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doubt his rationale. but black folks, imo, and in my experience, don't be getting the benefit of the doubt like that.
for example, back when we were doing foster care, even the WHITE foster parents (multiple years, multiple kids) were telling us that they would rather have a black foster child because the white ones were so damaged and horribly abused by the time that the system took them, whereas the black ones were normally due to neglect (which == momma on drugs).
that, of course, doesn't mean black parents (or hispanic ones) DON'T abuse they kids. but since white folks tend to give white folks the benefit of the doubt, their ish tends to escalate and then when someone is finally called in it is a very bad situation. little babies with cigarrette burns all up and down their bodies and whatnot.
and statistically it holds up that kids are taken from black households at a higher rate than from white households. we struggled with that, too, like, maybe they should not have taken them. but it is a fine line. because if the social workers do NOT intervene (either provide the family with help that works OR take the kids) and the parent (usually the mother or grandmother) continues to spiral out of control, eventually it is going to be a really ugly situation.
our jj1 and jj2 were snatched up in a drug raid (and that brings up all kinds of memories for us. jj1 used to have nightmares about police. this happened right before his 5th bday).
so i really don't want anything bad to happen to rocky or dave, for that matter. but dan is fucking up. and he is spiraling, and getting worse, and his impact on the neighborhood is getting worse.
peace & blessings,
x.
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========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
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