the right to parent
I watched Different Moms on Lifetime tonight. It follows three families headed by parents with varying levels of mental disabilities. This is definitely something you should watch if you have the opportunity. It’s both heartbreaking and inspiring. Heartbreaking in the sense that these parents are aware (most frequently made aware by outside influences) of the certain limitations they face in parenting their children, but inspiring because of the true love they have for their children. Parental rights are often taken away from these parents based solely on the fact that they have a disability, despite the fact that many of these people show more love to their children than their counterparts without disabilities.
I found this which gives some good information on the subject. Unfortunately, as this article states, information is scarce because a lack of organizations that support these families in their efforts to care for their children.
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