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Comment by faith and kevin baden on November 6, 2009 at 9:11pm

Michigan: Tragedy Hits Home with FightCPS Reader Faith Baden’s Children
In Midland, Michigan an adopted child attacked and killed Faith Baden’s son, Justin Baden, age 17, early in August, 2009. Justin and his younger siblings were removed from Faith Baden’s home by CPS and eventually adopted out to Jessica Pribbernow, a Michigan child-collector.

The newspaper reported that Pribbernow had custody of five boys adopted from foster care. The accused, known as Steven Jeffrey Pribbernow Jr., 15, is not the biological brother of the boys he is said to have attacked.

Two others boys, both sons of Faith Baden, were injured severely in the knife attack.

Faith left a number of news articles, emails, and comments on FightCPS yesterday. You can read them here and here.

Faith, my heartfelt sympathy to you on the loss of your son, and prayers for the healing of his younger brothers. We here at FightCPS do understand that your children should not have been separated from their loving parents.

Obviously the child collecting adopters were not capable of keeping the children safe. This is one more sign that the foster-adoption system in this country doesn’t work. I wonder if these children, in particular the one said to be the attacker, were on medications as “special needs” children. Many pharmaceutical medications given to foster and adoptive children are believed to have produced suicidal or homicidal tendencies. One of the emails posted stated that Jessica and her husband were unemployed and living off the adoption subsidy payments received for adopting the boys - a clear indicator that these were probably medicated children.

A fine way our country pretends to keep children

Comment by dale on September 9, 2009 at 7:35pm

i wish for the best even on my last days as a father. compliance got me no where. doing all court ordred servives did nothing. im about to loose me kids.i love them

Comment by dale on July 3, 2009 at 3:43pm

Communication Tips for Parents

Make the Time. In today's complex world, it's even more important to make sure you set aside time to talk. That doesn't mean you have to hold a formal meeting. Sometimes the best discussions take place while you're driving the car or puttering around the kitchen.

Listen to the Little Stuff. Kids will talk to you if they know you're going to listen – whether they discuss heavy issues such as sex and drugs, or everyday things like schoolwork. If your kids know you're listening, they are more likely to trust you enough to talk about everything in their life.

Listen Between the Lines. Because a lot of kids find it hard to talk to their parents about things that really matter, parents have to pay special attention to what their kids may be trying to say. It helps to pay particular attention to emotions – not just the emotion itself, but its intensity, too.

Ask their Opinion. Few things please children (or anybody else) more than being asked their opinion. You don't have to ask about important issues all the time, either.

Don't Interrupt. In a national survey, more than half the children said that when they talked, their parents often or sometimes didn't give them a chance to explain themselves. It's a good idea to give your children some extra time to explain their opinion or desires, even if you think you know what they're going to say.

Comment by dale on May 11, 2009 at 6:23pm

my yahoo im is darwin.enders@yahoo.com i named my yahoo after a freind of mine. lol send me an im sometime

Comment by dale on May 11, 2009 at 6:19pm

my 15 year old found me after all these years. i was terminated on her. she calls me dad still. wants her old first and last name back. i know hwere she is even now. i wish i could overturn it. as old as the case is id bring her home if there was a way. she wants her daddy. she wants to come home to me. but at least i got her back somehow and im loved i can ride out the storms and talk to her on yahoo im lol they wont even let boys come over. boyfriends. lol
i couldnt miss that for the world but i am. the adopted parents are so strict. they dont let her do anything. she cant go see movies or do things that are fun. if a boy does come over they stand gaurd over her at a table. its not my way. i think they are wrong and the rein of power will soon end. i wont treat her this way. its wrong.
my daughter knows write from wrong. they gonna do what they gonna do. all i can do is love and tell her what i think.

Comment by dale on May 11, 2009 at 6:06pm

leave your email tawni. thanks and everyone that can hear me out get in touch with her. thanks. i dont know much myself on that matter.

Comment by dale on April 10, 2009 at 7:41pm

well im gonna take a break. this site doesnt lift me up being here. i want to see our children come home. ........ time to call our angels home my freinds. i know your pissed. cant blame you all. but sitting and pouting wont change a thing. so what do we have to do. to acomplish this? i have my answers. do you have yours?
theres alot of know it alls here. but they havent accomplished much either. and may be in worse shape then most of us. hold the line. stand up. think of your kids inside. involke spirit. what moves you when it comes to your kids. for me spirit. the smiles from jessica.
damians strong will and love he shows. this drives me. can we all move forward? i know we are all pissed. but change isnt made that way. i know what its like to be terninated its happened twice to me. i lost 2 girls to them, now they got many years later my little boy and girl. i was in divorce. i withdrew from it and went to marriage counseling.

Comment by dale on April 10, 2009 at 4:57pm

like the group toto says hold the line bob. i just figured them out.
they seek the remedy for removel. so you must get in good with the service providers. they are the ones that call the shots. the ones that provide classes and such. if you want more visits and much more talk to them about making recomendations on your behalf.
again if you are not treated right. talk to your caseworker. theres other alternatives. dont let anyone fool you. ive been mistreated by a visitation spervisor and had her removed from my case. stand up when things go wrong talk to them and be cool. call them alot say hi and see what you can do to get the ball rolling. check on your kids alot. the goal is home visitation. called trial home visit. also ask for a parent aide that will help you organize activities and get you better reports at your visits. ...yes a parent aide from caps at your visits. get people to side with you. by being really kind to them and good. hope you get this messege. i been on a quest myself. im really close. best wishes bob my freind. its ok to post even in my absence. after all im busy getting my kids home....................... i do beleive your kids will have a welcome home really soon. by law theres only 15 to 22 months to get them back but if you play the game it may be really soon. and if there is a problem dont be afriad to admit it. regarding the reason for them being gone. but other then that dont volunteer any other info. everythings good thats all they need to know.

Comment by dale on April 10, 2009 at 4:45pm

ih dear tawni. sorry for my absence here. i been on a quest to get my kids home. im really close. they are about to release them. i dont blame you. when it comes to family at no ones trust worthy out side that. im at myspace zerocool9m theres alot of us can you reach me at myspace.com ???

Comment by Tawni Roark on April 1, 2009 at 11:08am

All members from IN please get in touch with me. I need your experise, adise on non-custodial parents, and other info I do not wish to"post" here!

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