Foster Care Is No Place For Children

Friday Nov 18 2011

FOSTER CARE IS NO PLACE FOR CHILDREN!!

Family First! Don't Keep The Children In The System! 5 Years & 8 Months & Counting-- That's Damaging !!!!

The foster care system and the family court system is broken! NO doubt about it!

From the experience of what i have been subjected to in the State of Oklahoma. It is on evident that those individuals that have somewhat of authority over folks children, have truly over stepped their moral boundaries and appears to don't have a heart at all.

Children in foster care should go and be with family vs being adopted out to strangers. That's very wrong and certainly not fair to the family and children. Not only that! We don't get visitation to be in contact? What's wrong with that picture?

Oklahoma DHS, has no right to try and play GOD! Children should not have to suffer and go through all of this pain and suffering, frustration and alienation and isolation, Such as my 5 grandsons are continuing to endure.

I'm these children maternal and biological grandmother! I was at the hospital when each and everyone of these children were born. I love my grandchildren very much. My grandchildren, doesn't need to be experiencing this, especially when they have a grandmother that wants them.

Oklahoma Department of Human Services/ Foster Care Unit! No good! They are wrong!

Look how they have trampled over me and my grand children's heart! Which they will tell you in so many words, that they aren't in the business of reuniting your children or love-ones to you in a timely manner, if at all!

I'm no felon, never been to prison, a registered voter, family oriented, independent and financially established to provide and take care of and nurture my 5 grandsons!

So Why is this state like this? I've complained and complained! NO one seems to care! It's about safely getting the children to a family member and or love one where the children can get back on track. Instead! OKDHS has caused more problems for my grandsons. They have prolonged this for many years? What about my grandchildren, their self-esteem and motivation? I worry about that on a continuous basis! What they must be feeling and going through.

Children, they should not be in foster care no longer than they need to or have to be! I mean it is devastating and emotional for the children! My grandchildren are going through it!

I've letters on top of letters that the organization, has plans to seek permanent placement for my grandchildren and that they don't plan on giving me my grandsons! Isn't that something? What does that tell you?

From all of that! How can it be about the children? 5 years and 8 months and counting for my precious grandchildren to be in this awful foster care system.

It's not right! Not right at all! Something definitely needs to be done about this!

At this rate our country will have no future! Foster care are destroying the tomorrows future. Our family, love-ones and relatives.

Our children needs love, hugs, positiveness and high self-esteem! Not anything less! Being in Foster Care is LESS!

I'm a concerned grandmother that has suffered the lost of my precious grandchildren to the system. We have lost many holidays, family gatherings, grand parental bonding, school activities and our family pictures together. We will never get those days back. Don't forget our quality time and summer fun, the things that grandparents have with their grandchildren.

I am just letting the world know what's going on here in this state of Oklahoma. How Oklahoma DHS/foster care agency handles their cases and how they isolate and alienate the children from their family and love-ones.

This has been an injustice and corruption all the way around! No matter how you sum is up!

Please pray for me and my grandsons as we are going through a most difficult time in our lives right now. Your prayers are appreciated: God Bless You and Yours!

Thank You for taking the time to read my posts!

Concerned, Caring & Loving Grandmother

Farina M Thompson

"My Grandchildren, I Love You"

Friday Nov 18 2011

My grandchildren : Melvin Benjamin, Michael Walker, Mizael Walker, Teriq May, and Eric Davis, they were taken by the state of Oklahoma, Dept of Human Services/ foster care unit on March 2 of 2006.

CASE # JD-06-180

CASE NAME:

MAY, DAVIS, BENJAMIN, WALKER

JUDGE:

ASSOCIATE DISTRICT JUDGE

RICHARD W KIRBY

MOTHER OF CHILDREN:

JAMIRA N MAY - MCCOY

This is a case that has been in process since 2006. There hasn't been no progress in the direction that it should have went! My grandchildren have been juggle going from placement to placement during these last 5 years and 8 months and counting! Since they still are in the system bouncing around.

I have no visitation with them! Oklahoma has done me and my grandbabies wrong!

