tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post3455563571779111664..comments2023-06-09T11:29:31.120-04:00Comments on adopting through foster care: Better and worsefostermamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892654110641448023noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-13819782607420462542008-02-12T20:28:00.000-05:002008-02-12T20:28:00.000-05:00Hey there! I hope all is well and wanted to let yo...Hey there! I hope all is well and wanted to let you know I have a new placement. A baby boy born on Christmas. We picked him up from the hospital when he was 11 days old. I'm still kind of in shock. I have some questions when (and if) you come back to blogger land sometime soon. :)StarfishMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116973647460971984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-1919492957697991802008-02-10T12:01:00.000-05:002008-02-10T12:01:00.000-05:00How is everyone? Is everything still okay?How is everyone? Is everything still okay?Kikiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848190244660492116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-91587055573222826062008-02-07T13:20:00.000-05:002008-02-07T13:20:00.000-05:00It's been a while. How are you all?It's been a while. How are you all?SassyCupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093736219562358428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-87789141133600275242008-01-30T20:06:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:06:00.000-05:00How horrible that Niblet had to go through all of ...How horrible that Niblet had to go through all of that! I'm glad to read she is doing okay and that you have been able to visit. I hope she is doing even better by now.Clickin Mama Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128472861303140309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-28723893061452694172008-01-18T21:41:00.000-05:002008-01-18T21:41:00.000-05:00Gosh, I guess I haven't checked in in a while- I'm...Gosh, I guess I haven't checked in in a while- I'm crying right now- I'm so angry that this stuff happens. I was just thinking about our little Sweets, and this is exactly what terrifies me the most. We pour our hearts and souls into these babies and then can't do anything but hope they don't get broken. I should be used to the injustice by now, but it still slays me that the abusive birthparents have all the rights and foster parents have none. I'm glad Niblet is in a safe place with a conscientious aunt and uncle. I hope so much that she stays. Take care of you, too. <BR/>-Kate-starevelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799102632788052720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-78722418237197925702008-01-17T02:12:00.000-05:002008-01-17T02:12:00.000-05:00Wow. It never ceases to amaze me how f*cked up ou...Wow. It never ceases to amaze me how f*cked up our child welfare system's philosophy is. I'm amazed at all the foster parents out there that do what they do despite the system. You guys make such a difference. I've seen it in students I've taught through the years. You guys save lives.<BR/><BR/>And go, Niblet! Wonderful to see you get the healing and love you need and deserve.Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945111181624079347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-33520929291744020242008-01-16T18:19:00.000-05:002008-01-16T18:19:00.000-05:00I hope you all are having a great new year so far....I hope you all are having a great new year so far. Here's hoping Niblet is still safe and sound and doing well. I am heartbroken at what she went through - and you all as well. Hope Squeak is also thriving!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970587039785233118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-73899658724685217992008-01-03T01:09:00.000-05:002008-01-03T01:09:00.000-05:00Wow, I'm speechless at what you've learned of Nibb...Wow, I'm speechless at what you've learned of Nibblet's injuries and that the CPS workers ignored the warning signs presented to them and allowed this precoius girl to be so abused! <BR/><BR/>I'm so glad she's safe now and that you're able to visit her. How wonderful that you and your friends pulled things together to give her a nice Christmas. :)Overwhelmed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213476355485623906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-51104873023300612312007-12-30T15:40:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:40:00.000-05:00Sadness for the wounds Niblet unnecessarily endure...Sadness for the wounds Niblet unnecessarily endured, the broken system, the broken birth mother and father. Love, therapy, consistency...I hope these stay in her future.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581392888793642746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-32103938748291223662007-12-29T23:27:00.000-05:002007-12-29T23:27:00.000-05:00Poor Niblet.....I can't read your posts without fe...Poor Niblet.....I can't read your posts without feeling sick or that I might come un-glued. It is just so unfair for her!!!<BR/><BR/>Please let me know if and where I can send some money for her for Christmas:)Runergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291339804117324837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-11490625474970993272007-12-28T23:17:00.000-05:002007-12-28T23:17:00.000-05:00This is so sad. As both a former CPS worker and n...This is so sad. As both a former CPS worker and now a foster mom, it is heartbreaking. I know how horribly the system fails the kids when the workers are not on top of things.<BR/>Niblet is loved, which is the best remedy for any ailment. That love will help erase the scars so she can go on to become a strong woman. <BR/>And I recommend the media should further shennanigans occur. You can also write letters to the gov, mayor, etc, and have every person who's ever met Niblet join in the fight...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477543108055597027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-60792110941001299532007-12-27T23:01:00.000-05:002007-12-27T23:01:00.000-05:00I just started following your blog at your last en...I just started following your blog at your last entry.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I are in the process of being licensed as foster parents. The problems you are facing is what scares me the most about the whole situation. I can only imagine the heart break of loving a child just for her to go back to a home where she is abused. I am so sorry the system is the way it is. I AM glad she is in a loving home and she is being taken care of though. <BR/><BR/>I also wanted to add that they discussed "food hoarding" in our foster classes but it's totally different hearing "first hand" that it does happen in real life. Just breaks my heart.Patyrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001544727042582614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-25029786106030950452007-12-26T12:49:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:49:00.000-05:00I am so angry as well- poor Niblet was left by CPS...I am so angry as well- poor Niblet was left by CPS- they suck- and I hope that they do her right this time! And Yes go to the media if they don't it is just not right! I am sick of what has happened to her because of them. I am so happy you got to see her and that she is in a loving safe place!! Hopefully she will get to stay!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367614478917963052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-67355086358898461082007-12-24T23:21:00.000-05:002007-12-24T23:21:00.000-05:00I am without words. The fact that the aunt called...I am without words. The fact that the aunt called social services and they did nothing screams incompetence to me.<BR/><BR/>I am so happy to hear Niblet will be spending Christmas with folks that love her and want her to be with them. <BR/><BR/>I hope that Niblet is able to stay right where she is with no fear of seeing her 'birthparents' again.<BR/>Certainly, she deserves that much.Kikiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848190244660492116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-22727249189695721782007-12-24T10:37:00.000-05:002007-12-24T10:37:00.000-05:00OMG. I am beyond angry. Really. I am so sorry that...OMG. I am beyond angry. Really. I am so sorry that this happened to Niblet and I hope now she will have the loving family she deserves.<BR/><BR/>Also, please email me and let me know if there are things Niblet needs - I would be glad to send them.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954918065641135178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23062320.post-91548181253825237482007-12-23T22:56:00.000-05:002007-12-23T22:56:00.000-05:00Holy frakking Christ.That sounds so, so familiar.T...Holy frakking Christ.<BR/><BR/>That sounds so, so familiar.<BR/><BR/>The good part is that I can point to Huckle, who went throught similar things during reunification, and over a year later, he's almost okay. Not whole, maybe never whole, but he's strong and smart and dear and beloved.<BR/><BR/>I hate that things like this still happen.Maerlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045052250287649750noreply@blogger.com