OT-Court update

I am so flippin mad I could spit tacks! First, let me tell you this. There are 10 -- YES TEN - YES TEN - YES TEN attorneys appointed to this case. ALL SUPPORTED BY YOU AND ME THE TAXPAYER. ~~~the children have three attorneys ~~~father #1 has a court appointed attorney ~~~father #2 has a court appointed attorney ~~~because the paternity from father #1 is not 100%, unknown father also has a court appointed attorney ~~~then there is the drug addict, crack smokin, heroin using, not feeding my babies and beating them mother who also has a court appointed attorney, the rest of the attys represent CPS and the county. So, no trial today even though the court is full of attorneys. There is a mediation hearing scheduled for next week and if mediation cannot work out the placement of the children with their grandparents (whom CPS has already determined unfit because they have abuse history to and they have 4 childern of their own, one is in a group home, one was pregnant 15 or 16 by a 30 year old and none of the 4 kids made it past 9th grade in school) then a new trial date is set for May 3rd. UUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH freakin UUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH is what I have to say!

I am so sorry Jen, but please remember you are pregnant and getting this upset is not good for you! Take care of yourself, I completely feel for you. I could not stand by and go through what you go through. I get so upset when I hear about drugs, children, abuse, bad parents. It just makes me crazy. Life should not be like this for children, who are a gift from God. ~Norma~

I am taking care of myself .. protein protein protein and vitamin supplements. I feel like a vitamin junkie! Thanks God Bless! Jen

Jen, I am sorry you are going through this. These kids are so lucky to have you in their lives.... Hugs Chris

Thanks Chris and I am blessed to have them! God Bless! Jen

I am praying for you Jen and your family. Remember God is in control. Julie

Thanks Julie, why can't I be in control. Oh wouldn't the world really be a mess then God Bless! Jen

Aww, Jen... My heart is broken for you right now. But Norma is right...you cannot let yourself get terribly worked up because Faith needs you to stay healthy, too. These babies just belong to you, lady, and I pray that's where they end up! I do not pray much anymore but I WILL pray for this! All my love, Jersey

Thanks Jersey, My health is pretty good, since I have upped my supplements, I am feeling better. I will take care of Faith. I am waiting for her to wake up. She has been really, really, really active from midnight on. I want to poke her and tell her to go nite nite! Thanks for the prayers! God Bless! Jen

Jen--- I can't post much anymore, but your story ( I lurk and follow) also has me upset....not mad, more like sad- For many years my husband and I couldn't get pg (PCOS--you KNOW the drill). We are godparents to lovely girls who were a public foster adopt and they had such a great experience (though they were number 9 & 10 to be taken from this birth mother)that we decided to do the same. Long story short--we were very upset by many of the "reunification" stories we heard in our foster class. 1 in particular---a drug addicted mother who lost her son at 2 months(he was born addicted, too) and was reunified with him at age 2+ years after she cleaned herself up. Everyone was happy and praising her...and I was glad she was clean and had a meaningful life.....but all I could think of was how someone else had mothered that boy for over 2 years and then had to give him up! Hello! bonding?!? I couldn't stop wondering about the baby and how he must have cried and cried for the people he knew to be his parents..They were potential adoptive parents that thought they had a 'low risk' foster-adopt. No one hardly mentioned them....it seemed the whole story was the Bio mom and her struggles...all I could think of was what price everyone else paid.... We decided we couldn't take the risk and never acted on our foster license-----I went on a big ole diety-diet and got preggers about 6 months later.... Presently, we'd still love to adopt locally, but we are just too fearful...social services was very clear that their main mandate is to reunify not to find adoptive parents...we get it, but it's not for us....if a baby is in our home, it's gotta be 'ours'!!!!! Either way this goes (and I'm praying it's in your favor) I thank you for parenting these children...they must feel soooo loved! Cathy