I had to quickly write about a programme I watched this evening on social workers. The programme followed social workers as they dealt with this one family suspected of neglect. It was completely heart-breaking as the little boy had no bed, was sharing a 2 bed flat with a dog that wasn't toilet trained, often went without meals, would have to put his shoes on himself & often got them the wrong way round & he hadn't learnt to talk at 3 years old. You could tell his mum really loved him as she got emotional about the fact that she couldn't cope with looking after him.
In the end the boy was taken into care and only allowed to see his parents under supervision. It most upset me that the little boy had no idea of what was going on and just wanted to be with his parents - he didn't care that they didn't look after him well enough - they were his mum and dad. At the end of the programme the mum decided to allow him to be formally adopted which would mean she wouldn't be able to see him again. I can't imagine how difficult that decision would be but I really believe she made it for the right reasons. You could see how much the decision cost her.
I feel very challenged to pray more for children who have absent or no parents. I hope this little boy is adopted quickly & somehow knows that he wasn't abandoned by his parents. I think tomorrow I'm going to be extra affectionate with Chloe! I never want her to feel unloved or unwanted.
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