tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.comments2019-02-22T01:30:05.019-05:00CHILDREN OF THE CORNMarley Greinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184124024369071862noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-57388093695853198932011-12-16T15:36:00.949-05:002011-12-16T15:36:00.949-05:00I just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I...I just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I am the mother of the little boy and its nice to hear that some people do suppourt me while others are so quick to talk down do the person with out knowing the real storyKayleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-25411960513236702592010-04-08T00:41:50.320-04:002010-04-08T00:41:50.320-04:00Agree!Agree!Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-53468531098753496652008-12-05T08:03:00.000-05:002008-12-05T08:03:00.000-05:00Actually, from what I understand, such hearings ar...Actually, from what I understand, such hearings <B>are not usually closed in Nebraska</B>, regardless of whatever forms of health care or mental health care the kid in question is dealing with.<BR/><BR/>Closings such as this are, as the paper put it "rare."<BR/><BR/>Picked one hell of a time to start 'caring' about HIPPAA etc, eh?Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-24773354226065046132008-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:00I can understand the part of the hearing being clo...I can understand the part of the hearing being closed to the public that addressed the boy's mental heal issues and treatment. No one, including juveniles who are dumped, should lose the right of privacy and confidentiality of their mental health treatment and records. <BR/><BR/>Confidentiality of one's health records is fundamental to our health care system. It is one of the few things as a system that is to be commended. <BR/><BR/>For example, when my mother-in-law was in the hospital being treated for cancer, she wanted to see her medical records. She sent my wife to the medical records department to get them. However, my wife was not allowed to do so on the basis of patient privacy and confidentiality. <BR/><BR/>The hospital required that her mother, on her death bed, provide a letter with a notary public seal stating she gave permission for her daughter to get her records.<BR/><BR/>However, the rest of the hearing should have been open. That said, in Maryland it is not unusual to close hearings of juveniles that concern "family matters" on the basis of providing confidentiality and anonymity to the juvenile as opposed to criminal cases which are open.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592011074161650969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-87435080646971941692008-11-24T15:25:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:25:00.000-05:00In the course of getting all the details into this...In the course of getting all the details into this piece I left off the outcome of the class action suit.<BR/><BR/>Please see <A HREF="http://www.neappleseed.org/lrc/031207.html" REL="nofollow">this page</A> for Nebraska Appleseed's take on the tail end of the suit.<BR/><BR/><I>Unfortunately, in January 2007, Judge Richard Kopf chose to not to hear the claims of these young Plaintiffs and dismissed the case.</I><BR/><BR/>Which is to say that rather than examining the details of what the kids were undergoing and the issues involved, the case was dismissed.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-44650138249241937312008-11-24T12:53:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-45388316425953336212008-11-23T14:21:00.000-05:002008-11-23T14:21:00.000-05:00A mere 38 hours ago, I wrote: ...tonight, as Nebra...A mere <A HREF="http://cornkids.blogspot.com/2008/11/nebraskas-safe-haven.html" REL="nofollow">38 hours ago,</A> I wrote: <BR/><BR/><I>...tonight, as Nebraska attempts in vain to close this chapter of its legalized child abandonment social experiment... .</I><BR/><BR/>It was perfectly obvious what was going to come next.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-41200635942368185692008-11-22T17:54:00.000-05:002008-11-22T17:54:00.000-05:00Nebraska DHHS has added a press release about the ...Nebraska DHHS has added a <A HREF="http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/newsroom/newsreleases/2008/Nov/safehaven12.htm" REL="nofollow">press release</A> about the the boy from California.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-23410800997463188592008-11-22T10:51:00.000-05:002008-11-22T10:51:00.000-05:00Thanks folks! Glad to see there are still a few sa...Thanks folks! Glad to see there are still a few sane people left in the universe :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the work you've done on this as well!Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-14139773386676837452008-11-21T21:32:00.000-05:002008-11-21T21:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the great work you've done. Your an...Thanks for all the great work you've done. Your analysis of the problem is spot on. The problem is in the minds of the legislators who, as you say, have taken infant/baby abandonment for granted. <BR/><BR/>I just can't seem to "get it."