Audio File Download – Transcript – Collin County CPS Visit

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to a recording of a visit that reveals what really happens in the Texas Foster Care System.

note: there is noise at the beginning of the file that only lasts a few seconds.  If the file does not work, please contact me at itsalmosttuesday@yahoo.com.

I have posted this audio recording many times, and it keeps coming up missing the file, or not working at the link. i’m not sure why, but its the same on every audio and video file i’ve posted of these visits. i’ll continue to try reposting but until then, here’s the transcript and story of what happened.

What happened that day:

He came to the visit bruised and bloody on December 22nd, just before Christmas. He had been “stoned” with rocks by 3 foster brothers while the foster parent watched but did not stop the incident from happening.

The child went unconscious. They did not get him medical attention. When I asked about the incident, the CPS worker said “I have no idea, I just transport the children…”

This was a make-up visit, replacing the visit canceled the day before, in an attempt to hide the child’s injuries. On the prior day, the foster parents had told my child that his mother did not show up for the visit. The CPS worker told the mother the foster parents ‘forgot’ to bring him.

Only after throwing a fit did they allow this make-up visit on 12-22-2004, which gave me an opportunity to find out the truth. My child and I, his mother, were only allowed to see each other one more time after I photographed my child’s injuries and recorded this visit.

My child was overdosed on improper medications they “forgot” he was not supposed to take.   His hands were frozen in a seizure like position, and his body shook uncontrollably throughout the visit.

He arrived at the visit carrying a realistic gun in his pocket, a toy the foster children were given and taught how to shoot in target practice. At the time my child was only 8 years old and had never been allowed to play with even toy guns before at our home.

This visit took place December 22, 2004 at Collin County Texas CPS Children’s Advocacy Center between my 8 year old child and myself, his mother. 

My case alleging child abuse against me was ruled out for physical abuse at our natural home, but the same cannot be said for this foster home.

 He had been removed from my care and placed in foster care where he was…actually… abused…

The day before this visit, I arrived (on Tuesday) – the normally scheduled visitation day. I was waiting in the lobby for over an hour before the CPS worker came out to inform me that the visit would not take place because the foster family “forgot to bring the child.”

The caseworker apologized and stated it would be another two weeks before another visit would take place due to the holidays (it was 3 days before Christmas).

This was unacceptable.

I refused to leave the facility without answers, knowing that my child would not have let the foster parents “forget” to take him to see me.

Finally, the CPS worker reluctantly agreed to a special visit the next morning, at which time I brought a tape recorder.

My child arrived covered in blood with a black eye, heavily medicated and carrying a realistic looking cap-gun in his pocket. The gun was realistic enough that if a parent carried it into the facility, that parent would be arrested. If it had been carried into an airport, flights would be shut down. Still my child had it in his pocket, given to him by the foster family.

Upon questioning throughout this visit, I learn that my child had been told by the foster family that he didn’t go to the visit the day before because I did not show up.

I was shocked – that was not true.

The foster family “forgetting to bring him” wasn’t true either.

They were trying to cover up his injuries…..

My child was removed from that foster home  after this visit, and placed in kinship care.

 I only saw my child one more time after this visit…. and I was found not guilty of abusing him.

So lets get this straight –

Mother was ruled out for physical abuse at home, but the child was still taken and placed in state’s care – where he was abused… his injuries were (attempted to be) covered up….

Child protective services …? protecting who?

Its been nearly 3 years since this incident occurred. The case has been closed for some time now, but nobody was ever held accountable for the abuse against this child, nor to my children and I for the suffering it caused.

I have not seen my child in years, and remember – no abuse had occurred – it was ruled out – my administrative review sustained a finding of ‘neglectful supervision’ since I had a history of a drug use.I was noted to be uncooperative with a non-conforming attitude towards the system. I insisted on protecting my rights… and failed in doing so.

 I never caused any injuries to my child.

In fact, the caseworker herself states that “the mother interacts appropriately with the child, that the case is not a case of child abuse, but rather an ongoing custody battle” and in the child’s interview with the social worker the child specifically states that he is not abused, unhappy, harmed, afraid, or otherwise feels in danger with his mom.

So why has it been years since  I’ve seen him?   Now its time for world to hear the truth.

VISIT TRANSCRIPTS 12-22-2004

mother: hey you…hi baby

child: i bought it

mother: you bought it?

mother: <gasp> what happened to your eye??

child: something really horrible

mother: what happened baby?

child: i was throwing rocks into the creek and my foster brothers hit me in the eye with the rocks

mother: when did this happen?

child: a few days ago

mother: did you go to the doctor?

child: my foster father was in the army and he knew what to gave me a butterfly band aid on it and put stuff on it

mother: can you see ok?

child: yeah, except this eye’s still a little blurry

mother: look up ..no look up with your eye not with your whole head  was it an accident?

child: nuh uh (indicating a negative response:ie.no) they were throwing rocks straight at me

mother: who?

child: my foster brothers

mother: it looks like you had a bloody nose

child: i didn’t

mother: no you have blood in your nose

child: i do?

mother (to cps worker): he has blood in his nose

child: i do?

cps worker: I didn’t see

mother: come here

child: probably because of the…its so cold outside

cps worker: mine are a little dry too

child: i have in my pocket there’s this really cool cap gun i got

child: i have it in my pocket …you know whats really cool about it, it sounds like a real gun its really loud

mother: there’s blood on your shirt

child: this is water

mother: no this is blood

child: it is?

mother: water is not that color

child: i didn’t know my nose was bleeding

mother (to cps worker): are they gonna do something about removing him from these kids if they’re throwing rocks at him

cps worker: i have no idea

child: pam said that i need to get along with them

mother: no, not if he’s got a black eye from rocks

cps worker: I have… i’m not… i don’t know anything ..my only time is transporting so..i don’t know…

child: its a fake gun

mother: but you know i don’t let you play with guns

child: its fake

mother: i don’t care…here…eat your food

mother: Merry christmas baby, i know you’re…I love you …I love you