I haven't seen my grandchildren since 2-16-2010. I haven't heard their voices, nor able to give them a hug. DHS and the system including the judge will not let my grandsons respond to any of my letters.

My grandchildren, my precious and adorable grandsons. "How I love and miss you so very much"

Melvin, Michael, Mizael, Teriq and Eric, you all are more precious to me than ever, from the day that you children were born. I love you my grandsons. Please! Don't let any of the people tell you different. You all are loved, wanted and missed. You are not forgotten! Grandma loves you and I say a prayer for our family each and every day.

It saddens me, my grandsons that we live in such an injustice world. I am here for you all no matter however long it will take. But! just know that your grandmother has not given up on you children. It's 5 of you that are floating around in the Oklahoma Foster Care System.

Grandma has been to the Oklahoma States Capitol on several occasions, asking for help and to no avail no one has looked into the DHS matter for us. I will not give up on us. I love you boys. I have filed complaints with more than one office of the Office of Civil Rights. Grandma will continue to be here for you all.

My grandchildren, I am able, willing and financially able to care and provide for you boys. I have a big enough house for all of us. We have always been a family. Though we are in separate houses and apart. I will always have you all in my heart. I love you.

The State Of Oklahoma DHS Foster Care Unit. They have not processed this case properly. It is supposed to be about the children and reuniting the children with family. Unfortunately they have not worked that for us. I am continuing to have faith and prayer for our family. That we will be a family and be reunited as a family so that we can rebuild our lives and move on.

Grandma loves you all with every ounce of blood that's flowing through my veins, in my body. My grandsons I feel your pain and I know what you are going through. I send my love, hugs and kisses. You do have family, love-ones, and relatives that care and love you. My babies, you can believe that my life will never ever be the same without you. Grandma's life is empty because you are not home.

Grandma's life is empty! There's a void that can only be filled when you boys, my precious grandchildren, are back home and out of that awful foster care system. I love you with every breath that I take.

My grandchildren, How I miss you all so very much! I wish that I could take the pain away & wipe those many tears off your face, that you all are feeling, because these folks who are abusing their authority, and has kept you children away from you family. Grandma loves you and I will not give up HOPE!

My grandchildren, you are loved, wanted and missed! More than I can express in words! I love you so much! You are not forgotten! Believe me and know that your grandma, loves you dearly! You all are not forgotten! Grandma loves you.

No matter what my grandchildren!

I Farina Thompson, will always and forever be your Grandmother! Remember I love you!

Hugs and Kisses my dear grandsons!

Love Always your Grandmother

Farina M Thompson

http://msfarina603.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/5-years-8-months-true-nightmare-it-is/

http://msfarina603.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/5-years-8-months-true-nightmare-it-is/

5 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OF PAIN

Hi my name is Farina Thompson, my grandchildren has been in the Oklahoma Foster Care System for nearly 6 six years. 5 years and 8 months to be exact- (3.2.2006). It's not right how this organization has dragged this case out. It doesn't make any sense to me what so ever.

I have 5 precious little grandsons, which they have done quite a bit of growing since being taken from their mother some time ago.

The State of Oklahoma has denied me continually my love-ones. This has been a terrible nightmare. Just awful and painful.

Judge Richard W Kirby, he's the Associate District Judge and Tara Bone of DHS, she is the supervisor has just made a complete mess of things.

I want everyone to know that on 2.8.2011-- I wasn't present in court. Not because i didn't want to be, but due to reasons that court was changed and i wasn't notified.

Believe it or not! DHS! Requested of the Judge to exclude me from further proceedings in regards to my grandsons case.

Guess What? The Associate District Judge He granted DHS the request. They kicked me out of the court room.

I'm there fighting for my grandchildren! How can that be in the best interest of the children? Not? It's just completely wrong! Where is the justice here in this world? My grandchildren are still in that foster care system, floating around and dangling in there. That's terrible! My grand babies aren't allowed to call me or hear my voice. Not allowed to write me letters. Nothing at all!

