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My husband and I have adopted 5 children through the Foster Care system. I recently found this site, and thought this might be a great place to find others of like minds.
Our adoption was finalized almost 2 years ago. I knew from the very beginning that once things were settled I wanted to do everything I can to bring light to the Broken System that is Foster Care.
God has granted me the opportunity to make a difference. i am now a staff writer at an on-line news site and I have been given a complete forum to tell our story- from beginning to end, and all in between.
It is my goal to one day stand before Congress and DEMAND that changes be made in the system. It is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE to me to hear the excuse that a child "slipped through the system."
So if you are interested in reading about our journey, google "a broken system foster care" that is written in the "conservative daily news". Any input you have is welcomed! It is going to take ALL of us to fix this Broken System!
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I've added a video and 2 articles to [URL="http://conservativedailynews.com/a-broken-system/foster-care/"]A Broken System: Foster Care[/URL] on [URL="http://conservativedailynews.com/"]ConservativeDailyNews.com[/URL]
[URL="http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/05/foster-care-syllabus-to-be-a-parent/"]Syllabus To Be A Parent[/URL]
[URL="http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/05/foster-care-finally-the-pitter-patter-of-little-feet/"]FINALLY! The Pitter Patter of Little Feet![/URL]
[URL="http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/05/video-a-broken-system-foster-care/"]VIDEO- A Broken System: Foster Care[/URL]
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I understand and respect that. Hey, that's the beauty of our country- freedom of speech and opinion, right? :D I honestly wish it wouldn't have come to that point in this country, but unfortunately, it has.In today's article, I'm challenging ALL politicians- no matter the political party- to step up to the plate on this issue. I'm going to hold EACH of them accountable- Liberal, Conservative, Independent... whatever! The problem is if we would ALL work together on issues- and yes, I MOST DEFINITELY include Conservatives in this- we could get a LOT more accomplished! ** Warning: rant ahead... lol **It makes me angry that I, as a Conservative, am called selfish and whatever other derogatory words because I believe in personal responsibility. That's what ALL of the problems in our country boil down to.... personal responsibility. And yes, that means as in the case with big corporations as well. I believe in capitalism and the free market system, not corporate welfare!So basically my point in this ENTIRE series is to blow the lid off the agendas of both sides. We HAVE to get past politics and see that these kids, their future, and OUR FUTURE is being destroyed because we won't address the actual ISSUES, we are to busy playing political games.See... I bet you and I agree a LOT more than you would have thought! :D Have a good one!
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While I appreciate your fight for foster care and wanting to get involvement, we don't allow political sites to be the "vehicle" so to speak to get cases heard.
If you want to post the article itself that deals strictly with foster care and only in the foster care forum (meaning, once - no spamming across the forums - we get too many so have a rule about that:)) that would be fine.
As you say, your fight isn't about politics but about getting ALL people involved to work towards a better foster care system. That being the case, you won't want to alienate thousands of people who are not as conservative as you and do not share the views in your paper.
Best of luck in your journey - I can tell this is a topic you feel very strongly about!
Please understand if I sound a bit jaded here.
I guess I won't continue posting my articles here, with this stipulation.
Thankfully I've been given the forum to place this series so people can read it. To not link back to the site takes away his capability of allowing me the space- no charge- to do this. Everything costs money for someone... nothing is free.
While it's not about "politics"- meaning these children are more than that, yes, it has to do with the politics that are in place because of bureaucracy from BOTH sides of the aisle.
Until people realize this... we will never get anything changed.
Wish you all the best.