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RE: The System is Stacked Against Parents (FamilyProtection Series -- Anna's Family Story Part VI)

We should never be so quick to put children in the CPS system Many children get victimized by the people who are supposed to be fostering them...
Children are very vulnerable the rights and protections of them should be taken seriously . sometimes it’s scary to think how helpless I was myself as a child . My childhood life Was one filled with poverty and pain coming from south-central Los Angeles . My father was a abusive drug dealer and my mother was too young to take care of me on her own I should’ve been taken to CPS ,If it wasn’t for my grandparents help I would have had a terrible life . My grandmother was a foster parent , so I grew up living in playing with many different children from many different races and cultures . My grandmother even adopted a young man named Timmy and took care of him until her dying days , My uncles connected him with his family again and help them get custody of him ... throughout the years my family has helped many children through the foster care system . Although I’ve seen A lot of the positive side of foster care .There has been times when my grandmother had to rescue some children from bad foster care situation also i’ve heard many tales of abuse from children that confided in about their previous Group homes and foster parents . I feel personally that the foster care system is needed but shouldn’t be so heavily dependent upon . A competent relative is always the best option for the child , for children that have no families we have to make sure that they’re taken care of properly and not just dropped off at a strangers doorstep .

...... as a former abuse Child I really appreciate the person Who worked hard on this article please up vote and thank you for keeping The well-being of children in mind