Post by Dabeagle on Jun 17, 2017 23:34:17 GMT -5
So, short note. We, as a family, have been under a tremendous amount of pressure the last few weeks. Our oldest boys experimented in a way that is appropriate for their age but went a little far. Given that our youngest is still in the system until the adoption goes through, we were vilified as a family by our agency. Treated like criminals, given an onerous safety plan that was all bout agency ass-covering and not about safety of the child. We had serious fears about them taking him out of the home even though what occurred was before he arrived and he wasn't involved. The agency gave us rules like the kids couldn't be alone, eyes-on, etc. Our home became a prison for several days as I fought with the agency.
The kicker was one lady who, in a very condescending tone told me in her best 'retail manager' voice that her 'role in this is to ensure the safety of the child'. I told her 'He's living in my house and we're trying to adopt him. That's MY job.
So. That's why I haven't been around and why the posts were late and everything. I'm hoping we'll get this resolved and get the adoption done and then we are out of the foster care game.
The kicker was one lady who, in a very condescending tone told me in her best 'retail manager' voice that her 'role in this is to ensure the safety of the child'. I told her 'He's living in my house and we're trying to adopt him. That's MY job.
So. That's why I haven't been around and why the posts were late and everything. I'm hoping we'll get this resolved and get the adoption done and then we are out of the foster care game.
