Corruption and crime are everywhere, but when It happens in your own backyard it becomes more than that. Government officials, lawyers, judges and police officers have a responsibility to uphold the law. Unfortunately, some are as corrupt and dishonest as they come. In this particular situation it is the Department of Youth Protection (DYP) in Ste-Agathe, Quebec.
I wrote a blog a couple of years ago on "Mother Fighting for her Special Needs Children's Human Rights".
This blog is a continuation of that sad but too real story. My friend of over 35 years and her 4 Children have been put through the wringer and back (and that is a gross understatement) by the Department of Youth Protection (DYP) in Ste-Agathe, Quebec.
This mother is working overtime to get her two adopted special need children back from the DYP. Her eldest daughter also had her own experiences with the DYP. What the DYP put her through caused her a great amount of anxiety and no hope for her future. I ask you, What kind of Youth Protection makes a 16 year old girl feel that way? This girl repeatedly told the DYP that she wished to go home, but their ears were closed to that. They gave her all sort of lame excuses. Distraught and overcome with how they were treating her she finally took matters into her own hands and took a bus home where she has never been happier.
The mother of these children is an amazing woman. She has her MA in in Special Education and has been a foster mother for a good 25 years, but that's not what makes her amazing. What makes her amazing is how dedicated to her children she's been and how much she love she gives them.
The whole nightmare with the Department of Youth Protection (DYP) started when a former worker of the mother went to the local authorities to report that the mother used excessive control on her children, including (and I shake my head on how they wasted the tax payers money on this next one) having them on a dairy-free, gluten-free diet. That is the reason ladies and gentlemen for taking those children away from their happy home. My friend and mother of these 4 children has been consistent with her children (not excessively controlling) and that is a good thing. Having two grown sons myself I know that consistency plays an important role in being a good parent. This next part is for certain people who are totally in the "I" Zone ("I" stands for "Idiot") when it comes to eating healthy...such as food sensitivity and/or have allergies to dairy and/or sugar. Dairy-free and gluten-free diet are intended for people with legitimate health concerns. Some parents, doctors and researchers are seeing the positive benefits that a dairy-free, gluten-free diet has on autistic children - such as, very noticeable changes in their child's behaviour and learning progress. These are just a few of the many wonderful benefits that a dairy-free and gluten-free diet has. I have gone off the topic a bit with information on the dairy and gluten free diet, but it was important for people to see that the DYP doesn't look at the good and positive. You kind of have to ask yourself...Why?
Since the 2 children were taken by the DYP and put in foster care they have NOT been doing well. The little boy has had quite a few skin conditions, bruises on his arms and legs, a burn a few months ago with the stove, illnesses, operations, and he is hurting others and yelling foul language when he can't do something. It makes me sad and disgusted to see what is happening to him, because when he was living at home he was always a happy and well adjusted boy.
The little girl goes to hotels in her neighbourhood and Montreal. The mother is not permitted to ask why. The girl can never invite friends in her foster home or go to other homes of friends. She is trapped from any and all communication other than the ones who want to keep hiding the truth.
Right now I am asking myself more questions than I am getting answers. For instance, Why are these children getting so sick? Why can't they make phone calls to one another or send emails? The mother can only see the children every two weeks but will be forced to share her time. Why is the mother and the family allowed so little time? Why are children being torn away from good homes and going into foster care? Maybe we should let the facts speak for themselves...
Kids found from trafficking this week 168 in USA and 140 in Ottawa, are
not even reported missing and here are some of the clues needed to understand
this mystery better.
ONE simple reason is the fact that they are UNDER the PROTECTION of the “Youth Protection”. The parents were systematically torn away from the
children's lives, so they can be trafficked freely around the world!
It seems to me that children in the "Youth Protection" are not protected as well as we think they are. As a matter of fact they are NOT being protected at all.
I know in my heart and soul and beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is a mother that any child would be happy and proud to have. She loves her children and they love her. These children have flourished because of this mother's care and love. As I said before I have known this mother for over 35 years and she is a strong individual, but as strong as she is, seeing her children under the so called care of the Department of Youth Protection (DYP) has taken It's toll on her. Though no matter how much It has affected her she will keep fighting until she gets her children back home...where they belong! Family and friends are also behind this mother and will continue to help and show support. These children need to come home to their mother and a healthy environment.
