Rriii rwant nobarreh nobarreh brut ryou.
Syemay. Wala na ko matinong maisip. Too happy to think. Endorphins endorphins endorphins.
31 July 2009
21 July 2009
Intertwined
It's kind of depressing to hear of a friend's sad story, especially when she and I seem to share a somewhat interconnected fate when it comes to misfortune.
Frankly, I'm scared.
16 July 2009
Symptoms of a Work-aholic
Pre napadaan sa JPIA tambayan.
Kuya Carlo: Hi Pre!
Pre: Hi, kuya!
Kuya Carlo: Happy ka today ah.
Pre: Pagod na pagod nga eh. Pero mas relaxed yata ako.
Kuya Carlo: Nakow, Pre. Ganyan ata ang work-aholic.
Pre: Hahaha.
Ang cornyyy. Ay, di kasi joke.
15 July 2009
That Certain Oomph
I wish I'd stop trying to cyber-stalk that certain person. I wish the opportunity would stop presenting itself. I wish I could just ignore the temptation of hurting myself more. I wish I could just not care.
Most of all, I wish to wake up tomorrow and for once in so long a time, feel as if the world has not yet ended.
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There's this fine line between sentimental and emo. Now, can someone get me a blade?
13 July 2009
PRECIOUS needs A HOME
Type in the following and choose the first choice (that makes sense) that
appears on the list.
1) Type in "[your name] needs" in Google search:
[Lovely] Precious needs A HOME.
ay, ang drama.
2) Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
Precious looks DADDY'S LITTLE ANGEL.
> awwwww.
3) Type in "[your name] likes" in Google search:
Precious likes TO EAT NORI.
>no, I don't. my sister does though. she luuuurvs nori.
4 ) Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
Precious says ACTRESS.
> eh?
5) Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
Precious Wants RRA MATEKONI TO "ASK ME AGAIN".
> who's he?
6) Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
Precious does NOT, HOWEVER GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OFTHE INFORMATION.
> parang waiver. :))
7) Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
Precious hates IT!
>what's "it"?
8) Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
Precious goes POP.
>depending on the context, that's either cool or morbid. 0_o
9) Type in "[your name] loves" in Google search:
Precious loves BOUTIQUE.
>uh... ok?
10) Type in"[your name] is" in Google search:
>woah. didn't see that coming.
** survey, formatting, etc. [everything except answers and comments] were taken from AJ's multiply site.
10 July 2009
A Real Sad Story
From The Times
July 10, 2009
Number of adopted children returned to care has doubled in five years
The number of adopted children who have been returned to care homes because their new parents cannot cope with them has doubled in the past five years.
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the number has increased by a third in the past year alone as parents struggle with often challenging children who have suffered years of neglect or abuse in their natural families.
Going back into care after living with an adoptive family is a traumatic experience for children, and for the adoptive parents who have to accept their only chance of having a family has gone. It is also a huge cost to an already over-stretched system with the children likely to need expensive specialist care.
The increase in breakdowns comes despite a fall in the number of children being adopted. Only 4,637 children were adopted in 2007, the lowest number since 1999.
The data on breakdowns is in a survey of local authorities, conducted by More4 News and shared with The Times. More4 News will broadcast its special report tonight at 8pm.
Experts say the figures show that many children are being left to suffer at the hands of dysfunctional natural parents for too long before being taken into care by social workers. By the time they are adopted, many have severe emotional or behavioural problems.
Local authorities are not obliged to keep any data on adoption breakdowns and the vast majority of those contacted by More4 News had no figures or only partial records. However, according to the numbers kept by 92 out of 450 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, 57 children were returned to care in 2008-09 compared with 26 in 2004-05. If the pattern is repeated across the country, it means more than 250 children were returned to the care system last year.
The Adoption Act of 2002 was supposed to speed up adoption so that children do not have to languish in the care system for too long. However, the bigger problem may be that they are allowed to stay with their natural parents for too long before social workers remove them from their home.
Lord Laming, Britain’s foremost expert on child protection, highlighted this issue in the wake of the Baby P tragedy. He urged social workers to be far more realistic about parents’ ability to turn their lives around and to act more decisively when there are problems.
The figures are also a reflection of the changing face of adoption. Before the 1970s, most adopted children were babies born to single mothers, but today more than three quarters have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. The increase in alcohol and drug abuse among parents is also a growing factor in care proceedings, with parents often being given several chances to break their habit before children are removed.
According to data provided to More4 News by the local authorities, last year only four per cent of adopted children were babies, with the majority aged between one and four. A quarter were aged between five and nine.
