Karen
Franklin,#2Author of original report
Wed, November 29, 2006
My mother has a court hearing today at 1:30 pm to intervene (sp). If everthing goes the way we hope, we won't have to go to court on Friday. I am going to put in a request for Christmas so that Storm, Asa, & Orenda can be home at Grammie's for the holiday. I hope they will be able to. As far as I have been told by everone I have talked to, I am supposed to have first rights to holidays (not like I have gotten that so far this year, but we'll see). I hope that we don't go to court Friday because that will mean that we have more time to get the kids home. Everyday I just try to think of something else that I can do for CYS to convince them that I am not the same mother that I was when this all started, but alas, everything I do means nothing to them. They just want to sell my children to a family with two special needs boys who are not the nicest boys to my kids. They are constently taking things from mine to give to themselves. I think it is because these boys were perfectly happy being the only children in the home and I agree that they should be. I just wish that someone with power could make it that way.
Karen
Franklin,#3Author of original report
Sun, November 26, 2006
We have a court date set for this Wednesday and this Friday. I know that Friday is the day that CYS is asking the judge to terminate my rights because 'they have no reason' to let me keep my rights. I don't see where they get that from because I have done everything they asked. Unlike the Clarion case that is very simular, I have yet to be accused of sexually abusing them. I do admit that I did not treat them as well as they deserve but I, not making excuses, suffer from depression. Of course this whole thing isn't helping. I honestly now know that if my kids came home they would have enough family around that if I did fall back into the bad routine that I would get the help I need before anything went wrong. We even have the original foster parents willing to help our family with anything and I mean anything that we would need for the children or ourselves. They will even help us sue CYS if they take thses kids away, because even one of our Senetors agrees that this is wrong and has done what they can to step in and help. All they can do is contact CYS and tell them to fix the problem. Which all they get in return is a letter stating that this is a CYS matter and CYS is doing everything that they can with this case. That is all these kids are to CYS, a case. Please pray for us to get these babies home where they belong. I will get on at the end of this week to update again.
Kiara
Beaver Falls,#4Consumer Comment
Sat, November 18, 2006
Look I can relate to how you feel. My sister lost her children to cys in Beaver County PA and now she will never see her children again because cys adopted them out. My mom did get custody of my sisters oldest and they gave my sister her youngest child back and since then she has had another child. CYS has found my sister compatint enough to raise 2 children but not her other 6 children. Now cys has finally addmited they wronged her. To bad she cant afford to sue. It is a shame that sometimes people who just need a little bit of guidence and help get victimized by the system while others who kids really are being neglected get there kids back. Keep Your head Up!