It has taken me over a week since the Penn State scandal broke to attempt to bring my anger under control and attempt to present a reasoned response to it. I will not say some anger may find its way into this blog entry as it remains but I will attempt to keep it under [...]
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This week, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act to protect children in foster care from ending up on the streets. The bill features a section dedicated to protecting and providing support to LGBT youth. In a statement, Kerry said preparing for and planning responses to youth homelessness is vital, [...]
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Florida joins the 21st century and the other 49 states plus Washington DC!! EVERY Child deserves a loving, nurturing, caring parents whether they be straight, gay or lesbian. NO child deserves to be held a “legal” orphan hostage to the system because of this issue. I know some reading this may not agree with me. However, as one [...]
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Sixty years ago today, in the early hours of the morning, a young nineteen year old unwed woman gave birth to her first child…a son. She spent most of her pregnancy in a home for unwed mothers as her father would not, as he said, allow a bastard child in his house. She was uneducated [...]
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Imagine going through life being told you are not worthy to be loved…you are “unadoptable” and left to be on your own! I find the story below from CNN a happy ending story, however it is a shame that it took so long for it to happen…this man’s life to this point may have been [...]
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My blog normally includes articles written by me or others I find on the Internet about foster care, thus the title of my blog. However I am so proud of the youth here in my hometown community of Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnasota that I just have to share this story beyond our area. In the [...]
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When dealing with the subject of child welfare, whether it is Child Protective Services, foster care or adoption, one cannot sidestep this issue. I also realize for a number of people this is a very controversial subject. I further realize that for some the answer would be an immediate and resounding NO! I have never [...]
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Prelude to the letter…what generated it: Our relationship over the years following the initial meeting was strained at best. We had never developed a mother/son relationship. Of course, I had not expected that, since at 36 I did not need a mother to raise me. The relationship we had developed would be destroyed Christmas night [...]
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