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Well I am back...sorry for the absence, our houseguest was a computer/phone hog while she was here and my laptop had to go in to see the doc. But we are back now! And the houseguest has gone. Her boyfriend showed up at three in the morning and took her home-home to no jobs, nowhere to live and abuse. But it wasn't up to us to make her stay...she knows she is welcome back here anytime she wants.
Anyways I now understand why there are so many teenage mothers out there dependant on welfare and why there are so few babies given up for adoption in Canada-after visiting two organizations in our local communities that offer support for crisis pregnancies and family issues it is abundantly apparent that adoption is not encouraged here. I was so ticked off mad when I came out of those places I could hardly think straight-I was looked at as though I had horns growing out of my head when I asked if they counsel expectant moms about adoption? Their answers were to tell me that they provide free food/clothing/ food stamps/ baby clothing and other paraphenilia to help these young mothers. I said wow thats great but do you counsel at all about adoption being a viable option-NO.
I was so upset and angry-so their solution to the fact that some (not all) of these girls are under 18, have no jobs, no where to live and no one to support them and you don't even broach the subject of "what are you going to do, how are you going to support this baby finacially let alone emotionally?"
Nope.
They just give them free stuff and make it seem like its ok for them to be 16 with no way to support themselves or their babies, who later on end up in foster care and then possibly in our prison system.
Like I said I was so mad when I walked out of there. The girl who was staying here thinks her baby is like a puppy, oh cute and cuddly and look at all the attention I am going to get etc... Nobody is willing to broach the subject with her-including her family, and Les and I were going to do it after she settled in a little-but she didn't stay long enough.
Meanwhile there are four thousand couples waiting to adopt a newborn in the province of British Columbia-only approximatly forty babies are placed per year.
SAD.
They don't even advertise adoption agencies or adoption as an option here. I have noticed because we are adopting from the US that in that country they advertise-online, adoptive families can do classified ads down there-but up here-nope adoption is only an option if they ask about it. Don't get me wrong the adoption agencys advertise-but their advertisements are directed at adoptive couples -not at the birthparents. *sigh* grrr.
Anyways that has been my mind frame this week, hopefully it will get better lol!
I am proud to report that I finished my very first real quilt lastnight-a full size with backing and everything -I have done tons of rag quilts and a few wall hangings but not a full size quilt. Now I have and I am so super proud of myself. I I can ever figure out how to post pictures I will show you!
Anyways, thanks to everyone who was praying for the young lady who was staying here, and for our family-I appreciate it so much! I am off to do some more painting-a bathroom and some old window frames I am going to use to display some scrapbooking! Blessings!