you said if BU was 66% black, it'd be called a black college, then you mentioned HBCs. Which are a specific thing, separate from percentage of current racial makeup.

Right, so it makes sense not to call BU a white college, just like it wouldn't make sense to call it a women's college, even though a majority of students are female.

Referring to your first sentence. Yes. I read about a professor who deliberately left her toddler locked in the car bc she was late for class.

So then you know that a couple HBCs no longer have a majority of black students but they are still HBCs, because of their heritage, not current racial statistics.

I was reading back through her blog and the months they lived in the pre-fab(?) house. They appeared relatively normal. But once they lost that, then yes, they were essentially homeless, IMO. During these months, (late 2013- early 2014) there are posts about one child planning their gardens, another planning a chicken coop. Posts about older children helping younger children navigate Starfall on the laptop. It doesn't seem like an unsafe, unsanitary dangerous life. I can see why this picture would be admired by people. If she had come on here and said, "Hey, DS is planning our garden for the spring!" she would have found admiration and support. This is the period when her son burned his hand. I would have taken him to the hosptial. I disagree with treating it at home before getting it evaluated. But it looked mostly healed with month or so. I also disagree with MANY posts here that people say they won't seek healthcare for their children but that is their parental decision. These months posts from last winter are in stark contrast to the posts of the 3 sided structure, and the yard that is the slurry of mud and animal feces. I am grateful the children aren't there any more.

No shame...I am perhaps related to a young man who says, "Exam week is when you wear your comfy clothes to school and eat fast food." :lol:

Awesome news, Cynthia!

Oh, that is so very special! Congrats to everyone!

:grouphug: She sounds like a wonderful girl!

But this isn't about homesteading, IMO. It's about child neglect, (possible) mental illness, (possible) addiction, (possible) spousal abuse. I thought Someone on The Other Thread had said this family basically become homeless when they moved out there to the land. I can't find the post but I've been turning that thought over and over...

I bought the CD. So if you guys see the sale and wonder what troglodyte still buys CDs, it was me. :lol: I can't wait til it gets here!

AFAIK...that was the mom's career all along, since before she had children. *disclaimer this post in no way endorses the mistreatment of the children. I'm stating a "fact" I gleaned while reading about the family.

Nothing exciting...turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, veggies...

Thank you...I wish I could be more nuanced...

:lol: Cranberry sauce just came out my nose. Sweet Mother of Jellied Condiments, it burns...

By you saying "yes, it is" you are basically saying I am lying when I said it is not snark nor snide. So I'd rather move on and converse with people who take me at my word.

Your impression is incorrect.

It's not snark at all. Nor is it snide. Your inability to understand what might motivate a mother to change has no bearing on whether a mother changes.

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:grouphug: I'm sorry.

Are you asking for my opinion or the logistics of removing a newborn from his or her family? The situations I know involve moms giving birth at hospitals and testing positive for illegal drugs. CPS is called and the baby is taken into foster care from the hosptial. In THIS case, I don't know what would happen or what the mom would do. Would she run away with her newborn and leave behind her 10 children? I would hope not. I've already said my hope is the mom gets safe housing, keeps this baby and gets the help she needs.

Aww, I'm sorry. I hope you get some positive news at the vet...

Can you imagine a mom in Omaha, pushing out her baby at home and yelling at the dad, "don't touch her! It's illegal!" (Although I'm assuming by catch they mean act as birth attendant.)

I already wrote, yesterday: "If they don't have adequate housing for a newborn, then she probably will lose custody of the new baby." That is a FAR CRY from jailing the mom*, taking the baby at birth and then putting that baby up for adoption. THIS mom, not any other mom. I'm not talking about generalities.

We are talking about THIS MOTHER. Reckless endangerment HOW? Neglect of her FETUS, HOW? What has THIS MOTHER done to her fetus?