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| Protect Yourself... |
| SUMMARY : This may sound like much a do about nothing, but you would be surprised to learn just how easily, nothing can become something, quite devastating, in the face of authorities, should they wish to impose themselves upon you. Yet, all the suspicion, innuendo and insinuation, in the world can't repress, or dismiss well kept documentation, that may very well save someone, in your family... |
| C.Y.O.A. : Is a well known and popular technique, among bureaucrats, which, in essence, actually means, "Cover Your Own Ass ". While this section may seem a bit overstated and repeditive, we must make this perfectly clear and understood, in order to prevent you from doing -and/or- saying something that will invariably - and - imminently place you, your children and/or your family at risk... |
| Back Up : everything -and- anything having to do with authorities; police officers, social workers, school officials, daycare providers, medical personnel, etc. Make absolutely sure, you document, every conversation, meeting, telephone call, interview, etc... As an adult -and- a parent, you have the right to demand copies of tests, examinations, reports, etc. on you - and - your children. It is a matter of rights, under the, " Freedom Of Information Act " and other legislation, like it. |
| Protect : all these files, records, documents and information, as if your very life depended upon it, for this may be the case, at some future time and place. Make sure these items are kept safe and secure, in a dry, fireproof place, where you can access them easily, should the need arrise. Your very freedom and that of every member, of your family, may depend on something you have, that proves a claim, you are making, or disproves some claim being made against you. For those of you, who keep your records in a paper bag or a shoe box, somewhere in the attic, this may seem frightfully inconvenient. But all too often we have encountered situations where people haven't been able to prove their claims, with records, documents and the like, because these items were either misplaced, misfiled or just plain missing. Some have spent huge sums of money to safeguard their houses with; locks, alarms and security systems, but keep their important records and files helter skelter, throughout their homes... and, when the time came to prove themselves, their claims and/or defend claims made against them, they were victimized, much in the same fashion as one who is the casualty, of some criminal act; burglary, theft, vandalism, etc.... |
| Do not... : Depend upon medical people, school personnel, or other official types, to keep records for you. As the old addage specifies, " If you want something done right, do it yourself ! ". That is true with paperwork as well, " Like going to the bathroom, the job isn't finished until the paperwork is done." Medical people, school personnel and other official types have many documents that cross their desk, at any given time. The potential for error, incorrect information, misinterpretation and/or just plain missed information is far greater for them, then it is for you... Further, you have much more of a vested interest in yourself, your children and your family, then any professional type and therefore much more likely to ensure that all documentation, reports, files etc. are accurate, and that you have your very own copy, for your files and records. This ensures detailed accuracy, while avoiding the potential for lost documents... |