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RE: Our Homeless Experience 7: The Homeless Shelter, Part 2
I would advise writing a VERY strongly written letter to CPS, put it in an envelope, seal it, then rip it to shreds and put it in the trash. Get it all off your chest, but don't provoke them. It's completely unfair what they are able to do, they deserve every word in that letter. But don't dare send it. Do what is best for your family. I'm so sorry for your situation. @ironshield
Sending such a letter now would probably be a bad idea - the CPS may decide it's better to send the kids to a foster home instead of letting them stay with the mother in that shelter - but how can the world ever become a better place if one should just accept injustice without even telling about it?
I believe the right thing to do would be to try to mellow out, write a letter and explain how much stress the family has been through - but in a factual, neutral tone and without any finger pointing - and send it whenever the situation has stabilized (with "homelessness" not being a topic anymore).
Perhaps ... just perhaps, the next time such a case appears, the employee on the CPS will agree it's better for the child to stay in a camper than staying in the shelter. Perhaps ... just perhaps, the CPS will intervene and look a bit into the conditions in the shelter. Perhaps it's unlikely, but it's even more unlikely such things will happen without the letter!
Agreed. It's best to get it off your chest, but never, ever send it. It's a shame we you have to live in fear of this illegal agency, but for now that is the way it is.