Children in foster care shouldn't be used as a monetary gain for that Title IV government funding. It's just - that the system is broken and doesn't care about the children and the families that they damage, and destroy. While in the process they alienate and isolate the children as they have me and my 5 grandsons.

I would love to see and hug my grand kids. Hear their voices. It's been since 2.16.2010. I haven't seen them since. I love my grandsons so much. We are separated and in pain. The folks of Position and in Authority has abused their privilege to serve their community. This is wrong how Oklahoma are treating me and my grandchildren! My family has suffered tremendously because of this. How they have kept my grandsons in the foster care system and allow them to be continuously floating in the system going from placement to placement and group home to group home all the while not allowing my grandsons to have any contact with me.

How Cruel Is That? What Do You All Think About That? What's Wrong With This Picture?

Oklahoma DHS should be and need to be restructured from the ground up!

I am asking everyone to please keep me and my 5 precious grandsons in your prayers. Please! As we are going through a most difficult times in our lives.

Thank You for taking the time out of your busy day to read my posts. I appreciate it!!!

A Grieving Grandmother

Farina Thompson

"My Grandchildren, How I love You"

Wednesday November 09 2011

This Letter is to my grandchildren. My grandchildren that i love so much, My grandchildren that i haven't seen since, 2.16.2010 because the state of Oklahoma DHS, Tara Bone DHS supervisor and The Associate District Judge Richard W Kirby has alienated and Isolated them from me, I'm their maternal and biological grandmother.

To My Grandchildren-- Melvin, Michael, Mizael, Teriq and Eric, To my precious and adorable grandsons, my babies. Grandma loves you and I am always thinking of you and your brothers. I miss all of you very much. You all being away from me is every bit of pain and suffering and nothing short of a nightmare. It's not a night that goes by that grandma don't shed tears of pain because we are still separated and you boys are still in the Oklahoma foster care system.

Grandma, wishes to hear you boys voices and to see the smiles on your faces. I feel the pain that you all do. It is not right for you children having to suffer and be in the system floating around bouncing from placement to placement and going from group home to group home. It's not right! Especially when i am able to care for all of you. Grandma doesn't need any money from no one to raise and take care of all of you. I have everything.

Oklahoma will not even let you all call me or even return my many letters that I write and send you boys on a regular basis.

My grandsons, never forget-- Your grandmother didn't abandon you. You are loved, wanted, and missed. I travelled from Reno Nevada to Oklahoma and eventually relocated out to Oklahoma. Oh Yeah! I love you boys dearly. It saddens me that the those folks have kept us away from each other.

I know it's been a long time since we have seen one another. It is sad that we live in the same world of the very folks that keep family separated and apart. It not right.

My precious grandchildren, I love you and I pray that we will soon get through this. Our lives has changed drastically because of this. I know it's not been easy. But I want you children to know that I love you boys with every ounce of blood that's flowing through my body in my veins. I love you boys so much till it hurts. "Hurts Bad" Grandma Misses You A Great Deal!

This has been a terrible nightmare for us all. Mainly you children that has been taken away from our family whom we have suffered a great loss to our family. When you all were taken away back on March 2 2006. It's nothing but pain and aggravation! Pure frustration and sleepless nights!

My grandchildren, my precious grandsons I love you. I miss you. I want you home too. You all are not forgotten. You all do have family that love you and our lives will never be the same without you.

Grandma's prayers are with you. You're always close to me in my heart! I say a prayer for all of us each and every night. Grandma hasn't forgotten about you boys. My grandsons are my world. Love you from the bottom of my heart.

Melvin, Michael, Mizael, Teriq and Eric, my dear and precious grandsons whom the state of Oklahoma DHS and Oklahoma Family Court headed by the Associated District Judge Richard Kirby has isolated and alienated you children from me, your maternal and biological grandmother.

I love you very much my grandsons. Always remember that!

I send my love and miss you boys with every beat of my heart! May God Be With Us! Hugs And Kisses to all of you, my grandchildren whom I adore so very much!

Love Always,

Your Grandmother

Farina Thompson