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by StrangeATractor 1191 days ago
FFS nobody's called CPS?
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I saw a post from the mom mentioning CPS had been called on her, which was the only reason I didn't call myself. I am skeptical of CPS in general, but an 8-year-old with multiple, sophisticated suicide attempts, and a mother making money off these attempts, just seemed way too sketchy to ignore.

Unfortunately, it seemed CPS had cleared her. At the time (this was back in ~2017), I shared the page with a friend who works alongside CPS, and she grudgingly agreed there wasn't really anything CPS could do. The kid seemed to have legitimate medical diagnoses, and the mom could easily argue in court that she was just "documenting her daughter's medical journey."

I can't seem to find the page now, which I'm hoping means it got shut down. Fingers crossed that little girl has found health, happiness, and the privacy she deserves.

Sort of figures. Kids in America don't really have any rights.
Does anyone?

Oh yeah, I forgot: Rich people do.

Imagine how the media would cover the story of CPS going to a prominent trans activist parent of a suicidal trans child and you have your answer.