mommadukes
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While this is a much, much better alternative than what many children suffer through, this beautiful little boy deserved so much more. He must be so confused.
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There are many options for parents who are struggling to feed and care for babies. The problem is that one needs to work WITH the social workers and fill out paperwork, etc. It takes some effort.I’ve always wondered why there are no options there are for parents (usually mothers) who become unable to care for their children. We have Safe Haven laws for newborns, but what about older children? I agree, there would be a lot fewer child murders or abuse cases if parents who can’t or don’t want to care for their kid had a safe alternative. I know it would be very costly, and likely have the same problems we already see in many child protective services, but I’m happy to be reading about this boy being alive instead of at the bottom of a swimming pool or thrown in a dumpster. I pray he is placed with a loving family.
Boy, 2, abandoned with note at Goodwill drop-off in Mississippi
An unidentified child, 2, is shown in this handout photo from police in Southaven, Miss., on Dec. 14, 2020. Southaven Police Department/Facebook
''A two-year-old boy was abandoned at a Goodwill store’s drop-off point in Southaven, Miss., on Monday morning, according to local police.
The child was found at 9:40 a.m. Monday alongside a change of clothes and a note. “His mother cannot take care of him anymore,” the note said, according to local station Fox 13.
The child was not wearing socks and the temperature outside was close to freezing.
Goodwill staff turned the boy over to police, and he was later placed with Child Protective Services (CPS).''
"The suspect “dropped the child off with a plastic bag containing a change of clothes and a note,” police said. Then he walked away.
Police announced on Monday afternoon that a suspect had been arrested in the case. They did not reveal the suspect’s identity or the nature of the potential charges.
They also told local media that they know the child’s name, though they did not release it.''
It took courage to drop him off at Goodwill - a place known to help people, a place with several people around to assist- instead of just keeping him alone in a room continuously neglected or worse. The people who dropped him off are probably good people who are just not in a position to care for a child. IMO.
There are many options for parents who are struggling to feed and care for babies. The problem is that one needs to work WITH the social workers and fill out paperwork, etc. It takes some effort.I’ve always wondered why there are no options there are for parents (usually mothers) who become unable to care for their children. We have Safe Haven laws for newborns, but what about older children? I agree, there would be a lot fewer child murders or abuse cases if parents who can’t or don’t want to care for their kid had a safe alternative. I know it would be very costly, and likely have the same problems we already see in many child protective services, but I’m happy to be reading about this boy being alive instead of at the bottom of a swimming pool or thrown in a dumpster. I pray he is placed with a loving family.
I’ve always wondered why there are no options there are for parents (usually mothers) who become unable to care for their children. We have Safe Haven laws for newborns, but what about older children? I agree, there would be a lot fewer child murders or abuse cases if parents who can’t or don’t want to care for their kid had a safe alternative. I know it would be very costly, and likely have the same problems we already see in many child protective services, but I’m happy to be reading about this boy being alive instead of at the bottom of a swimming pool or thrown in a dumpster. I pray he is placed with a loving family.
There are many options for parents who are struggling to feed and care for babies. The problem is that one needs to work WITH the social workers and fill out paperwork, etc. It takes some effort.
There is emergency aid to families with children available to everyone. But if someone is drinking and using drugs heavily, it may be out of reach to them if they cannot take the steps to get the aid.
So some parents don't follow through and take advantage of the programs available.
There are options available. One can give their child up for adoption. OR they can apply for emergency services and Aid to Dependent Children benefits.
The problem in this case was that the couple dropping him off were probably not his legal guardians or bio-parents. So that option was not available to them.
There are many options for parents who are struggling to feed and care for babies. The problem is that one needs to work WITH the social workers and fill out paperwork, etc. It takes some effort.
There is emergency aid to families with children available to everyone. But if someone is drinking and using drugs heavily, it may be out of reach to them if they cannot take the steps to get the aid.
So some parents don't follow through and take advantage of the programs available.
There are options available. One can give their child up for adoption. OR they can apply for emergency services and Aid to Dependent Children benefits.
The problem in this case was that the couple dropping him off were probably not his legal guardians or bio-parents. So that option was not available to them.
Woman says she mother and man tried to prostitute her and took her baby:
Woman Who Claims to Be Abandoned Boy's Mom Says He Was Taken by Man Who Tried to Prostitute Her
While this is a much, much better alternative than what many children suffer through, this beautiful little boy deserved so much more. He must be so confused.
What is going on in our Country?
The little guy looks really sad, angry, but not defeated.
Be safe little one in a warm bed with socks on.
It's crazy out there.
Yes, yes, and yes, @ChatteringBirds!It took courage to drop him off at Goodwill - a place known to help people, a place with several people around to assist- instead of just keeping him alone in a room continuously neglected or worse. The people who dropped him off are probably good people who are just not in a position to care for a child. IMO.