Sometimes the bad is the best.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/09/u...n.ap/index.html

__________________
Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

Oldfart,

An interesting case!

__________________
Eudaimonia

I saw the headline earlier & immediately thought the mother was in the wrong (being an adoptee myself) but reading the full story changed my mind.

Will the un-adoption do more harm than good? Parental love can be a strong motivating force.

__________________
Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

These are the kinds of cases that make you really think about the whole concept of child care in our society.

__________________
On the kinkometer, my kink measures as a sine wave.

yup^^
it’s surely not helping this kid to know that someone else wants to get rid of him. if she were truly committed, she’d have tried to find a way him help and keep the other children safe without un-adopting him. and if the state was truly committed, they’d have helped her.

"You don't want to throw somebody away," said Helen Briggs, a longtime foster mother. "But sometimes you have to."

that statement, about a 15 year old ferchristsake, makes me want to slap her, no matter how many awards she’s won for foster work. what a crappy thing to say.

__________________
Trees give peace to the souls of men * Nora Waln

The forest would be very quiet if no other birds sang than those who sing the best * Henry van Dyke

some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

Mixed feelings here... but one thing is for sure, I agree with wyndhy about how crappy it was to make that statement about throwing somebody away.

I'm sure that will do wonders toward helping this kids attitude. /sarcasm

__________________
Put me on wheels and I'll turn tricks.

Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
"The road goes ever on..." ~ Tolkien

In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

Whether the child is adopted or not, if a parent is unable to cope then in the interest of all the State should have some remedy.

__________________
Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

The other children in her home have a right to be safe. He has a right to have a home. Sometimes they can not be the same.

__________________

The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

Speaking of adoptees...I also am adopted. I have been trying to get a copy of my original birth certificate, but have been thwarted/rejected/discouraged by just about every legal means possible. California is such a "tight" state. Dadblastit!

__________________
Just be yourself. The rest will fall in line.

Oz used to be difficult, but now there are groups like "Jigsaw" who help people find their roots.

__________________
Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

Hmmmm...I'll give a shot. Thanks OF!

__________________
Just be yourself. The rest will fall in line.