It makes no sense...
My heart is so sad tonight....a wonderful family has been broken apart. A foster family has lost three of their children; children they nutured and loved as they did their own biological children. To see this foster mother with these children was to see true love. I never saw her scold, say an unkind word or even glance disapprovingly at any of these children. She is a beautiful woman both inside and out. A true role model.
Because it is their mandate, the Ministry aims to re-unite children with their biological parents. That all sounds really great but are the children's best interests taken into consideration? Consider these three little ones; they lived in a home filled with love, they were taken to a choice school and they participated in extra curricular activities that included dance. These kids were CARED for; they are now back with their biological mother who might be capable of loving them (but how is that possible when she's been apart from them for their entire lives?) but can she CARE for them? I can't possibly see how this new arrangement can even touch what these children had with their foster parents. Parents that loved them so much they wanted to adopt them. Parents that have cared for these kids since they were babies. Parents who have already raised more than 5 other children!
My heart is so full. I feel for this foster family; my heart breaks for the parents, the siblings, the cousins and aunts and uncles. So sad.
My heart breaks for the life that these little ones will lead. I doubt they'll be able to stay with their real mom for long as old habits are hard to break and so they will get put back into foster care. Unfortunately, they won't be placed with the family they already know and love...they'll get a new family. How will they ever learn to trust? How can they ever let their hearts feel love again with the fear that they will be betrayed again. How can this happen?
In a world where there are so many dysfunctional families, why would anyone take children from a loving, caring, functional one and place them in an unfamiliar environment with a 'family' they don't know? Just because blood is thicker than water doesn't mean that it always gets to win.
I pray for these sweet children and hope that all the love and nuturing their foster family has given them will carry them through the hard times. I hope these kids can beat the odds and come out on top!
Stupid ministry!
Because it is their mandate, the Ministry aims to re-unite children with their biological parents. That all sounds really great but are the children's best interests taken into consideration? Consider these three little ones; they lived in a home filled with love, they were taken to a choice school and they participated in extra curricular activities that included dance. These kids were CARED for; they are now back with their biological mother who might be capable of loving them (but how is that possible when she's been apart from them for their entire lives?) but can she CARE for them? I can't possibly see how this new arrangement can even touch what these children had with their foster parents. Parents that loved them so much they wanted to adopt them. Parents that have cared for these kids since they were babies. Parents who have already raised more than 5 other children!
My heart is so full. I feel for this foster family; my heart breaks for the parents, the siblings, the cousins and aunts and uncles. So sad.
My heart breaks for the life that these little ones will lead. I doubt they'll be able to stay with their real mom for long as old habits are hard to break and so they will get put back into foster care. Unfortunately, they won't be placed with the family they already know and love...they'll get a new family. How will they ever learn to trust? How can they ever let their hearts feel love again with the fear that they will be betrayed again. How can this happen?
In a world where there are so many dysfunctional families, why would anyone take children from a loving, caring, functional one and place them in an unfamiliar environment with a 'family' they don't know? Just because blood is thicker than water doesn't mean that it always gets to win.
I pray for these sweet children and hope that all the love and nuturing their foster family has given them will carry them through the hard times. I hope these kids can beat the odds and come out on top!
Stupid ministry!
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