I am happy to "deal" with visitations and such. You really should read the rest of my blog. Are you bitter because you had children taken?? DCS may be broke but their are many good people out here taking care of children that their own parents can't take care of right now. I hope "mom" gets the babies back if she wants them but right now she is in no position to take care of them. You are only showing one side of foster care and one side of anything can influence a feeling. Where would some children be without foster care?
It won't stay up long but here's what I said back in regards to this post...I'm sure it will stay up here!!!
Divotdawg said...
Why would you say that LK is ignorant? I don't get it. All he said was just deal with it. Really, what other choice do you have besides give the babies back? Ignorance comes in many different forms. I know more about CPS and the foster care system than I ever wanted to know. CPS is corrupt and so is foster care. If you want to call me ignorant, then apparently YOU haven't done very much research yourself. There's 2 sides to every story (no, make that 3) so why should I take your side over the bio parents or social workers? You tell us what you want us to hear and that does not necessarily mean it's accurate. All you have to do is Google these names...
Just to name a few children killed at the hands of their foster care providers. I can give you like 10,000 more names if you want me to. I can also give you a couple of names where CPS failed to protect...
Danieal Kelly Emma Thompson
Those two are very recent deaths of children where CPS was involved. The social workers in charge of the Danieal Kelly case are now being charged. Please don't tell us that we're ignorant. We are not. Way too many children are removed from safe, loving homes because they bring in the big bucks from ASFA, Title IV-E funding, Medicaid, Medicaid fraud and child support. In many cases, the children also receive WIC, food stamps, free therapy, free clothes and toys (because God knows the foster carers aren't going to part with THEIR money for it), and social security/disability payments.
Oh, I know this won't stay up long and I know exactly what you're going to say back because I've heard it all before...
I do it for love. I don't make any money. I barely get enough to feed them. I buy their clothes and toys. I don't get reimbursed for it. You get anywhere from $600 to $900 per month/per child. You have at least 2 foster children. At the very least you make $1,200 a month, not including the food stamps, etc. That's more than most biological parents make combined each month.
I've been on tons of foster blogs where they're all pissed off because they haven't received their reimbursement check and it's, God forbid, one day late!
So we're NOT ignorant. We've done our research. We devote a lot of time, effort and energy into raising awareness. Already CPS is turning on you, accusing YOU of abuse when you claim it's not true. Well, if they're lying about you then what makes you so sure they're not lying about the child abuse allegations against the children's real parents? It's like rescuing a snake and then being surprised when it bites you. What exactly do you expect?
She's the ignorant one here, LK. Apparently she doesn't do any research herself or else she'd know why we feel the way we do towards foster care hype and bullshit. I'm quite sure my response will not stay up for very long and she'll have something really crappy to say, that's why I posted it on here a few minutes ago. I can just hear what she has to say now. I've heard it all before. Wait until CPS really turns up the heat on allegations of abuse on them. I bet she'll start researching then to find out how to fight it. Maybe then she won't go around accusing people of ignorance because maybe she will then be enlightened.
I do find it ironic that all foster care providers bitch over the children's visitation with their bio parents. It's like THEIR needs are the only ones that matter. They can't be inconvenienced not one damn bit. So why in God's name do they become foster care providers?
OMG, I know! It's for the big bucks they make off of it! I seem to keep forgetting that (heavy on the sarcasm).
I am happy to "deal" with visitations and such. You really should read the rest of my blog. Are you bitter because you had children taken?? DCS may be broke but their are many good people out here taking care of children that their own parents can't take care of right now. I hope "mom" gets the babies back if she wants them but right now she is in no position to take care of them. You are only showing one side of foster care and one side of anything can influence a feeling. Where would some children be without foster care?
ReplyDeleteIt won't stay up long but here's what I said back in regards to this post...I'm sure it will stay up here!!!
ReplyDeleteDivotdawg said...
Why would you say that LK is ignorant? I don't get it. All he said was just deal with it. Really, what other choice do you have besides give the babies back? Ignorance comes in many different forms. I know more about CPS and the foster care system than I ever wanted to know. CPS is corrupt and so is foster care. If you want to call me ignorant, then apparently YOU haven't done very much research yourself. There's 2 sides to every story (no, make that 3) so why should I take your side over the bio parents or social workers? You tell us what you want us to hear and that does not necessarily mean it's accurate. All you have to do is Google these names...
Marcus Fiesel
Haley Gray
Adrianna Payne
Tyler Payne
Hassani Campbell
Krya Zabuh
Trymain Peters
Just to name a few children killed at the hands of their foster care providers. I can give you like 10,000 more names if you want me to. I can also give you a couple of names where CPS failed to protect...
Danieal Kelly
Emma Thompson
Those two are very recent deaths of children where CPS was involved. The social workers in charge of the Danieal Kelly case are now being charged. Please don't tell us that we're ignorant. We are not. Way too many children are removed from safe, loving homes because they bring in the big bucks from ASFA, Title IV-E funding, Medicaid, Medicaid fraud and child support. In many cases, the children also receive WIC, food stamps, free therapy, free clothes and toys (because God knows the foster carers aren't going to part with THEIR money for it), and social security/disability payments.
Oh, I know this won't stay up long and I know exactly what you're going to say back because I've heard it all before...
I do it for love. I don't make any money. I barely get enough to feed them. I buy their clothes and toys. I don't get reimbursed for it. You get anywhere from $600 to $900 per month/per child. You have at least 2 foster children. At the very least you make $1,200 a month, not including the food stamps, etc. That's more than most biological parents make combined each month.
I've been on tons of foster blogs where they're all pissed off because they haven't received their reimbursement check and it's, God forbid, one day late!
So we're NOT ignorant. We've done our research. We devote a lot of time, effort and energy into raising awareness. Already CPS is turning on you, accusing YOU of abuse when you claim it's not true. Well, if they're lying about you then what makes you so sure they're not lying about the child abuse allegations against the children's real parents? It's like rescuing a snake and then being surprised when it bites you. What exactly do you expect?
She's the ignorant one here, LK. Apparently she doesn't do any research herself or else she'd know why we feel the way we do towards foster care hype and bullshit. I'm quite sure my response will not stay up for very long and she'll have something really crappy to say, that's why I posted it on here a few minutes ago. I can just hear what she has to say now. I've heard it all before. Wait until CPS really turns up the heat on allegations of abuse on them. I bet she'll start researching then to find out how to fight it. Maybe then she won't go around accusing people of ignorance because maybe she will then be enlightened.
ReplyDeleteI do find it ironic that all foster care providers bitch over the children's visitation with their bio parents. It's like THEIR needs are the only ones that matter. They can't be inconvenienced not one damn bit. So why in God's name do they become foster care providers?
OMG, I know! It's for the big bucks they make off of it! I seem to keep forgetting that (heavy on the sarcasm).