Hi, my neighbour had a little with her the other day. She is 5 years old. Her mother had had her taken away from her at 6 months because she was an alcolic and she was in foster care for about 3 years - got returned a couple of times and finally this Summer she was returned again. My neighbour had her because the mother had rung her, incoherently drunk and had asked her to take her.
This woman is not a friend of hers but she had to help because SS had said that this was her last chance before she was taken away for good. My neighbour was actually a few days from giving birth and at her wits end with a toddler as well. She didn't know what to do, she didn't want to return her as when she had rung up, the woman had said she didn't care, but she didn't want her to be adopted down to her.
I offered to have her overnight but the woman collected her before she called SS.
The thing is despite being a single parent of a 5 year old, I would have loved another child. I am too old and wouldn't have another deliberately but my son would love a sibling and I would love another too.
It seems so sad for the poor child, that's all that he will probably end up in care sooner or later.
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susia · 13/10/2008 22:58
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