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Old 08-01-2007, 09:22 AM
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9 adopted kids found cuffed and starved

http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3431945&page=1
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:32 AM
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how, why did nobody ever run away? they said in the article the kids would pick weeds out of the yard...
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:42 AM
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I heard about this story on my way to work. This makes me sick, and it make the process harder for someone that WANTS to adopt or be a foster parent, like I do (not now obvi but when I'm settled).... disgusting
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:42 AM
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Why do so few people run away from being hazed..... brainwashing is real.
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:47 AM
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how, why did nobody ever run away? they said in the article the kids would pick weeds out of the yard...
It said that most of them were handicapped. That could be why.

Sick, sick, sick.
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:57 AM
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how, why did nobody ever run away? they said in the article the kids would pick weeds out of the yard...
Fear is a very powerful thing. It's the reason so many people in abusive situations don't just leave, it’s not as easy as just walking out the door. People get brainwashed into believing all sorts of things.

Do you remember Shawn Hornbeck's case a couple months ago? The 15 year old who was found with another missing boy. Shawn had been missing for 4 years; he had new friends and lived a pretty "normal" life. Walking away would be "easy" if it was only physical and had no emotional or psychological attachment.
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Old 08-01-2007, 10:06 AM
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How much do folks earn per kid as foster parents? I know my aunt is going to be the guardian over 2 kids her sister and her sister's husband (who both recently died) had adopted. Those kiddos earn quite a bit of money due to their parents' social security checks (all going into their trusts now from what I'm told). I can see, however, that if my aunt was an unscrupulous person, there'd be plenty of $$ incentive to get that guardianship.
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Old 08-01-2007, 10:43 AM
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How much do folks earn per kid as foster parents? I know my aunt is going to be the guardian over 2 kids her sister and her sister's husband (who both recently died) had adopted. Those kiddos earn quite a bit of money due to their parents' social security checks (all going into their trusts now from what I'm told). I can see, however, that if my aunt was an unscrupulous person, there'd be plenty of $$ incentive to get that guardianship.
my parents were foster parents for about 3 years. besides the monthly pay (about 1k a month...) they recieved food stamps, medicaid, etc. they probably netted close to 3k a month for the two girls we had. this lady probably got twice as much per kid if they were getting social security as well...
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Old 08-01-2007, 10:47 AM
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my parents were foster parents for about 3 years. besides the monthly pay (about 1k a month...) they recieved food stamps, medicaid, etc. they probably netted close to 3k a month for the two girls we had. this lady probably got twice as much per kid if they were getting social security as well...
I think I heard that foster parents in DC earn 800 a month per kid.

One thing I hate about the system is that some of these triflin ass foster parents will warehouse these kids, recycle their school uniforms (even if they are ill-fitting), never send the kid to school with money for field trips, make them eat the free school breakfast, free school lunch, AND stay after school for the snack, and pocket all the damn money.

That money is for THE CHILD!
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