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My view is that she could not even keep this child molester out of her life while he was in jail. Can you really trust that she would keep this child molester away from her children after he was out of jail? The choices they make can destroy a child’s life.

So, there are a lot of things that happen to my foster children that I do not believe is in their best interest. This is one reason I believe you have to teach and love that child as much as you can while they are in your home. This is also why you have to show the foster child what a real family is like because they may never get another chance to know. I know that decisions are made for my foster children that are wrong in my beliefs. I have to believe that the time that the child is with my family that they receive and gain knowledge that all people and parents do not hurt or abuse them, that they are not the reason it is happening, and that they should feel safe enough to tell an adult (schoolteacher, nurse, neighbor, family member or trusted adult). Most children believe this happens to other children so they need to understand that is not the truth. I have to believe that my foster child learns what a safe home feels like and it may help them speak up about the abuse. When that child is placed on the journey in life that someone else has decided that is best for them, along the way the love and life they have been shown (in my home) will have positive impact on them, even if the impact is in the future it still changes the child. I believe that however long or short the time they stay in my home, I have touched their heart and life in some way. I could not continue doing this if I did not believe this.



“Make your life a mission-not an intermission.”
Arnold H. Glasgow