More One-sided Commentary

October 29, 2002 permalink

The Orangeville Banner published the following letter on October 25, 2002:

Commends foster parents for dedication

Dear Editor,

In our community we are fortunate to have a group of dedicated foster parents who are literally the heart and soul of the foster care system that cares for our children in care.

Foster parents open their hearts and homes to infants, children and teenagers and instantly become a significant part of a young person's life.

The length of their connection may be a few days, weeks, months, years or in some circumstances, a lifetime. The positive impact that a foster parent can have on their foster child's life is immense and cannot be underestimated.

Children are society's most precious asset and our foster parents provide them with the nurturing, love and caring that facilitate their personal growth and emotional stability. Our foster parents make a positive difference in our community one child at a time. As Mother Teresa said "We can do no great things only small things with great love". Fostering is a wonderful example of this.

Our local foster parents are to be commended for their efforts and congratulated on a job well done! Keep up the good work and thank you for all of your hard work.

Marianne Breadner
President, Dufferin Child and Family Services

And what do we have to say in rebuttal? Nothing. We have a letter on file from lawyers for Marianne Breadner threatening litigation for comments critical of her.