December 4th, 2003 - Using the techniques Allen has shown me over the last six or so months, in regards to how to work this website builder, I am going attempt to update as to what has happened to our family over the last couple of weeks. I wish I could get through to all of how heartwrenching this is for my children, and for myself and my husband, to have to go through what we are dealing with. On Wednesday, November 26th, at aproximately 10:30 am, I had a visit from the local Child Protective Services. I was told before they came through my door that they were taking my kids, that they had received a call concerning a child running down the street and that it had caused concern for his safety. Of course, there was nothing I could do but vocalize protest about this, and try to explain to the CPS official what had happened from my point of view. I was told the hearing for this case would be, she thought, probably Wednesday, December 3rd. Unfortunately, all of this happened the day before Thanksgiving, so, because of the holidays, the 48 hours to file the case would be delayed. Over the holiday weekend, I had no idea where my children were, if they were together, if they were safe, or anything of such importance. This has been a terrible ordeal, to have our children taken from my husband and myself, to not know these things has cause us both incredible grief and turmoil. I am not going to go into the major details of the "wherefores" or "what-nots", however, my husband and I got home at 3 am this morning from a 6 hour trip (one way) from the hearing in San Bernadino, California, taking the greyhound bus as our vehicle is in no way any shape to make that kind of trip. We were allowed to see our children for about one half an hour, to which there was a great amount of crying between my children and myself, and a court date was set for December 23rd, 2003, again, in San Bernadino. I have personally very little faith in the attorney "provided" for me, so I am going to try to get external help for my husband and myself, for the kids to be given back to us, returned to the home we have made for ourselves. Any support is more than welcome right now, but, please, understand that in dealing with such a horrible circumstance as our family has been placed in, I cannot deal with anything negative. We need positive support to help us all get through this trying ordeal. I do not know when I will be able to update this again, but I will attempt to, as soon as anything pertinent comes up.
Thank you - Donna, mother of Logan, Joshua, Alexandra, and Allen. |
