Posted by deirdrehbrt on February 13, 2004, at 20:59:42
In reply to Stressful day... :-(, posted by Penny on February 13, 2004, at 20:38:50
Penny,
It sounds that there is one lucky boy at the university where you work. Your cousin is lucky as well.
I think that when social services gets involved, it can either be tumultuous or it can truly help a family. It depends, I think, on how the family recieves the help. If they are argumentative and unwilling to co-operate, then of course Social Services will do things that will be seen to the family as cruel. They have to protect the children. If they see though that a family is trying to work through the problems then they might be a bit more inclined to help and to keep the family together. No matter what people have heard about Social Services, they really aren't out to destroy families. They do see a lot of really bad situations, and sometimes their judgement is seen through those lenses.
Good luck to all of you, but especially that 11 year old boy.
Dee.
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