The Department of Youth Protection (DYP) may think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, the truth will be revealed.
With that said I will leave you with the following quotes. This is Li with my two cents worth!
"A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future." ~ unknown author
"We tell lies when we are afraid….afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger." ~ Tad Williams
"There is no God higher than truth." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the
second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
NOTE
The Department of Youth Protection (DYP) may think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, the truth will be revealed.
With that said I will leave you with the following quotes. This is Li with my two cents worth!
"A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future." ~ unknown author
"We tell lies when we are afraid….afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger." ~ Tad Williams
"There is no God higher than truth." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the
second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
NOTE
Below are news links to this mother and her children story. Please check it out and speak out!
Too many times have we stood by and done nothing. Help the voice of this mother and her children be heard.
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mother-pleads-for-return-of-special-needs-kids-1.1289286
http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/07/is-there-justice-in-quebec-special-needs-children-taken-from-home.html
Thank you so much for your comment and for sharing the link to this all to real story. Whether it is called the "Department of Youth Protection" (DYP), or "Child Protective Services" (CPS) their methods are unfortunately the same. The corruption, the deception, the lies, the lack of care and knowledge is what the DYP and CPS are giving to children and their families. The DYP and CPS are abusing families and their children mentally, physically, emotionally and even spiritually. It is really sad and disgusting that the very thing that these Child Services/Protection are suppose to be fighting against (like abuse) is what they are themselves doing.
ReplyDeleteIt's people and their voices that will help families and their children come forward to help fight the corruption within the DYP and CPS.
My heart really goes out for this Family , The (DYP) & (CAS) have way to much control, and the fact the Government does nothing about it makes it so much easier for them to keep doing what there doing and getting away with it !
ReplyDeleteI had both my boys taken away from me I had to fight like hell and my first son was taken when he was 6 years old and my 2nd son never got to come home period . I did get my oldest home in Sept 2012 my second son I lost in court and he was adopted . And I should have never lost my boys in the first place. (But that's a story for another day) But they have done to your friend and her children is unfair and they are the ones that are abusing the children, and there are going to be scars from this and who's going to help this family ? It really makes me sick that they have the power to ruin peoples lives, and get away with it .
I can't wait for Karma"TO KICK THEM IN THE ASS " My thoughts are with your friend and her children I really hope things will get better and her children will be returned to her .
Heartache trauma and tears caused by violent manipulation of power and deception. My young children were forcibly removed due to false allegations in a BATSHAW signalement and I am seeking information, key resources and anyone who can help me rescue them from the traumatizing nightmare we are all going through...into the arms of my love. There is no love like a mother's love! There is no place like home!
ReplyDeleteYou're right Anonymus, "There is no place like home" and "No love like a mother's love."
DeleteThank you so much for sharing some of your story. I am sure you are living through a nightmare.
The Department of Youth Protection say that they are there to help the children, but who they are really helping is themselves. The system REALLY needs to be changed! So many children are being yanked from their homes. It's time that the these services not only get investigated, but get re-vamped and our whole system changed. How many children and their families have had to put up with the Department of Youth Protection's inhumane, ironhearted, unsympathetic and nightmarish ways?
If the system really works, then why are so many children being yanked out from perfectly good homes? And after they are yanked out of their home, why are the children placed in abusive houses or houses that are highly questionable? To me a "Home is where the heart is" and a house is more of a house of business.
I feel so very bad for what you have been and are going through with Batshaw Youth and Family Centres my dear Anonymous. If I can help please feel free to contact me at my email, inochinoki1@gmail.com.
My positive thoughts and prayers are with you.
People we have to contact each other, come together, and create a formal complaint singed by every member and petition for an investigation.
ReplyDeleteyouth protection lies and put our children in danger.
If we can have enough people to sign a petition to lunch an investigation or DYP methods, we can make a difference. Starting by the news paper to the police.
fchedraoui@gmail.com
DeleteI know my friend has tried everything to fight the DYP. The DYP uses the lowest of methods and are just plain evil.
DeleteI do thank you for your message and feedback. It is greatly appreciated, I will pass your message on to my friend. It's nice to know that there are people like you out there that still care, Li