What worries me now is I don't want to battle AGAINST the department
If they insisted that it would go to court if my DD placed him with me then I would have no CHOICE but to wait
Otherwise if they get a care order they can say where he goes or doesn't go and can have him removed especially if I rattle their cage and ruffle their feathers by going AGAINST them or their decisions
It did NOT work in my favour when I appealled when first failed viability , it made things WORSE and so I had to back off
I need them on side basically and although the SW is on side it sounds like not all above are or they would not have said no to him being placed with me while I am assessed
Back to being between a rock and a hard place then , again , then feelings of have I REALLY come forward? Have things REALLY progressed?
There must be some sort of risk assessment they did on me to place him with me for the 6 days or that would NOT have gone ahead at all
I know month after month , full time is different from 6 days but I am COMMITTED to this
There is a little boy who needs to be here!!
Our Welfare State. Is it broken?