[blparent] need urgent help

[Barbara Hammel]

I may be wrong but I don't think CPS normally works to take children away if 
there is no history.  In other words, they usually are reactive not 
proactive.  If they're being pro-active, it probably is--as someone said--an 
overzealous worker.  If the family and the blind child do not get along, the 
family may be part of this problem, too.
But whatever the circumstances, the parents have not proved themselves unfit 
parents so CPS has no right to remove the baby.
Many sighted parents have been lousy parents and kept their kids, these 
people are just acting on their fears.  If they can't talk rationally with 
the social worker, maybe another blind person who knows them could be at an 
arranged meeting.  The contacts that have been given in other messages 
should definitely be used.  Fear motivates people to do irrational things.
Barbara

...
Yesterday is
A path well-trod,
A familiar lane
Through sacred sod,
A road we travel
Too often, I fear,
For there are the good times
When things are hard here,
...

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Subject: [blparent] need urgent help

> Hey y'all,
> I have a friend who very recently gave birth. Her and her partner are both 
> blind. They are having problems with cps. I don't want to go into all of 
> the details, but she is being told one thing by the social worker and the 
> social worker is telling her family other things. They are saying that 
> unless they have 24/7 help, their child will be released into protective 
> custody. Do they have this right? What rights do the parents have? They 
> are first time parents and not sure what to do. They just want their baby 
> home with them.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> pipi
>
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