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Originally Posted by TrevorForever  Nebraska was one of the last states to have a place where mothers could take Infants, so they hurried up and wrote a law, and did not include the word infant, so people were taking their teenagers in and dropping them off because they needed mental health care, and a man here in Omaha took 7 children because his wife had died and he felt he couldn't care for them, even though her family begged him for them. The reason I posted this is because I was appalled that someone would post a toddler on Craigs list. I cannot believe that was the only option.... |
I am sure it was not the only option
Meth addicts are not known for their well thought, logical life choices though.
A parent from my childrens school has 3 adopted children. The mother was a crack addict, and basically just asked someone if they wanted her 2 kids one day because she knew how bad she was and did not want them in the system. That woman then went to her church and talked to these parents who were desperate to adopt. Long story short, they ended up adopting this woman's kids, then the crack addict mom had another baby a year later, and contacted them to come get that one too. It is not the smartest thing to do to walk up to a stranger, or post on craigslist, for someone to take your children. These people are desperate and are a rare breed that actually still consider their childrens' well being through their addiction. Of course ultimately the best thing for the kids would be if mom would get better, but since the mom knows that isn't happening, they think in their mind they are doing the next best thing.