I must be an evil mom, because I actually giggled the entire time they were trying to take the picture.... This after he had given up on trying to escape. He seriously screamed like some one was killing him.
Friday, December 19, 2008
No Title Necessary....
I must be an evil mom, because I actually giggled the entire time they were trying to take the picture.... This after he had given up on trying to escape. He seriously screamed like some one was killing him.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Hurry UP!! Only a week left to get rid of your rowdy teenagers....
Apparently there are a crap load of parents that just want to get rid of their teenagers. If I were a teen right now, my mom probably would of threatened me with this idea..... I just can't imagine raising a child until they are a teenager, and then giving up.
If you are some one who wants to get rid of your kid with no questions, you only have a week left to do it Nebraska........
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html
OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) -- Nebraska officials said they're concerned about an apparent rush by parents to drop their teenage children off at hospitals before lawmakers change the state's troubled "safe haven" law.
Four children have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals in the last two days.
The latest cases came the day before the state Legislature kicked off a special session to add an age limit to the law.
On Thursday, a boy, 14, and his 17-year-old sister were dropped off at an Omaha hospital; the girl ran away from the hospital, officials said. A 5-year-old boy was left by his mother at a different hospital, officials said.
The day before, a father flew in from Miami, Florida, to leave his teenage son at a hospital, officials said.
"Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska," Gov. Dave Heineman said. "Think of what you are saying. You are saying you no longer support them. You no longer love them.
Nebraska's safe haven law was intended to allow parents to hand over an infant anonymously to a hospital without being prosecuted. Of the 34 children who have been dropped off at hospitals, officials said, not one has been an infant.
All but six have been older than 10, according to a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services analysis.
State officials said that because of legislative procedures, it will take at least a week to change the language of the safe haven law, creating a window where more parents could try to take advantage of the loophole in the statute.
"We are ready and prepared that that situation occurs," said Todd Landry of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. "We want people to understand that this is not the right way of getting the service for your child, your teenager or your family."
"What you've seen is an extraordinary cry for help from people all across the country," White said. "Nebraska can't afford to take care of all of them. Nebraska would like to be able to, but they know that we can't, so we are going to have to change the law."
There's growing support among many Nebraska lawmakers to limit the safe haven law to children no older than 3 days. But several lawmakers said they'll push for something closer to a 30-day age limit.
The safe haven law was meant to protect infants, but there is no age limit under the current law. Five of the abandoned children were brought to Nebraska from out of state. Parents have traveled into Nebraska from Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Georgia.
Tysheema Brown drove from Georgia to leave her teenage son at an Omaha hospital.
"Do not judge me as a parent. I love my son, and my son knows that," Brown said. "There is just no help. There hasn't been any help."
Safe haven laws allow distraught parents, who fear that their children are in imminent danger, to drop them off at hospitals without being charged with abandonment. Nebraska was the last state in the country to pass such a law. But every other state included an age limit.
The Department of Health and Human Services published a background profile on 30 of the 34 safe haven cases. The report found:
Twenty-seven children have received mental health treatment.
28 children come from single-parent homes.
22 children had a parent with a history of incarceration.
20 of the 30 children are white; eight are black.
There are 6,600 children in state custody, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Per capita, the figure is one of the highest rates in the country, Landry said.
"I think this has spurred some really healthy conversations about how do parents get the help that they need when they are struggling with some of these parenting issues," he said."And the message that we have been trying to get out is, 'Don't wait until it's a crisis. Reach out to your family and friends.' "
If you are some one who wants to get rid of your kid with no questions, you only have a week left to do it Nebraska........
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html
OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) -- Nebraska officials said they're concerned about an apparent rush by parents to drop their teenage children off at hospitals before lawmakers change the state's troubled "safe haven" law.
Four children have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals in the last two days.
The latest cases came the day before the state Legislature kicked off a special session to add an age limit to the law.
On Thursday, a boy, 14, and his 17-year-old sister were dropped off at an Omaha hospital; the girl ran away from the hospital, officials said. A 5-year-old boy was left by his mother at a different hospital, officials said.
The day before, a father flew in from Miami, Florida, to leave his teenage son at a hospital, officials said.
"Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska," Gov. Dave Heineman said. "Think of what you are saying. You are saying you no longer support them. You no longer love them.
Nebraska's safe haven law was intended to allow parents to hand over an infant anonymously to a hospital without being prosecuted. Of the 34 children who have been dropped off at hospitals, officials said, not one has been an infant.
All but six have been older than 10, according to a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services analysis.
State officials said that because of legislative procedures, it will take at least a week to change the language of the safe haven law, creating a window where more parents could try to take advantage of the loophole in the statute.
"We are ready and prepared that that situation occurs," said Todd Landry of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. "We want people to understand that this is not the right way of getting the service for your child, your teenager or your family."
"What you've seen is an extraordinary cry for help from people all across the country," White said. "Nebraska can't afford to take care of all of them. Nebraska would like to be able to, but they know that we can't, so we are going to have to change the law."
There's growing support among many Nebraska lawmakers to limit the safe haven law to children no older than 3 days. But several lawmakers said they'll push for something closer to a 30-day age limit.
The safe haven law was meant to protect infants, but there is no age limit under the current law. Five of the abandoned children were brought to Nebraska from out of state. Parents have traveled into Nebraska from Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Georgia.
Tysheema Brown drove from Georgia to leave her teenage son at an Omaha hospital.
"Do not judge me as a parent. I love my son, and my son knows that," Brown said. "There is just no help. There hasn't been any help."
Safe haven laws allow distraught parents, who fear that their children are in imminent danger, to drop them off at hospitals without being charged with abandonment. Nebraska was the last state in the country to pass such a law. But every other state included an age limit.
The Department of Health and Human Services published a background profile on 30 of the 34 safe haven cases. The report found:
Twenty-seven children have received mental health treatment.
28 children come from single-parent homes.
22 children had a parent with a history of incarceration.
20 of the 30 children are white; eight are black.
There are 6,600 children in state custody, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Per capita, the figure is one of the highest rates in the country, Landry said.
"I think this has spurred some really healthy conversations about how do parents get the help that they need when they are struggling with some of these parenting issues," he said."And the message that we have been trying to get out is, 'Don't wait until it's a crisis. Reach out to your family and friends.' "
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Night Out With Heather!
Heather celebrated her 28th birthday last weekend. Despite all of the saddness going on,and the ear problem, we still managed to have fun. Heather is a great person, and I loved hanging out with such fun people.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Heather And Chris.
This weekend I had the pleasure of doing my beautiful friend Heather's Maternity Shoot. I met her and her husband Chris at a beach near our home town. They were so freaking cute, and I loved taking pictures of them. I am hoping I will get to take some newborn shots once their beautiful baby is born.
Here are a few from the session.
Here are a few from the session.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Tarpon Springs Photo Walk
I haven't really been doing much creatively with my photography lately, and I really think I need to practice. Saturday night I went on a photo walk at the Sponge Docks in Tarpon. It was definetly a lot of fun. When it came to taking pictures though, I felt like a fish out of water. I had no clue what to do. It has been so long since I had to take pictures of something other then people and animals. I spent about an hour and a half down there and came back with maybe 12 photos... I have now decided that atleast once a week I am going to try to take more artistic photos. Here is what I got from the photo shoot on Saturday.
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