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photographer's . recorded the ar-
rival 'or departure of children
from our home, nor ;Were t'ke
workers accentpanied by the
police on any of their Visits. I
believ( it is 'not C,A.S. policy to
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the public should be led t,0 believe
that, the C.A.S. is an orgre that
favours violence, The Contrary is
truo, Police accompany workers
only where threats to their per-
Sonal well-being are evident. One
of the first photos in this ease
showed a worker who had been
struck to the ground by the foster
niotlici., Cn faii•noss to the chtld-
I think my ramily's dealings
with the C.A.S. would fall into
the normal pattern of the major-
ity of cases, No reporters or
Len, I think the C.A.S. Was wise
to deal with the situation by mail,
Much as possible and spare the
children such scenes.
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The following letter will lie of
interest to the i)oople of Huron '
County since the writer is from
Gut County.
Mr:. and Mrs. Vodden not only
adopted children, but also wore
foster' parents for other children,
who hail problems, so she knows
whereof she Speaks.
,Editor. News-ChrOnicle;
'Jr, fairness to rho many re-
sponsible workers of the Child.
rotes Aid Society In our province,
feel ants!. point out Otie••lin ,.
portant factor in the Timbrell:
case that Your editorial of Octal). •
er overlooked. Had Mrs. Tim-
!well acited as a responsible foster
parert the thousands of people
who Were horrified a t the tele-
vision scenes" would not have
boon aware that 11 Ch a, family
exists d and "the little children.
muld have been Spared the a n-
or brawling, reeriminotion,
and fear which can make such a
terrible impression at the ages
of ihrre and live" and two little
girls, by this time, would. he
happily living in permanent
homes.
Responsible lost Or parents do
not rush out to arrange their owrt
adoption of their charges when
they learn they are to be placed
in permann•nt homes: nor do
they expect to be included in any
rut nre a rra ngetnnts ror the.
children.
."\1), husband and Co .4t
parents in son thwestern Ontario
few y ears ago, I w i s h t o. point
out. that the. C.A. S. makes its
"parents" aware. of their respon-
sibilit•teS,, ...Foster parents are
iiwaro from the beginning of
their SerVICO that:
(a) The child in their. Care is
to be loved and provided for as
a mentber of the family.
• thl The child may he reincvid•
from . their •care at • any time and .•
briefest of notice (this is
often easiest for all concerned)
Vi 1 Id that rontact with him will,
probably cad then.
(c) While they may give the
child all the love and attention,
the child's worker and
C.A.S..havo gramter authority than
theirs.
(d) They must help 0 child 10
prepare rm. return to his family
or Prr his plueo ju n permanent
home f•-qiri ins S00111'0 In the
knowledze of !heir love and sun ,
soiled by happy memories of his•
time in thoir home would, proh ,
1,- tr,q1 hell) to him
irr f.dbistin- fr• his new, ner1r0n-
si tri a t
T. cannot understand how a
1.0.3pousible. adult, octing its a
foster conid assume Hint
hr'r judgement 01 what is right or
1.vrona lor a (mild is silliorior
that of a p.:voil!) s,wi ,o.
and
IL s rii.dri most surpass (hot or
npolior itundrods of times.
1 o:inrict h"lirvo that a w^-.,In
'r ho IOW'S rbilrl deeply wonid
subieet that child, to
1..0.11501100plisai at nye bands or the
nithtir riews media hr disnthys oe .
orhottoolalism. arid thwarting
tvwful. rulthority. . • . •
It 'consents tito. greatly it a:t
invite this.
As pointed out above, I believe
that the foster mother's respon.,,
Sibility for this probem has been
minimized if not overlooked,
"The iron fisted lack of tact,
tenderness and judgement. "
cannot fairly uescribe the author-
ities handing of the case, The
thousetuls of cases they deal:
with yearly without incident
would surely indicate that only
in the most extreme cases would,
such disastrous action take place.
hope the O.A.S. will not he
forced to "back clown" in this
case because people have been
moved by the entOtiOnaliSin of one
"fester" family. : Good fostet
parents are level-headed as well
as kindhearted.
MAR JANIS VODDEN
Port Atliur News Chronice
Oct. 6th. 1967
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