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raeanna74 · 07-02-2006, 12:23 PM

I needed to hear all you've all said.

I think one final question. How much documentation should I have before reporting? I've had the kids for two weeks and could account for quite a bit but I don't have precise times and dates for some of it. I'm sortof thinking that once I start writing EVERYTHING I see down, that I will get the picture really quickly and I may actually know when I've got enough.

One reason I'm reticent to report anything is that Social Services in our area is notoriously lax. I am aware of one mother who had shoved her son down, mowed over him with a lawn mower and he had prosthesis for his legs below his knees as a result. Social Services had him and his next oldest sister in foster care only on Monday's through Fridays. And the woman had two more children that she had full custody of. In my opinion, she should have lost them all because of her treatment of the one. I want a strong enough case that S.S. can't ignore it and write off the situation as too minor to deal with.

07-02-2006, 12:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I needed to hear all you've all said. I think one final question. How much documentation should I have before reporting? I've had the kids for two weeks and could account for quite a bit but I don't have precise times and dates for some of it. I'm sortof thinking that once I start writing EVERYTHING I see down, that I will get the picture really quickly and I may actually know when I've got enough. One reason I'm reticent to report anything is that Social Services in our area is notoriously lax. I am aware of one mother who had shoved her son down, mowed over him with a lawn mower and he had prosthesis for his legs below his knees as a result. Social Services had him and his next oldest sister in foster care only on Monday's through Fridays. And the woman had two more children that she had full custody of. In my opinion, she should have lost them all because of her treatment of the one. I want a strong enough case that S.S. can't ignore it and write off the situation as too minor to deal with. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.