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White British heritage for my child

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Bongobaby · 28/10/2010 22:30

I've recieved a court report from a cafcass officer saying that they are concerned I am not promoting my mixed raced Childs White British heritage. I'm absoultly shocked, dumfounded and bloody well angry that this assumption and slur has been made without my child being seen by this person. How dare she call colour into anything. My child is well loved and cared for and I see no reason to promote said heritage, but to promote love, care, respect and understanding to my child.I find this very insulting as a single working parent doing right by her child in everyday life. Or am I to assume this came from his father? Surely a cafcass can't say things like this.
Can anyone help?

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CarGirl · 28/10/2010 22:37

I have no idea but my friend who is long term fostering has to prove that she is supporting her foster dc african heritage even though their primary carer was from their white british Mum and her family. They still see their dad so it's seems absurd that it isn't up to him to support that?

Does your dc have contact with their Dad, if so you can tell them that you support your ex promoting their white british heritage.

I think it could PC gone mad and probably being pushed by your ex.

LeninGhoul · 28/10/2010 22:39

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Bongobaby · 28/10/2010 23:07

Cargirl, no she hasn't seen her father for a while.
He's often in and out. Am I to assume that when
At nursery she can only play with her white friends!!
I'm shocked that a so called educated person who
Represents children in court can come out
With such a statement.
Surely the x couldn't be serious with a straight
Face behind that thought!

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Bongobaby · 28/10/2010 23:15

Leninghoul, what's nice about it? I don't tell my child
That mummy is White so only speak to my White friends. And your daddy is black so only speak
To his black friends. The worlds gone mad! Very sad state of affairs.

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pinkmagic1 · 28/10/2010 23:25

Its all ridiculous and I speak as being in a racially mixed family. The most important thing is like you have said Bongobaby is to promote love, care and respect for others, colour should not even come into it. PC gone mad imo.

soppypreggyloon · 29/10/2010 15:07

Doesn't make sense at all!

Friends of ours adopted a mixed race boy. They aren't black or mixed race but as one of them is Italian and dark skin tone that's "close enough"!!! Hmm

I'm mixed Irish and Scottish. Should I be teaching Ds how to wear a kilt or do some irish dancing to promote his heritage?

Play the game to get them to go away. Ask what they mean - you'd like clarification of how to do this. Do some of their suggestions (if they have any) till they stop nagging.

colditz · 29/10/2010 15:09

take him over to India and tell him to start hitting people and throwing them off their own land

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