Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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In Collin County, due process: payback, personal vendettas and overzealous prosecutions
Dallas Observer, LP’ s article In the Collin County courthouse, due process has a funny way of expressing itself: payback, personal vendettas and overzealous prosecutions Is too good not to share. Thank you Dallas Observer for this wonderful article below… THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 AT 4 A.M. BY THOMAS KOROSEC In the Collin County courthouse,…
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Overwhelming POLL RESULTS ARE IN ON CPS!!
I asked my readers in a poll if they would trust CPS to have the best interest at heart with their own children… And the results are in.. 90% of PARTICIPANTS would NOT trust CPS with their own children. If CPS was a doctor, he’d be out of practice. If CPS was a movie, it’d…
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Teaching children to Read and Write
By:ChildrenLearningReading.com Most parents, at one point or another, frets over the education and the development of their children. Many concerned parents research and seek information on the topic of teaching children to read and write. I for one, am glad to see so many parents wanting to get an early start for their children in…
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In Memory of the children
One is too many! Please take and have a moment of silence for these children listed below, and pray for these brave children that have given their life to this war. All of these deaths have happened when the children were in the custody of the state – with the support of your tax dollars. The government…
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Minimum Standard Requirements and Accountability in Foster Care System
Accountability in the foster care system – is there such a thing? What are the minimum standard requirements? Who makes sure that children removed from their own homes receive SUPERIOR care by comparison? MINIMUM STANDARDS regulating the Texas Foster Care System. If a child is removed from his/her home, that child should be placed in a…
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Unconditional love
Every night at 8:00 pm he would call me. Every night at 8pm my world stopped. No matter where I was or what I was doing- At 8pm, I was safe and sound at home, getting ready for bed. He loved me. I’d hang up the phone and reconsider my life as I rationalized the lies I told…
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Plano firefighter accused of fondling children neighbors at McKinney home
Chris Beattie, cbeattie@starlocalmedia.com Jan 8, 2016 Courtesy of Collin County Larry Edward Combest A Plano firefighter was arrested this week and accused of fondling multiple children at his McKinney home. Larry Edward Combest, 45, is charged with aggravated indecency with a child and attempted indecency with a child for incidents that allegedly occurred at his…
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Children On Drugs
7.5% of Children 6-17 Given Psychotropic Medication According to a study released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention 7.5% of children ages 6-17 were prescribed medication for “emotional or behavioral difficulties” during a 6 month period from 2010-2011. More than half the parents of these children reported that the medication helped “a lot”.…
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Parental Kidnapping Is Child Abuse
Parental child abduction is child abuse – reblogged from this site. ABP World Group is a Global Security and Child Recovery Organization Our intelligence and investigative capabilities combined with our ability to dispatch personnel to most locations in the world offers a safe and strategic solution to protecting what is most important to you, your…
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What it’s like to be left behind parent of a kidnapped child ..
The feeling is indescribable. I remember two things the most- the opinions and advice. I can’t tell you how many times I heard “you know what I would do is… Blah blah blah” oe” if that happened to me, be I would. .” You don’t know what you’d do until it does happen.You do not…
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Educational workshop for awareness in parental abduction of children
International Parental Abduction specialists team up with left behind parents to present educational… – http://wp.me/pHTkW-1Go the conference will include the following topics: Relocation Philip Stahl, PhD, ABPP Complexities of Relocation in Separation and Divorce Relocation cases are among the most difficult in family law. This presentation will focus on both risk and protective factors, as…
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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison On Child Porn Conviction
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison On Child Porn Conviction http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/12/21/convicted-sex-offender-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-on-child-porn-conviction/ Now this monster is given 30 years for child porn,??! What did they ignore the fact that he had been convicted not once but twice before?? Was he registered properly? On Parole? Also, in order to get access to kids at…
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Happy Holidays From It’s Almost Tuesday
We are nearing the end of 2015, another year, another lifetime for parents away from their kids. Whether CPS, divorce, school, or ones of the tragic stories that keeps you apart, It’s Almost Tuesday wants you to know you are not alone. May the spirit of the season bring you no more sorrow in the…
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Remembering the Forgotten Children
I saw filthy living conditions These were the living conditions found and reported by Texas Comptroller Carole Strayhorn in 2004 when she investigated the Texas Foster Care System. She called her report Forgotten Children. Although those facilities pictured here from her report may not be housing children in this manner since her report, there are…
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New Truancy Laws in Texas and Why It Matters
I am posting this article for parents to read and understand because the laws are very important when it comes to being thrown in a situation where you might find yourself deciding to home school your child. What does home schooling have to do with truancy? Well, in my case, I decided to home school…
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A Family Needs Your Help – Please Help If You Can.
Its Almost Tuesday will rarely, if ever, ask its readers for help monetarily. This situation is different. A family needs your help after a sudden and tragic loss. In July 2011 , after a very trying time, I found myself homeless. I had no place to go and somehow transplanted to fort worth, Texas and one…
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Blessings for my Son After A Recent Motorcycle Crash
My son is now 19years old, no longer a child of the system, but out on his own. I lost him over ten years ago, never regaining the close-knit relationship we had in his childhood. The years have taken their toll, on me and on him. My greatest fear has been not to be able…
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Psychotropic Drugs, Mass Shootings and School Violence
Fact: Despite 22 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing effects of mania, hostility, violence and even homicidal ideation, and dozens of high profile shootings/killings tied to psychiatric drug use, there has yet to be a federal investigation on the link between psychiatric drugs and acts of senseless violence. Fact: At least 35 school…
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A Bridge (a poem about parental alienation)
Her teardrops sting her face as the wind splashes them from her eyes across her cheeks. His lips tells lies each time he smiles. She is the shell of a woman, his mother, inconsolably weeping. He was her child, interrupted. Both of them have stood alone on an empty dock for almost two decades -separated-…
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A Tragic Reminder That Time Is Precious
The story below is a tragic reminder that when you love someone -show them – your time with them is never guaranteed. We are not in charge. As parents we are, or try to be, mindful of taking precautions against the risks in this world that may harm our children. Covering electrical outlets, holding hands…
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