I finished Class number four of foster parent training last night and once again, my heart breaks for these poor little cherubs who've had to shoulder so much pain and suffering in their young lives. Sigh...the case studies we discussed last night really seriously make me want to cry. Little kids who've been molested by mom's boyfriend and then put into foster care because mom chose the boyfriend over her own child; children who don't even know how to bathe because they've been so badly neglected; And kids who hoarde food because they have no idea what stability is since they've been in five or six different foster homes over the course of their young lives. It's just ridiculously sad that this could happen to an adult, let alone an innocent child.
Okay ladies (and gentlemen), here's a message for you: Caring for a child is a true gift and if you're not ready for it .... then don't do it! Hello people. You have options. Women still have the legal option to terminate a pregnancy and there are Safe Haven laws in just about every state. If you do actually give birth and can't care for the baby, you can take advantage of the many social services available to you. Please ladies. Do the right thing by your children. They didn't ask to be born so you need to do the responsible thing and make sure they have the healthy happy future they deserve.
And that would be my public service announcement for the day. You may now carry on with your regularly scheduled programming.
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