In many cases such as Anna Nicole Smith's, the children are usually better off in foster care, than with their mother. And her son is a prime example. Maybe if he had been in a stable family environment, he would still be alive. So, her 5 month old will most likely have a much better life ahead of her now.
Yup!
Probably just saved that little girls life. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
What makes you qualified as to judge her abilities being a mother? Impressions you got from media? Then as far as I'm concerned all I hear about foster care: children are being clubbed to death, sleep in cages, malnourished, never see a daylight etc. Rightfully that's what makes some governments in other countries consider banning adoptions by US citizens or a least substantially toughen the requirements.
Oh it's not true, just media frenzy, few spoiled apples. Then give benefit of the doubt to a person's parenting abilities as well. There was nothing during past 5 months since her daughter was born to suggest Anna was not caring, loving mother. Did you observe anything? Heartbroken too. Yes there were mistakes, questionable behavior earlier in her life but who had not make some. Those don't mean person can't possibly change especially after such a profound experience as birth and/or especially death of the child. Quite contrary.
Honestly I've never expected to find myself defending Anna Nicole Smith but it just makes me sick that somebody so heartlessly suggests that somehow child would be better off without a mother in hands of foster care, unless there was absolutely 100% compelling reason for that such as history of abuse, carelessness toward a child etc.
If you'd give it a tiny bit of the thought you'd understand that from now on the life of that little girl is not going to be about her well being but about wrangling as much money out of it as possible. I'm pretty sure she would have been far better off with her mother protecting her.
I personally know number of examples of people with questionable past who become amazingly caring and protective parents often far more so than those from so called "proper" families.
OK, I'll agree with you, I may have no right to judge how she might raise the daughter. On the other hand, she didn't do a very good job with her son either. She regularly did illegal drugs with him, and she admitted that. In many States that is enough to remove other children from her care, until she gets straightened out herself.
And yes, there have been many cases of foster care abuse in the media recently. And no, I have never been in a foster home situation, and only really know of 1 person that has. So I have no "personal" experience to draw on.
But my heartfelt feeling, is that this daughter would have grown up in a terribly dysfunctual family. And no one here can really argue that Smith wasn't completely dysfunctual.
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Maybe she could have changed? Possibly. But probably not likely. Maybe the daughter would have grown up quick enough to make better decisions for herself? Also possibly.
It also seems to me that any loving, caring mother, would be quick to prove paternity, so her father can be a part of the girls life. But she wasn't doing that. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Yea, maybe I don't have a right to judge. Then neither does anyone else here, and why are we having this conversation then? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Rightfully that's what makes some governments in other countries consider banning adoptions by US citizens
Most other Countries have banned the death penalty too. But usually around here, most jump at the chance of exucting someone who harms someone else, especially children. So who is correct? The US, or other countries?
If you'd give it a tiny bit of the thought you'd understand that from now on the life of that little girl is not going to be about her well being but about wrangling as much money out of it as possible.
And then when I give just a little more than a "tiny bit of thought", I realize that there are also many, many foster families that AREN'T just about wrangling for money, but truely have the chiilds best interests at heart. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
So, yes I still believe that this little girl will be better off with someone else, whether it be her father, or some other relative, or yes, even foster home until adopted, than with Anna Nicole Smith.
OK, my feelings and thoughts seem to be adequetly portrayed now, so I will refrain any other posts on this subject. Unless I get personally flamed. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> Flaming my ideas is fine, just not me. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