<BR/><BR/>AnitaGrannie Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961647803071602014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-85196937791436585512008-11-21T18:04:00.000-05:002008-11-21T18:04:00.000-05:00The legislature looks like a church!The legislature looks like a church!Marley Greinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184124024369071862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-17444113207229644162008-11-21T17:08:00.000-05:002008-11-21T17:08:00.000-05:00THANKS, BLC and Marley, for all your hard work on ...THANKS, BLC and Marley, for all your hard work on this. Legislators are idiots not to see what is wrong with abandonment at any age, and they are reinforcing their ignorance by not inviting adoptees and abandoned kids to be part of their task force. It is a farce and a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-35376573443336517882008-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:00from- Infant-only safe haven law OK'dState Sen. Lo...from- <A HREF="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10493838" REL="nofollow">Infant-only safe haven law OK'd</A><BR/><BR/><I>State Sen. Lowen Kruse of Omaha, a United Methodist pastor, summed it up in the Legislature's morning prayer.<BR/><BR/>"Gracious God, we have done what we said we would do and prepare for more," he said. " We pray it will be a blessing to our children and to our neighborhoods."</I>Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-90111113550665478722008-11-18T16:37:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:37:00.000-05:00AM 9 has been withdrawn.<A HREF="http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/AM9.pdf" REL="nofollow"> AM 9</A> has been withdrawn.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-14145302229571389082008-11-18T16:17:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:17:00.000-05:00AM 4 has lost.<A HREF="http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/AM4.pdf" REL="nofollow">AM 4</A> has lost.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-77326643865106318752008-11-18T16:10:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:10:00.000-05:00AM 6 has since been withdrawn.<A HREF="http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/AM6.pdf" REL="nofollow">AM 6</A> has since been withdrawn.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-51645504971279252182008-11-18T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:39:00.000-05:00Since Jean Morrisey clearly has issues with readin...Since Jean Morrisey clearly has issues with reading comprehension, let me clarify;<BR/><BR/><B>TWO</B> people co-author this blog, Marley Greiner (who blogs at the Daily Bastardette) and Lauren Sabina Kneisly (who blogs as Baby Love Child.)<BR/><BR/>This particular post was written by Lauren Sabina Kneisly, <B>NOT</B> by Marley Greiner.Lauren Sabina Kneislyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884130321084908557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-13368670819974236612008-11-17T22:28:00.000-05:002008-11-17T22:28:00.000-05:00State Senator Chris Langemeier had offered up anot...State Senator Chris Langemeier had offered up another amendment on LB 1, pushing the age limit up to 30 days.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/AM2.pdf" REL="nofollow">see the full text here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-54933835089929574082008-11-17T05:47:00.000-05:002008-11-17T05:47:00.000-05:00Note that State Senator Bill Avery has offered an ...Note that State Senator Bill Avery has offered an amendment on LB1 that would push the age limit up to 1 year.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/AM1.pdf" REL="nofollow">see full text here</A> (link opens a PDF)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-5693861663397920702008-11-16T17:42:00.000-05:002008-11-16T17:42:00.000-05:00Hear! Hear! What a lovely flow of common sense and...Hear! Hear! What a lovely flow of common sense and child-centered thought.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-37757465273389381382008-11-14T23:30:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:30:00.000-05:00Marley you should try to get this published somewh...Marley you should try to get this published somewhere where it will be more widely read.<BR/><BR/>Yes, this particualr boy is indeed better of without his parents or any fmaly.<BR/><BR/>But, the fact that a mother could do this without a father's knowledge is a major issue. Likewise a father could - or a grandparent - or even a babysitter. And the same is true of infant abandonment in these so-called "safe havens"!<BR/><BR/>How can anyone use the phrase "family values" and allow such violation of any possibility of counseling for a family at the breaking point in crisis? In what other area of society do we allow permanent decisions to be made by people in crisis? In most states today, divorce requires mediation; divorce custody issues require child psychologists, social workers and courts.<BR/><BR/>Why are advocates trying to put barriers on bridges to prevent suicidal jumper - why not jest let them act out in a the heat of the moment? FACT: Almost all jumpers who have been stopped are glad they were!AdoptAuthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259177027389587604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218043436888772778.post-48407189849418936682008-11-14T06:25:00.000-05:002008-11-14T06:25:00.000-05:00I love this new blog. The fiasco in Nebraska has, ...I love this new blog. The fiasco in Nebraska has, I hope, taught the pro-adoption, anti-open records faction and thing or three. They expected trembling young, single moms buying into the MYTH that their lives would be ruined and that they, themselves, would be future abusers. What they got were people having problems with their adolescents which is a story as old as civilization. Well, as the rock singer put it, "You don't always get what you want." As was said on the other blog...this would be funny if it weren't so tragic.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.com