Adoption UK, the charity which supports adoptive families, said not enough was being done to help parents to care for a challenging child.
Jonathan Pearce, of Adoption UK, said: “The figures starkly illustrate the difficulties and complexity of modern-day adoptions from care and also highlight the lack of support for adoptive families in their challenging task of being therapeutic parents for traumatised children.”
The charity says the system is still too preoccupied with the intense and lengthy approvals process for would-be adoptive parents, rather than preparing them in advance and helping them afterwards.
Case study ‘I had naively believed in love’
Initially, the adoption seemed to be going well. But Kate discovered that Alex, whom she had adopted when the child was four, had an attachment disorder and heard voices.
“She never left my side, ever,” Kate says. “She couldn’t watch television, she couldn’t play, she didn’t want to play with other children. There was nothing that she could do by herself.”
Alex’s behaviour deteriorated rapidly and she began to torture the family cat. She tried to kill her rabbit. Social services had warned Kate that her daughter’s background was “as bad as it gets”. Alex’s natural mother was an alcoholic and a drug addict.
“I naively believed that with enough love and enough attention and security we could make it all better for her,” Kate says. “But it became a nightmare caring for a child who isn’t attached to you.”
(All names have been changed).
July 10, 2009
Number of adopted children returned to care has doubled in five years
The number of adopted children who have been returned to care homes because their new parents cannot cope with them has doubled in the past five years.
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the number has increased by a third in the past year alone as parents struggle with often challenging children who have suffered years of neglect or abuse in their natural families.
Going back into care after living with an adoptive family is a traumatic experience for children, and for the adoptive parents who have to accept their only chance of having a family has gone. It is also a huge cost to an already over-stretched system with the children likely to need expensive specialist care.
The increase in breakdowns comes despite a fall in the number of children being adopted. Only 4,637 children were adopted in 2007, the lowest number since 1999.
The data on breakdowns is in a survey of local authorities, conducted by More4 News and shared with The Times. More4 News will broadcast its special report tonight at 8pm.
Experts say the figures show that many children are being left to suffer at the hands of dysfunctional natural parents for too long before being taken into care by social workers. By the time they are adopted, many have severe emotional or behavioural problems.
Local authorities are not obliged to keep any data on adoption breakdowns and the vast majority of those contacted by More4 News had no figures or only partial records. However, according to the numbers kept by 92 out of 450 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, 57 children were returned to care in 2008-09 compared with 26 in 2004-05. If the pattern is repeated across the country, it means more than 250 children were returned to the care system last year.
The Adoption Act of 2002 was supposed to speed up adoption so that children do not have to languish in the care system for too long. However, the bigger problem may be that they are allowed to stay with their natural parents for too long before social workers remove them from their home.
Lord Laming, Britain’s foremost expert on child protection, highlighted this issue in the wake of the Baby P tragedy. He urged social workers to be far more realistic about parents’ ability to turn their lives around and to act more decisively when there are problems.
The figures are also a reflection of the changing face of adoption. Before the 1970s, most adopted children were babies born to single mothers, but today more than three quarters have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. The increase in alcohol and drug abuse among parents is also a growing factor in care proceedings, with parents often being given several chances to break their habit before children are removed.
According to data provided to More4 News by the local authorities, last year only four per cent of adopted children were babies, with the majority aged between one and four. A quarter were aged between five and nine.
Adoption UK, the charity which supports adoptive families, said not enough was being done to help parents to care for a challenging child.
Jonathan Pearce, of Adoption UK, said: “The figures starkly illustrate the difficulties and complexity of modern-day adoptions from care and also highlight the lack of support for adoptive families in their challenging task of being therapeutic parents for traumatised children.”
The charity says the system is still too preoccupied with the intense and lengthy approvals process for would-be adoptive parents, rather than preparing them in advance and helping them afterwards.
Case study ‘I had naively believed in love’
Initially, the adoption seemed to be going well. But Kate discovered that Alex, whom she had adopted when the child was four, had an attachment disorder and heard voices.
“She never left my side, ever,” Kate says. “She couldn’t watch television, she couldn’t play, she didn’t want to play with other children. There was nothing that she could do by herself.”
Alex’s behaviour deteriorated rapidly and she began to torture the family cat. She tried to kill her rabbit. Social services had warned Kate that her daughter’s background was “as bad as it gets”. Alex’s natural mother was an alcoholic and a drug addict.
“I naively believed that with enough love and enough attention and security we could make it all better for her,” Kate says. “But it became a nightmare caring for a child who isn’t attached to you.”
(All names have been changed).
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