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View Poll Results: Should someone's diet prevent them from being a foster parent?
Yes 6 20.69%
No 22 75.86%
Maybe 1 3.45%
I'm not sure 0 0%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-26-2010, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Hogwash: Muslim Mom Denied Foster Kids Because She Won't Serve Pork | End Homelessness | Change.org

Should someone be denied a chance to be a foster parent because of their diet?
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Arlington, VA
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wow, that's a really dumb reason.
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:37 PM
 
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I suppose it is a question of degree.

I would be concerned if a prospective foster parent was a Vegan.
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:42 PM
 
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As long as she gives them chicken or some form of protein I don't really see the problem.

My mom's motto was always, "You'll eat what I cooked or you can go to bed hungry." Not surprisingly, I'm not a picky eater now. But god, I guess it was child abuse now!
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Are there things that you refuse to eat, today, out of your own choice? Why would you prepare those things for someone else to eat if you don't like them yourself?
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:45 PM
 
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As long as she gives them chicken or some form of protein I don't really see the problem.

My mom's motto was always, "You'll eat what I cooked or you can go to bed hungry." Not surprisingly, I'm not a picky eater now. But god, I guess it was child abuse now!
Mine too. Funny how that works
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:49 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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Hogwash: Muslim Mom Denied Foster Kids Because She Won't Serve Pork | End Homelessness | Change.org

Should someone be denied a chance to be a foster parent because of their diet?
I'm thinking I would deny a vegan vegetarian faster than someone who doesn't eat pork.

This is strange.
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:49 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Are there things that you refuse to eat, today, out of your own choice? Why would you prepare those things for someone else to eat if you don't like them yourself?
My girlfriend is a vegetarian and has prepared meals with meat for me.

I don't like her vegetarian food but I gladly cook her meals that don't have meat.


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I suppose it is a question of degree.

I would be concerned if a prospective foster parent was a Vegan.
I would be concerned if they planned to raise the child as a vegan and the child was a big fan of meat, ya know?
I think it's fine if the potential foster parent is a vegan and is willing to prepare meals with meat for the child.
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Old 04-26-2010, 02:53 PM
 
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Hogwash: Muslim Mom Denied Foster Kids Because She Won't Serve Pork | End Homelessness | Change.org

Should someone be denied a chance to be a foster parent because of their diet?
This is bizarre. Why would any agency come up with such a ridiculous requirement? Is there something vital about pork that yields better children? I mean it's not like this is North carolina, pork BBQ headquarters of the world.
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Old 04-26-2010, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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I don't like beets--so I'm not going to make a meal with beets in it. I don't like liver, so I'm not making liver. Not for me, not for someone else. Why SHOULD I? If it's something I know she doesn't like, but I do, I still wouldn't make it for her.

Now, if it's something I've never had, then how would I "miss" it? I don't think I've ever eaten scallops, and I know I haven't eaten oysters. I'm fine with that. I don't see a reason to start.
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