I have 8 children between 2 yrs and 19 yrs. 6 of my children were in foster care. One ran away in 2008 and self placed with me and is now in my care.
2 of my children have both been moved to 4 placements each and the department is planning on moving them again. They have been to 3 schools so far.
My 8yr old was placed on anti-depressants for about 9 months. How can a child be expected to cope with losing mum and every sibling?
I have had my own issues to deal with which I have addressed.
The department thought I had a mental illness but I have been cleared by a Psychiatrist.
When I became suicidal after losing my children, I was put on anti-psychotics which I shouldnt have been on...I was simply grieving for the loss of my babies and Im given drugs.
I was exhausted before and through a sleep study discovered that I was in need of a CPAP machine for sleep apnoea.
I had PND-my bubby was only 6 months old when taken.
I also turned to alcohol as a self medication at times but I have not needed alcohol for 18 months now. I take one day at a time.
I did belt my son on the back of his leg and I dont ever treat him like that...it was difficult times with 7 children in the house and being a single mum but I had no right to do that.
I was honest with the department but in 24 hours they had taken my 6 youngest children from their school and daycare centre.
I am grateful to God to have been able to use this time in many positive ways...to get physically well and make improvements to myself. Its still painful but I have no control over when my children come home...thats in Gods hands.
Apart from all this, my children were and are deeply loved, they had clean clothes, food in their tums, lunch in there school bags, attended playgroups, daycare, church activities, played soccer for our local club, were read books at night and we would pray together...our faith has always been a very important part of our lives. My children were taken away from me, friends, church, there home, school, toys, beds and each other. Its taken almost 2 yrs for 2 of my children to attend church...the others still dont go. There has been no respect for our beliefs or for my childrens wishes to come home.
I am fighting to have them returned to me and I will not give up. My children have been through a terrible trauma in foster care and not all foster carers are nice people with patience and experience whilst many are lovely.
It is awful to leave my beautiful children each week after visits, especially when they are distressed or asking to come home.
My 13 yr old who is now at home is the child that I belted that one time on the leg...I have not hurt my other children and yet they are still in care.
My 4 yr old has been wetting there pants for a year now but I cannot get any info from the department. It feels like nobody else cares. They are being sent to there room for punishment when accidentally wetting.
I havnt even received any school reports in these 2 years.
One of my children has had over 10 stitches to there head in foster care..riding without a helmet. I didnt see them for 5 days.
Court is so slow...sometimes its hard to sleep cause I think about them so much.
I miss them so much and they miss me and each other terribly.
It has been recommended that my 9 yr old comes home due to being depressed and withdrawn.
I have taken care of my 13 yr old for 12 months so I think I should be given another chance to show that I am capable of raising my own children.
We are family and we need to be together.
I continue to pray for Gods will, his strength, his healing and close relationships throughout this horrible and painful ordeal.
Please support my children coming home. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful church and community behind me who care about my family. We recently had a church garage sale to raise money for my legal fees and we received enough to cover the costs. Praise God.
My children have been through enuogh and the department has done enough damage...they need to come home and begin healing.
Id love to hear back from anyone who wishes to share or ask questions.

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