As you can see I took the month of July off from this blog. Why nothing new? Simple. I have been swamped - emotionally, spiritually and physically. We are in the throes of potential layoffs at work. Make our already impossible jobs more difficult. We will have to find a way to simply do this. The kids are that important. Every child deserves a chance for a happy childhood. Every mistreated and abused child grows up with the potential to become more of the same. Stop the madness early and we will not have to repeat the cycle so often.
I know that children love the people who bring them into the world. Sometimes those very people charged initially with the immense responsibility to raise the children abandon them. As a society if we do take care of our children we become a rash and impulsive society. Attachment issues carry through into adult life. Poor family relationships become more dysfunctional. I see parents who do not know what to do with their children during a one hour supervised visit. I see parents who can't set limits; have no real expectations for themselves or their kids; are easily overwhelmed by simple life challenges and check out emotionally when their basic needs are not met.
Sad but true. There is little protection in Child Protection these days. I am not certain that this is all good. Even in the midst of drug abuse, domestic violence, and family dysfunction children are being sent back to live with parents who are not prepared to care for them. It has become a waiting game. The parents know about bloated case loads and the tremendous pressures and scrutiny Child Protection has. All they have to do is wait. Wait for a slip or a glimmer of truculence from the judge. Wait for enough time to become a thorn in the virtual judicial side. Pounce then and discredit the professionals and increase your chances for a reunification.
OK, enough ranting for now. There are happy endings.
