well i know people that it took and act of congress to
get custody of a child. of course here in jawjah, the
gov. agency that oversees this sorta thing is under
quite a bit of public scrutany becouse the have placed
kids into homes where they were later hurt and in a
couple of instances were killed.
we r certainly not in kansas, dorethy.
--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I knew what you where saying - we must have had
> the same spelling =
> teacher - Grin. Actually, getting custody of her was
> fairly simple. What =
> was next to impossible was getting the county to
> take responisibilty for =
> her - that how I got her - it was easier to get
> custody of her than get =
> her in foster care with me as the foster home. Then
> I could have adopted =
> her this year. But the county would have had to pay
> me - they much =
> perferred I just get custody her and leave them out.
> Her lawyer - =
> guardian ad litem - took care of everything, both
> parents signed her =
> over to me - both refused to pay any kind of child
> support. The lawyer =
> was free, in fact the whole process was free for me
> - sure the county =
> paid the bill. The lawyer did one 1 home visit and
> found it a nice but =
> small home. The kids and I hooted over that. I
> couldn't even claim her =
> on taxes last year! Alex is doing really well, no
> more bed wetting, she =
> lost some weight, and we got thru the "terrible
> two's" - lasted about =
> month and half - we have family counseling and
> individual consueling. =
> She took 11th grade English in summer school - made
> a 98 - so now is is =
> a senior just like Amber, and she is finally less
> velcored to Amber and =
> me. For awhile she was just like a baby about
> letting me out of sight. =
> As soon as I wnet in my room and closed the door -
> she was there =
> knocking to see if I was there, and would so every
> half hour - but =
> slowly she is getting over being abandoned and
> knowing I won't leave. =
> Told her she was stuck with me thru her
> grandchrildren at least. GRIN.=20
>
>
> Trisha
>
>
> > should have been hoops, not hops tp jump through
> > --- ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > oh, trish, what you are doing is great and i
> commend
> > > you, but there are lots of people doing what is
> > > right.
> > > not enough i will agree, but, more would do it
> if
> > > our
> > > governments did not make it next to impossible
> to
> > > do.
> > > remember all the hops you were made to jump
> through.
> > >
> > > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Hi Kyle,
> > > >
> > > > The only thing I have against
> guns, is
> > > > the false feeling of =3D
> > > > security they give people. It is one thing to
> own
> > > a
> > > > gun - its another to =3D
> > > > be able to shoot someone. Now having said that
> - I
> > > > believe any action =3D
> > > > against guns is another just putting out fires
> > > > rather than solving the =3D
> > > > problem. The problem is/are people. Guns are
> no
> > > more
> > > > harmful than ice =3D
> > > > picks, butcher knives, fists, baseball bats
> and
> > > > cars. Anything can =3D
> > > > become a weapon in the hands of person. We
> have
> > > > advanced weapons and =3D
> > > > Cave man brains. Frankly, we don't need to
> outlaw
> > > > guns we need to outlaw =3D
> > > > people. That would solve the gun problem.
> About
> > > > 10,000 years ago we =3D
> > > > almost became extinct - we have never lived in
> > > peace
> > > > - not even with our =3D
> > > > most beloved, I am highly curious how long it
> will
> > > > take us to get to a =3D
> > > > higher level of thinking - than me, mine, and
> > > screw
> > > > you. This has come =3D
> > > > more clear since I got custody of Alex -
> people
> > > are
> > > > giving me a halo for =3D
> > > > what is just the proper thing to do. They
> can't
> > > > understand taking a =3D
> > > > child in to begin with - then the fact I don't
> get
> > > > any renumeration is =3D
> > > > so beyond their thinking that I an really
> > > considered
> > > > odd, or very =3D
> > > > angelic. I just think if we placed a little
> less
> > > > emphasis on us and our =3D
> > > > belongings - and gave that little emphasis to
> > > caring
> > > > for others - there =3D
> > > > would be less death, fewer suicides, less
> crime,
> > > > etc. Of course, I know =3D
> > > > I am naive and stupid to think such stuff, and
> > > even
> > > > more naive and =3D
> > > > stupid to live like that. I must have gotten
> off
> > > on
> > > > the wrong planet for =3D>=20
> > > > this lifetime. LOL
> > > >
> > > > And I looked up the numbers - and I
> keep
> > > > coming up with 8 million legal =3D
> > > > handguns - which is about 1/3 of the
> population. I
> > > > wonder what the =3D
> > > > number and percent of illegal guns and gun
> owners
> > > > there are.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Trisha
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Trisha, the percentage of Americans owning
> > > > firearms for protection is =3D
> > > > on the
> > > > > rise--particularly among women. Most "think
> > > > tanks"--liberal &
> > > > > conservative--attribute this to a general
> > > feeling
> > > > of insecurity post =3D
> > > > 9/11
> > > > > and, to a lesser degree, a ruling in Federal
> > > Court
> > > > (California) =3D
> > > > stating that
> > > > > police agencies are NOT bound to protect
> > > > individuals from harm (upheld =3D
> > > > on
> > > > > appeal). In a nutshell, what this means is
> that
> > > > LE officers do not =3D
> > > > have to
> > > > > put themselves in harm's way to prevent a
> > > violent
> > > > crime. This stemmed =3D
> > > > from
> > > > > a case where a California woman was being
> > > stalked
> > > > and threatened by =3D
> > > > her
> > > > > ex-husband. He ignored restraining orders
> and
> > > her
> > > > requests for =3D
> > > > "police
> > > > > protection" were denied. She then requested
> a
> > > > permit to carry a =3D
> > > > handgun,
> > > > > citing viable reason, and that request was
> also
> > > > denied. The long and =3D
> > > > short
> > > > > of it was that her ex ended up killing her,
> the
> > > > family brought suit =3D
> > > > against
> > > > > the state and the courts decreed, through
> > > several
> > > > appeals, that the
> > > > > "government" has no inherent duty to protect
> > > > individual lives. I can
>
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