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had this conversation, child care

     services called and said they were


     moving Charlie to another home.

     When a judge had asked Charlie ’s


     mother how often she came to visit

     him, she said it was too far away, so


     she hadn’t.  We lived about a half

     hour from her and were willing to


     take Charlie to visit her, but she

     always said she was too busy.


     Despite this, the judge ordered

     Charlie be moved to a home closer


     to her.

            A home was located with a


     family who didn’t really want him,

     and it was hard to have him taken


     from us.  One other sad part of

     being a foster parent is that once a


     child is moved from your home,




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