: I've posted before about a friend of mine who had to allow there grandkids ages 6 and 3 whom they take care of go be with there abusive mother for the summer.. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...872&highlight=Well the gradparents are currently working with social services (or someone) to get the girls back here NOW! Why?
1) the mother has not seen the kids.
: The girls were sosposed to go stay with there maternal grandparents where there birth mom was living but then the mother I guess decided shes didn't want to be bothered so she moved out but at no time was that reveled. The older child (6) actually overheard the grandmother begging her to see her kids. 
The oldest heard this yelled back you don't love us and she got into trouble for "talking mean" WTH??? then the breaking point... Something the grandfather him self admited to..The oldest the 6 year old took some markers and drew inside the back walls of a closet.. When they found out her "punishment" they made her sleep inside the closet that night. No light no blanket they just locked her in.
:Now don't get me wrong I've delt with this girls behavior she is a handfull I've gotten totally exhbrasted with her before.. Especially before I understood her whole story but locking her in a closet? Seriously? How do those things even cross the mind of a person?
That was the finial straw the grandparents (the good ones) decided then and there this CAN NOT go on and contacted authorties they have arranged for the girls to fly back to AZ on the 7th and there goign to be going crazy worring till then.. They will also be offically applying for sole cousody of the girls and the severe ALL parental ties from the mother. In this case I totally support it. These girls have been in a 6 year time been abandoned beaten locked up starved. Its a tragedy it has taken this long for someone to totally step in on THEIR behalfs...
I know this is hard because this also means they acknolwege there OWN sons faults. Hes not been abusive and he was away overseas when there mother was manic and neglectful... he has been in the picture but not as the father they need more like an attentive babysitter if that makes sense?? These poor girls need stability...
Deanna
