Gripe of the week..

[BusterTheDonk]

Ok.. bit depressing I know.. but after "Highlight of the Week" thought it might help (me at least!!) to have a good old rant.

My gripe of the week is that the kids were taken out during contact today and driven right past our/their home (20 mins away from contact centre). Of all the places to take them!! Purely by accident at hospital our address was disclosed to mum, but had that not happened, the older LO could and would have said 'there is xxx's house', but to be honest that's not my gripe, its the fact that I find it insensitive to the children - what must they have thought to see "home" and not stop!? grrrrr

Scarlett'smummy - yes you are being way too soft!! The child's social worker is acting in the best interests of the father and grandmother not the child's best interests. He is therefore failing in his duty as a social worker to ensure that the child's needs are paramount. He shouldn't be allowed to get away with this.

Also what makes him think that the father and grandmother will welcome this child back with open arms when he is 16. If they are unfit to care for him now, what is going to be the difference when he is 16??

This should be a permanent placement - and I honestly think you should make your feelings known at the next LAC review. What does the child think - does he have any understanding of whether he will be with you for another week, month, or what. It isn't fair to him not to know where he stands - which one of us could cope with not knowing where we were going to be living (and who with) in the months and years ahead.

NanaNina, I have pm'd you xx

sshhh.. this is the second week I've not had anything to moan about !!

Don't tell the kids SW - she'll think I've gone soft x x