[MizSterious]

"Mainly because I understand what it is like to be torn away from a parent..."

The thing is, they were "torn" away from their parents long before the raid ever occurred. Most of these kids are separated from their birth mother at an early age and raised by other women in the group. Most aren't even sure who their natural mother is, let alone their father.

[microgood]

The thing is, they were "torn" away from their parents long before the raid ever occurred. Most of these kids are separated from their birth mother at an early age and raised by other women in the group. Most aren't even sure who their natural mother is, let alone their father.

I have heard that. Hopefully there is some parent they have an attachment to. If not, they are probably already so screwed up that foster care may seem normal to them and won't be so bad.

[DoughtyOne]

Okay, lets accept that is true. The authority figures in their lives are still very important to them. Ripping those kids out of a situation that isn’t what you and I would agree is wholesome or even acceptable, is still ripping them out of their familial setting.

You and I can understand why it has happened a lot easier than a five year old kid can.

I suppose a case could be made that the mothers could kill themselves and the children, but I haven’t seen that case made by anyone.