Posted in adoption, Advocating for special needs, children, communication, Education, elderly, Faith, family, foster parenting, health, help, kids, mental and physical health, parenting, religion, special needs, stress, well-being on May 19th, 2008
Here is a story i could sink my teeth into since i am the parent of several special needs children. A young boy, by the name of Adam Race, has been banned from the church that he has attended since 1996. He has been banned because he is autistic, and is very large. He has [...]
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Posted in baby, Celebration, children, death, emotions, family, Family Time, foster parenting, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Heart to heart, Holiday Blues, holidays, Honor, husband, kids, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, mom, mother, Mother's Day, music, parenting, religion, Remembering, sadness, safety on May 10th, 2008
Today I went to a mother/daughter celebration sponsored by a church ladies group. I celebrated motherhood with two of my daughters and with my granddaughter as well as my mother and one of my sisters. It was great. We had a good time, we took pictures, we played games had good music and food…but, [...]
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Posted in children, communication, emergency, family, foster parenting, home, hospital, Impact, law enforcement, legal, mental and physical health on Apr 28th, 2008
Here is a news item that will make your head spin. Think you are a good parent? What if you made a simple, honest mistake? Do you understand that a simple misunderstanding could cause you to loose the custody of your child to a government agency…even for just a few days? Child Protective [...]
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Posted in adoption, Advocating for special needs, baby, children, Education, foster parenting, Frustration, grandchildren, kids, law enforcement, parenting, pregnancy, school, Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2008
There are alot of things in life that are disappointing. Parenting is one of those areas in life where we really desire and expect to excell. I don’t know why we expect things to turn out well when there is no exact parenting plan to follow. When a child is full grown and turns [...]
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There have been reports allegedly linking a woman from Colorado, to the reports of abuse in the case of young woman and children in the Texas sect of Fundalmentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who practice polygamy. This same woman, Rozita Swinton, has been accused of filing false reports as recently as April 16 in [...]
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Posted in baby, bride, children, Faith, Fear, foster parenting, help, husband, kids, mental and physical health, mom, mother, pain and misery, power, sadness, safety, Teen Pregnancy, trauma on Apr 12th, 2008
Say what you want about “religous” groups that segregate themselves away from society…but, the children are the innocents in those situations; the children involved in the Fundalmentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are probably going to end up in foster care en masse. There have been claims of physical, sexual, spiritual and emotional [...]
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Posted in children, foster parenting on Jan 15th, 2008
The fostering system in America is not perfect. It has so many problems and loopholes that at times if you are in the system, as a social worker, health care professional, court personel, foster parent, biological parent or a foster (child) the system appears to resemble swiss cheese! Still, the need for foster homes is [...]
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Posted in foster parenting on Sep 22nd, 2007
Have you ever met someone who you know is doing something that is meant for good; but, you aren’t sure about their motivation or their effectiveness? While fostering for 18 plus years, i have met several that i had cause to stop and ponder about. Foster parenting is a very important job. You [...]
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