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[habibekindheart]

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"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." --- Winston Churchill

Ashleigh Marie | Isaac Matthew

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[habibekindheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your kind words. This will be the 2nd child we've buried in 6 months thanks to foster care.

[neanahe.livejournal.com]

My God.

If I can offer some (unsolicited) advice: Make a loud noise; go to the media and whoever will listen and make yourself heard.

Lawyers tell you not to talk to the media, but society takes your silence as a sign of guilt. It's not fair, but it's how people are.

My degree is in Journalism, and take my word that the story of a wronged mother with dead children is good copy. They will print your story and air your complaints because it is the kind of story that people tune into.

Don't curse, yell or act insane (though of course you are feeling just that right now). Be as calm as you can be. You can scream when the reporters are gone, but it is important that you act in control while the cameras are rolling. The MEN who make the decisions will call you a mad, hysterical woman if you show too much; beat them at their own game. Show them how intelligent you are and how reasonable you are, even as you show them how wronged you have been.

Your story and the stories of your children need to be told and need to be heard.

Justice is not given freely - it's something that has to be fought for.

Wishing you peace, and strength. Hang in there and fight the good fight.

[habibekindheart.livejournal.com]

LOL thank you. We know how to handle the media. I can't say much more than that in a public forum. I haven't cursed, yelled, or acted insane through most of the last decade that we've dealt with. We're apparently an anomoly.

The media wasn't interested when our daughter died 6 months ago. They weren't interested when the state seized our newborn in April. They weren't interested when our other daughter contracted an STD in foster care.

Now they won't leave us alone. We've forwarded all calls to our attorney.

[neanahe.livejournal.com]

I would pick one outlet and set the terms under which you are willing to talk to them. With this story, they will salivate for an exclusive. By all means choose the outlet that will be the most sympathetic, and play them like a Stradivarius.

[habibekindheart.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good plan to me.