What a wonderful story about your loving friend! These stories tear at the heart. Most of us take having a family for granted.
I’m a teacher & I made 3 different calls to DHS last week over a new student. People who shouldn’t have the most kids & it’s heart breaking. May Chris get his wish.
My mother has told me many times that she never wanted me in the first place. I am 66 years old and live in another state and never cause her any problems. It isn’t her age, she has been this way for as long as I an remember. We are just regular normal people with three adult kids and two grands. We don’t bother her or anyone else. I often wonder why she didn’t allow me to be adopted out.
Oh, I’m so sorry about your new student. It’s heartbreaking what our students go through...and I’m sure we don’t even know the half of it most of the time. I haven’t had to make a CPS or DHS call yet (knock on wood), but my supervisor is in the midst of a CPS situation with one of her high school students right now. Special ed...the poor kids don’t even know they’re being abused sometimes. It’s just normal to them.
I am so excited for my friend! I posted a little bit about her last week and I’ll mention it again here: she is single (never married) and in her mid-40s. She is also an only child with a small number of aunts, uncles and cousins. Her parents are still alive, thank goodness, and they live across from the street from her (well, she built across the street from their house, I should say). Anyway, she decided while going through cancer several years ago that once she was back in good health she would seriously look into adoption. She has been all clear of the cancer for a good while now and she started fostering kids about a year and a half or so ago. The first group of children did not work out and she was so disappointed, but these two little sisters kind of fell into her lap a bit later...and it was meant to be! They have been out of their birth mother’s home now for at least half of their lives (my friend’s was not their first foster home), but it’s definitely for the better. My friend knows about some of the horrible things they witnessed and experienced, and she suspects some other things based on behaviors. They’ll be okay, though. They’ve got a great new mom and wonderful grandparents who live right across the street!
I’ll be thinking about you and the situation with your student. It just seems sadder at this time of year...things should be fun and “sparkly” (if that makes any sense). But your poor student, and Chris from the article, have to deal with...no telling what. Take care and stay strong. You are a blessing to your students!
We tried to have kids for several years, and failed.
We adopted the newborn of my sis in law, who favors meth.
That was 6 years ago.
For some reason God later saw fit to open the fertility floodgates, and so we also have a natural 17 month old and a 3 week old.
The 6 year old is a great big sister!
I just wish we did this a decade ago. Besides the dog I am the only male. I get outvoted often.