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Originally Posted by craftingmama
you know what though? it is his child, and if he thinks a relative caring for her is a good thing, then maybe it is. foster parents go into it knowing that the ultimate goal is reunification and that family has rights before foster parents. it stinks but it is what it is. 5 months isn't very long for her to be with you, in the big scheme of things really.
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5 months is an eternity to a child who has been looking for permanency. 3 months ago she startedf asking when she could start using our last name at school. She wants to know she is not going anywhere. When her caseworker changed she cried because she thought he was going to take her away! And that was 1 month after she lived here. She had stayed with us a lot over the summer before moving in. We bonded quickly. She is a wonderful child and she does not deserve to bebounced around!
I was told that the father only wants the cousin to take her now that he knows she is going to be adopted. He is being selfish. He did not care to provide for her at all in the last 3 years. This cousin is more of a stranger to her than I am! Dad just does not want someone else to have her!