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.
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 =
> > > security they give people. It is one thing to own
> > a
> > > gun - its another to =
> > > be able to shoot someone. Now having said that - I
> > > believe any action =
> > > against guns is another just putting out fires
> > > rather than solving the =
> > > problem. The problem is/are people. Guns are no
> > more
> > > harmful than ice =
> > > picks, butcher knives, fists, baseball bats and
> > > cars. Anything can =
> > > become a weapon in the hands of person. We have
> > > advanced weapons and =
> > > Cave man brains. Frankly, we don't need to outlaw
> > > guns we need to outlaw =
> > > people. That would solve the gun problem. About
> > > 10,000 years ago we =
> > > almost became extinct - we have never lived in
> > peace
> > > - not even with our =
> > > most beloved, I am highly curious how long it will
> > > take us to get to a =
> > > higher level of thinking - than me, mine, and
> > screw
> > > you. This has come =
> > > more clear since I got custody of Alex - people
> > are
> > > giving me a halo for =
> > > what is just the proper thing to do. They can't
> > > understand taking a =
> > > child in to begin with - then the fact I don't get
> > > any renumeration is =
> > > so beyond their thinking that I an really
> > considered
> > > odd, or very =
> > > angelic. I just think if we placed a little less
> > > emphasis on us and our =
> > > belongings - and gave that little emphasis to
> > caring
> > > for others - there =
> > > would be less death, fewer suicides, less crime,
> > > etc. Of course, I know =
> > > I am naive and stupid to think such stuff, and
> > even
> > > more naive and =
> > > stupid to live like that. I must have gotten off
> > on
> > > the wrong planet for =>
> > > this lifetime. LOL
> > >
> > > And I looked up the numbers - and I keep
> > > coming up with 8 million legal =
> > > handguns - which is about 1/3 of the population. I
> > > wonder what the =
> > > number and percent of illegal guns and gun owners
> > > there are.
> > >
> > >
> > Trisha
> > >
> > >
> > > > Trisha, the percentage of Americans owning
> > > firearms for protection is =
> > > on the
> > > > rise--particularly among women. Most "think
> > > tanks"--liberal &
> > > > conservative--attribute this to a general
> > feeling
> > > of insecurity post =
> > > 9/11
> > > > and, to a lesser degree, a ruling in Federal
> > Court
> > > (California) =
> > > stating that
> > > > police agencies are NOT bound to protect
> > > individuals from harm (upheld =
> > > on
> > > > appeal). In a nutshell, what this means is that
> > > LE officers do not =
> > > have to
> > > > put themselves in harm's way to prevent a
> > violent
> > > crime. This stemmed =
> > > from
> > > > a case where a California woman was being
> > stalked
> > > and threatened by =
> > > her
> > > > ex-husband. He ignored restraining orders and
> > her
> > > requests for =
> > > "police
> > > > protection" were denied. She then requested a
> > > permit to carry a =
> > > handgun,
> > > > citing viable reason, and that request was also
> > > denied. The long and =
> > > short
> > > > of it was that her ex ended up killing her, the
> > > family brought suit =
> > > against
> > > > the state and the courts decreed, through
> > several
> > > appeals, that the
> > > > "government" has no inherent duty to protect
> > > individual lives. I can
> > > > provide details when I get time later, if anyone
> > > wants.
> > > >=20
> > > > Kyle
> > > >=20
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 7:33 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: documentary
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > Hi Deri,
> > > >=20
> > > > You said just what I thought!! - Also since
> > the
> > > feds have a well =
> > > equipped
> > > > military - not sure what a handgun can do
> > against
> > > a tank or APC, or =
> > > Hummer -
> > > > macine gun, etc. I am sure the founders never
> > > imagined the kind of =
> > > weapons
> > > > we have today or we would all have the
> > > constitutional right to a bomb
> > > > shelter, and mandatory military service. I am
> > > truly curious what =
> > > actual
> > > > percentage of Amercian own a gun - beyond the
> > > military and police, =
> > > FBI, CIA
> > > > and other alphabet soup agencies.
> > > >=20
> > > > How are things across the pond these days?
> > > >=20
> > > > Trisha
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > > On Thursday 21 Aug 2003 4:38 pm, you wrote:
> > > > > > as far as gun control. putting all the bs
> > > about
> > > > > > hunting and sceet shooting aside where it
> > > should be.
> > > > > > the founders put gun ownership in so the
> > > future>=20
> > > > > > oppresive governments could be overthrown.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm, difficult to fight off Poison Gas and
> > other
> > > WMD (which your gov =
> > > has)
> > > > with
> > > > > handguns, at the time the founders wrote that
> > > they were saying the
> > > > populace
> > > > > should have the same weapons as the gov.
> > > Personal Nukes? Luverly!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Deri
> >
> >
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