Thursday, March 18, 2010
Who's to blame?
How many families actually improve their situations by having their children removed from their homes? I wonder if it is an eye opening event that scares the parent enough to get their lives straight and actually make positive changes. Some say it takes drastic things to happen in order for people to pull themselves out of the habits that they have created. How many people do only what is expected to get their children returned, and then just revert back to old habits? I believe that numerous people live in denial and never take responsibility for their own actions and blame everyone else in their lives for the reason why they make the choices that they do. So many people seem to use the phrases “If only”, and “things would be different if”, they are always blaming someone else and never claiming ownership of their issues and problems.
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My aunt is a foster parent and her 'foster' daughter came from a family that was more into drugs than taking care or acknowledging her. I got first hand experience with her biological parents not doing anything to change after their daughter was removed from them.
ReplyDeleteI believe ALL people change but when it comes to people that have their priorities wrong they choose the wrong thing over the right. Especially when their children have been taken away from them. I also do agree that when the children returned to their biological home that the odds of their parents going back to their old habits are more likely.
I definitely agree with how people put their actions on other people when they are the ones who made that choice.
Did your Aunt's foster daughter go back with her parents? Did she do well with your Aunt or did she display behavioral issues?
ReplyDeleteI am curious because I read about so many foster kids having a lot of issues especially with anger.