rather see them go to several relatives who can maintain close contact among the siblings than sentence them growing up in a group home.
I also thought you took her comments out of context and were less than understanding of the situation. |
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