tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post5158309448727818571..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Stuth Granddaughter Returned HomeLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-2525772664732729772009-01-18T13:52:00.000-05:002009-01-18T13:52:00.000-05:00Lorraine, here is info about CASA/GAL volunteer pr...Lorraine, here is info about CASA/GAL volunteer program in Ohio:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ohiocasa.org/default.aspxmaybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067284504038707207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-54611024356853407222009-01-16T19:48:00.000-05:002009-01-16T19:48:00.000-05:00Washington State social services thought they were...Washington State social services thought they were going to make a quick buck off of adopting this little girl out, in lieu of our federal government who gives out <BR/>monies to the states for tearing<BR/>families apart. <BR/><BR/>They thought they could do it to<BR/>this family BUT the family fought <BR/>back, and won. <BR/><BR/>I am thinking if this little girl was still with the mother, would the child still be in their family?<BR/>I seriously, doubt she would, thankfully this loving family fought and won it doesn't happen enough. <BR/><BR/>thanks for reporting the happy news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-81243669715549537372009-01-16T18:01:00.000-05:002009-01-16T18:01:00.000-05:00That's great :-)Have to add that, from what I've r...That's great :-)<BR/>Have to add that, from what I've read, I should bloody well think so, too. <BR/> <BR/>(Your 'washing machine' theory reminds me of "Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." – Psa 51:7)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-8824605251051014502009-01-16T17:38:00.000-05:002009-01-16T17:38:00.000-05:00This is very good news! Thanks for following up on...This is very good news! Thanks for following up on this story. The kid and her family are the real winners, and the screwed-up child welfare system loses one for a change.maryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820185286946511471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-9938859609777144072009-01-16T17:23:00.000-05:002009-01-16T17:23:00.000-05:00This is great news, not only for the little girl a...This is great news, not only for the little girl and her grandparents but for all dependent children who have relatives wanting to care for them and for their relatives.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately too many social workers have followed what I called the "Washing Machine theory" of child welfare when I practiced family law years ago. SWs claimed that putting a child in a completely new environment would cleanse him from his sordid background and he would start life anew. Of course this never worked. The track record on kids raised in stranger foster care is horrible. Few even graduate from high school.<BR/><BR/>Placing dependent children with relatives is not only good policy,it saves states money because payments to stranger foster parents are typically much higher than payments to relatives. Stranger foster parents are often in it for the money and hold out for "bonus" payments claiming the children have "special needs". Relatives take kids as they are and don't demand extra money.Jane Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669797756463841249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-38190181580112721752009-01-16T17:00:00.000-05:002009-01-16T17:00:00.000-05:00Where is your area?Where is your area?Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-9910122881772309982009-01-16T16:12:00.000-05:002009-01-16T16:12:00.000-05:00The guardian ad litem provided misinformation? Th...The guardian ad litem provided misinformation? <BR/><BR/>That is interesting...in my area, pretty much anyone can volunteer to be a guardian ad litem, I checked into it at one point. They do screen and train etc., but there is no formal educational requirements, and it's only a voluneer job. I can see how these folks could offer very wrong information based on their own biased views and lack of education.maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067284504038707207noreply@blogger.com