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ABUSE
"The latest article on abuse against children is
a sore point in our family. We
had a 4 day
old baby come to our place in 1995 and she
stayed with us for
22 months and then they
sent her home. We protested to the department
but of
course they didn’t listen. The previous
sibling had died at 3 months with 33
broken
bones and the 2 other children in foster care.
They told us that 2 year
olds aren’t likely to
be hurt physically which was total nonsense.
The mother
let her come to our place most
weekends on a voluntary basis and this went
on
for 9 years. We noticed her behaviour getting
worse and refusing to go home
but saying nothing.
Anyway she came back in 2006 and stayed
until 2010 when the
department moved her into a residential home. Her behaviour was totally out of
control by this time. She grew up with drugs ,
alcohol, domestic violence ,
sexual abuse and
now chain smokes. She lives back home and
the same lifestyle
but is unable to work because
of emotional problems. We saw her in December
and
she brought us presents for everyone. She
told me her best friend from the
residential
home threw herself in front of a moving train a
couple of weeks
ago. This poor girl broke every
bone in her body plus had a lung removed and
now is in a wheelchair. The people who run these departments have a lot to
answer one day.
It has taken me years to cope with what
happened and she is one of thousands
more out there. Thanks for all your articles."