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When CPS Takes a Child
When CPS takes a child from a parent, it feels like someone just dropkicked their heart clear out of their chest. No matter how it happened, parent/s and child can often be traumatized by Child Protective Services’ involvement. (Texas lawyers can answer basic...![Growing Up in a Motel](https://i0.wp.com/abrazo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FP-e1599000463671.png?resize=1080%2C556&ssl=1)
Growing Up in a Motel
Many children have grown up on the Eloise books– but the hard truth is that growing up in a motel, as the invisible homeless, is typically far less glamorous. Visit the extended stay motels in any urban community and you’re bound to find children who are...![Not Everyone Can Parent](https://i0.wp.com/abrazo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/blocks-503109_640.jpg?resize=640%2C425&ssl=1)
Not Everyone Can Parent
Can we all stop pretending, and admit that not everyone can parent? Parent is both a noun and a verb. But just because someone can birth a child does not mean one can parent effectively. We were reminded of that this week, sadly. A 35-year-old Texas mom named Laura...![Could Adoption Have Saved Gabriel Fernandez?](https://i0.wp.com/abrazo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ResizedGF.jpg?resize=448%2C259&ssl=1)