By Nikki Thompson del.icio.us Tags: Foster Care,Adoption,Abandonment is Abuse...
5 weeks ago
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
“Food is kind of the ultimate control."
Local case, common threads The Trebilcocks deny they starved their children and are fighting the charges in both the criminal and child dependency courts. (See related story.) But Meinig said the allegations in the case bear several of the hallmarks common in all the cases she reviewed. The five adopted Trebilcock children, ages 8 to 14, told investigators they were denied food. Kitchen cabinets had alarms on them and the children were punished for "stealing food," they said. Other family members, though, appeared well-fed, according to investigators. "There was plenty of food" in all the cases, Meinig said. "These were really purposeful withholding and punishment and control. ... Food is kind of the ultimate control." The Trebilcock children also told investigators they...
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Quick Catch Up
Forgive me blogger, it has been too long since my last post… We have had a lot of beginnings since September rolled around. My big, big girl started high school, tried a stint at Pom-Pom, found it was not a great fit for and after football season, moved on. I am glad she gave it a try and I am glad when she realized that it just wasn’t for her she was fairly mature about moving on…she is 13 so it is what it is. I think it is good to teach kids to follow-through with their commitments, but it is important to know when to cut our losses and free ourselves for something that will work better for us. Which brings to varsity gymnastics – a much better fit for her and she much, MUCH happier all the way around. My middle girl started her public school career as a big first grader…started school...
