genuinegirly

I honestly feel it's a wonderful program to have in place. They gave up the kids for a reason. Assume their reason was sincere. I can't imagine a situation where I would voluntarily give up a child to the system. I'm sure there are extremes of frustration or madness that I just haven't experienced.


My mother works with the emotionally disturbed program at my old high school. She is often bitten, kicked, screamed at, spit on... It can get pretty dang messy (she used to work with autistic kindergarteners, the battle wounds are shockingly similar). Most of the time, the children are emotionally disturbed because of a distressing family situation. Occasionally you run into the off situation where the family is as loving as can be and the child simply is dealing with post-traumatic stress of one form or another (rape, witness of a murder, etc). Extreme behavioral problems are often linked to a poor home environment. Perhaps it is better for these boys that they were voluntarily given up by their guardians.

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