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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/18/2008 11:48:32 AM
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cherish405
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Wow Kimmie, that's so sad.
If I were able to, and fit the criteria, I'd take on some of those kids. Just because kids are 8 or older, doesn't mean they don't need love just like anybody else. I know. I'm preaching to the converted. It just makes me sad that people won't look after their kids properly and that there are others aren't willing to look after them long term.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/20/2008 12:49:08 PM
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I was eight and sis was four when we were adopted. Our chances of getting adopted were pretty slim. It saddens me how many older children will never be adopted.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/20/2008 2:06:43 PM
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DH's youngest siblings were 6-18 months when they were placed with my IL's. They still receive a stipend from the state for adopting "unadoptable" children. Not only were they older, but 2 of them have a terminal illness.
We are thinking about getting certified to do emergency placements, but I'm not sure we can because we only have a 2 bedroom apartment. I don't know what our state regs on bedrooms for foster children are, although we would only be willing to take newborn-24 month age range.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/20/2008 3:26:03 PM
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I think it's so wonderful to have a heart for children that long for a home, especially the older ones. They deserve to be loved and cared for just as much as the babies. They may have a hard outer shell but deep inside they long for the security and love of a family of their own. Everyone no matter who you are or where you've been long for love and family.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/20/2008 9:02:08 PM
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We've thought of fostering/adopting. Just thought it made more sense to have "our" family first. Maybe God has other plans....
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 1:10:06 AM
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Vocal, sorry to hear about Lyric
Kimmie, it is indeed very sad :(
I have family that takes in kids of all ages and usally they get alot of older ones and give them a loving caring place.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 2:04:53 AM
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What a day! And I don't mean that in a good way. My bil has a drug problem. About six months ago sis found some mj stashed in their bedroom. He told her that it wasn't his and it probably belonged to someone they let stay here before.
About two months ago, I found one of his stashes in the trailer I sleep in. He said that it wasn't his and that it probably belonged to the guy who gave him the trailer.
Today J-8 went in to her parent's room to watch TV. She saw an Altoids can on the bed. She opened it to get a piece of candy out. She saw that it wasn't candy in there and bought it to me to find out what it was. I told her that it was probably something that was no good. When sis got home, I gave her the can and told her where it was found.
She had a talk with both girls and told them what it was and that daddy used to have a problem with it. Then, as they were talking, she found out that he smokes it quite a bit when she's not around. He just told the girls that he was smoking "homemade" cigarettes.
He packed up his stuff and was ready to leave, when they came to an agreement. He has until the end of the month to decide if he wants to stay and go into rehab or move out.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 9:42:30 AM
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That is sad, I will pray for him and I hope that he will get into rehab.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 10:33:48 AM
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Wow, Roberta! Yikes. Sounds like he needs help bad, but he needs to be the one to want it and get it.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 10:43:41 AM
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That's a terrible thing to have to deal with but Trish is right......he has to want to get help in order to receive it. Meaning that it can be a forced type of help but if he's not willing and realizing that he has a problem then he will never really accept the help no matter how great the intentions or the ultimatums. I've been around many people in this same situation and trust me, once it's out in the open, it will get harder before it gets better. Please place it all in God's lap and trust Him to take care of it. He will in His time.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/21/2008 11:56:32 PM
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How has everyone been doing?
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/22/2008 11:26:47 AM
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Today has been busy for me. I had an appointment with the rheumatologist this morning. Then lots of errands after that.
Got things in my diary for quite a while yet. I hope my body can hold up to it all!
How's everybody else?
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/22/2008 3:57:01 PM
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Trish, how did your appointment go? So the things you put in your diary are more like list of things you want to get done?
Vocal, I hope things can be settled with out going to court.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/23/2008 8:34:10 AM
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Vocal, sorry to hear that things didn't go well in mediation. I hope things go your way.
Jennifer, some things are errands, but not all. For example I'm going to a friend's birthday breakfast on Saturday, and have another friend coming over to have dinner with us on Sunday night. Monday is a funeral. There's been a change of plans. Not going out tomorrow afterall. My body just needs a rest.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/24/2008 5:14:40 PM
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Just popping in to say hello to all. Nothing real exciting happening here. I did post in my blog about a scare that I had yesterday. HERE is the link.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/24/2008 5:46:45 PM
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Great news on lowering those cholesterol levels, Roberta!!!
We're having some company over today. Cleaned house...made chicken & pork enchiladas. Picked up some new dishes. Should be a fun day!
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/24/2008 6:31:27 PM
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Sigh.... I don't know what to do about my oldest nephew.
He was brainwashed from birth-13 yrs, and it's all but impossible to "regulate" him now. He's in the fifth grade, but he's supposed to be in the eighth. He hates his little brother (who is 3 yrs old) and wishes his little brother would go away/not be here. Seriously. I don't want to say too much, but we have to watch them closely because of the hatred and anger from him. He will never ever do his homework unless you go to great lengths to make him, and even then he won't do anything. He just wants to do "fun" stuff. My mom has to yell at him every day (not "has" to, but she gets so frustrated by his laziness that she just does)...but she also is trying to get him to do his work because one day he WILL be on his own and have to do things on his own. I really really really think he needs therapy, maybe family therapy.
He lives here with us now (my sis moved back in, so she and my two nephews are here now). I know how to do the work he's doing in school and offer to help him. He's just 100% opposed to his homework. Even if he sits down in a quiet room with just his books, oftentimes he'll just be sitting there doing nothing at all....even for the stuff you know he gets....like copying down his spelling words.
I'm just really frustrated. My sister dismisses everything he does until he does something that gets on her nerves. According to her, the words are too hard, everyone at school hates him, he's slow, etc. She makes excuses for everything. He's not slow; when he was young, he was being homeschooled, but no one ever schooled him at home... all those years he ended up getting behind because he was never taught. Now they're trying to catch him up, but he wants to do absolutely nothing at all. I know the people in authority should have that say and make him do his work....but how do you do that? And we're concerned because he hates his brother so much...we don't want anyone to hurt anyone else.
I know I'm just the aunt, but it seems like there ought to be something I can do.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/24/2008 8:09:19 PM
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cherish405
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Welcome to the weekend ladies. Have you got any plans?
I was supposed to be at a birthday breakfast, but just don't have the energy to go. I don't even know at this stage how long I'll be sitting at the computer, let alone at a breakfast. Will get some more sleep soon, then hopefully get some other things done.
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/24/2008 10:37:48 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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Fun fun, Roberta. My house WAS clean...cleaned it before the company arrived. It's a little messy now....carving pumpkins kind of makes a mess. LOL
A birthday breakfast sounds like fun, Trish. Sorry you weren't feeling up to going. Hope your day improves!
Tomorrow I am taking a CPR and First Aid course. I'll hit the ladies luncheon at church during my lunch break. Sunday brings church and getting ready for being back at school. Today was our fall break. How nice after the last few late nights (had parent teacher conferences and a grand opening).
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RE: Women's October Chat Thread! - 10/25/2008 9:42:34 AM
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cherish405
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Roberta, sorry you're stuck cleaning the house this weekend. Is there any way that you can talk to the others and get them to help and keep it tidy? Some sort of roster that they will stick to? It's always so unfair when it's all left up to one person. Been there, done that.
We've never carved pumpkins. Unless it's into bits to make pumpkin soup or roast pumpkin. Halloween isn't a big thing over here.
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