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janiedoe said:
Good morning, Rene.
I agree.


I wonder what his home life is like? I hope he has a good support system.
I owned a small daycare when my own kids were small. Some of my kids got government funded tuition and meals. There were 5 brothers from 3 to 7 that attended one year. After meeting their parents I felt so sorry for them. I got very attached to them. One of the oldest boys told another child that they better eat all their lunch because they "might not eat again today". A few months later their parents got in trouble for selling their food stamps. Their father and grandfather both ended up in prison for armed robbery and drugs. I have no idea what happened to the kids. They would be late 30s to early 40s now.
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Good morning Janie. Enjoy your warmer temps. 💗

That's just heartbreaking and the sad thing is, there are way to many other stories like theirs. 🙁
 
janiedoe said:
I had a foster child for a little while. She was 15 when she came to live with me. She was a few years older than my youngest son. It did not work out. I felt very guilty for giving up on her, but she was at a point where she needed to help/change herself a little and she wasn't willing. My son might have been in trouble if he had spent too much time with her. (She crawled into bed with him one morning and that was the last straw.)
She was very bad about stealing and shop lifting, doing drugs and other inappropriate behavior. She wouldn't work with me, her counselors, or her teachers. I spent a lot of time going to meetings.
Her mother was dying of liver failure. I met her through work and that's how I came to take her in. Her mom was a prostitute and drug addicted.
I wish her mother had given her up when she was younger. Last I heard of the teen, she had three children before she was 20. She kept in touch with my daughter for a while but mostly to ask for money. I hope her children are better off.
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You did the best you could for her. You also did the right thing, you needed to protect your children too. Hopefully she will realize what you tried to do for her and she will turn her life around one day.
 
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drstratton said:
Good morning Debby! (I found one...lol)

29°F this morning, but we're starting to warm up again, should be above freezing for the next 15 days. Wish I could send those temps your way.

Steal your blanket back, snuggle under it, your kitty, have a hot cuppa whatever, maybe a donut or two and stay warm! 😁💗
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Hi Rene, DH actually went in to work today so no danger of blanket stealing. The guys need to do some equipment work, hope their garage is warm enough.

I'm trying to figure out what's for dinner, what are you having? I'm in the market for stealing dinner ideas.
 
N F C said:
Hi Rene, DH actually went in to work today so no danger of blanket stealing. The guys need to do some equipment work, hope their garage is warm enough.

I'm trying to figure out what's for dinner, what are you having? I'm in the market for stealing dinner ideas.
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Dale is playing golf, so mine is also safe...lol Hope they both stay warm.

I bought a tri-tip roast, it was on sale for a good price. So that's what we're having today. I'm glad you asked, because my mind wasn't going that direction at all. I fixed Dale breakfast and must have thought I was done for the day... :gig On that note, I made him French toast and asked if he wanted an egg with it, he did, so I cooked it up. Brought it to him and asked him where he wanted it on his plate, he cleared a spot, as I was serving it a piece dropped on the counter, not missing a beat, he says, "or the counter". 🤣
 
drstratton said:
Dale is playing golf, so mine is also safe...lol Hope they both stay warm.

I bought a tri-tip roast, it was on sale for a good price. So that's what we're having today. I'm glad you asked, because my mind wasn't going that direction at all. I fixed Dale breakfast and must have thought I was done for the day... :gig On that note, I made him French toast and asked if he wanted an egg with it, he did, so I cooked it up. Brought it to him and asked him where he wanted it on his plate, he cleared a spot, as I was serving it a piece dropped on the counter, not missing a beat, he says, "or the counter". 🤣
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It's good to have a spouse with a sense of humor :lol:
 

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