Thursday, September 22, 2005

Child abuse...is many things.. Sometimes neglect can be so hurtful for child!!

Friday, September 23, 2005
Today I had a grandparent stop me... She was very upset. She has raised her grandson since both parents were put in jail for Meth. both making and selling.. They are both out of jail now but she continues to raise the child. The parents have divorced... It's complicated but then every situation surrounding abuse is.
The mom has been staying with the grandparents and child. Her latest boyfriend beat her up. She got picked up again from drugs.. She is waiting to get into drug rehab...But low and behold today things changed. The daughter called the boyfriend. He came and picked her up less than a block from the house. Her son, 7 years old was playing outside with friends. He saw her leave with the man.. He goes running home.. Screaming,"Nana, Mama left with him. She left again.. She didn't even say bye.. Nana why did she do that. He will hurt her again.. Hurry Nana, I have to go save Mama.. I have to stop her from leaving.. He then broke down crying.. Nana, she didn't even wave bye to me... she didn't even wave!!! " He then began to cry and shake until his whole body was shaking.
What do you tell a 7 yr old at that point?? How do you explain that the sex and the drugs are more important to his mom than he is?? How do you replace the confidence that has been washed away from the little boy that lives to have mom watch him hit a home run or break a board in Karate.. Only to have him feel so helpless and unloved.. Wondering what he did wrong that mom left.. or thinking he has to go after her and SAVE HER!!!
Nothing can save her.......................... Pray and thank God that the little boy has Nana so he never has to be in the house again when it blows up from a Meth lab like he was before. Pray he never has to be rushed to the hospital with burns or injuries from the boyfriend who is doped up and boy is in the way.. Or will tell what he has just seen.......
God Help those children that don't have a Nana to go running to!!!

Where do I start?? So much to say and yet where is the beginning.. Where does it end? What makes a person be a bad parent? What kind of parent will walk away%

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