Printable View
This is so sad. I'm proud of you for not bailing her out of jail. Can you sue for custody and just let your daughter have visitation? That way, no more money for her and Jenna would be getting proper care. This would be hard any time but it being Christmas mus make it doubly hard. Do you have a Paypal account? Maybe some of us could send you some money to help with Jenna's Christmas. I feel so bad for you and your family.
What can we send you to make your Christmas better?
Thank you jazzcat, Dukedogsmom and Cassiesmom ... I'm crying too hard right now to even say much else.
Good Lord I am shell shocked! I am totally speechless.. I am worried she may loose the child but maybe its the best thing if she came to live with you.. I really am at a loss for words here. No food in the house- drugs??? And her image to the court is more important now than any time in her life... I am just totally speechless. You are SO IN MY PRAYERS !!!!! SO IN MY PRAYERS!!!
I, like others, am totally shocked by this. I thought for sure that Amy Beth was finally seeing the light of what is wrong and what is right. Well, obviously NOT.. How could she even think of leaving a 2 year old alone for even 5 minutes and to take advantage of you Kim after ALL that you have done for her and Jenna, just disgusts me. :mad:
I just couldn't believe what I was reading. How I pray that Jenna can stay in your care where she belongs.
Kim, I am so, so sorry that you have to go through this. My heart goes out to you.
If there is anything, anything at all, that I can do, please do not hesitate to ask.
Prayers and {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} on the way for you, your hubby and Jenna.
I am in shockQuote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
you did the right thing for not bailing her.
Kim,
I'm glad to hear you have Jenna. She is in the best place right now, with her grandparents. I think Amy Beth is where she belongs at this point too. She lied to you. And I think there is far more to the story than she is letting on. To deny your child the simple basics in order to get high is despicable. I hope DCS will let you keep Jenna. She deserves two people who love her and will keep her safe. You've given Amy Beth every opportunity to get clean and take care of her child. It's obvious that getting high is far more important. It's time to think of Jenna and her well being.
Love and hugs to you, Kim. I'm sorry you have to go through this, especially during the holiday season. If there is ANYTHING I can do, please PM me, okay?
I'm so very sorry you are having to deal with all this crap. You did do the right thing by not bailing your daughter out of jail. With her having NO one to enable her she will hopefully realize she is the one, the only one that can fix her life. My thoughts and prayers are with ALL of you. Please take care of yourself.
I've been reading along here keeping up-to-date and this latest event is sure a shock. I'm so sorry your having to go through this with your daughter.
You did the right thing by not bailing her out. She needs to sit there realize the consequences of her actions.
DCS is on the ball seeing that your home is a safe place for Jenna. :) Having them extend it past the Dec 27th date shouldnt be a problem, I wouldnt think.
DCS is more than likely aware of the "fathers" actions too so IF they were to allow visitation it would be under supervision or what they call "supervised" visits.
Since you have a good relationship with the DCS caseworker, you will have a heads up on what is going to happen in the future.
I would contact a lawyer for advise on how you should proceed to keep Jenna's best interests in forefront.
Will keep good thoughts and prayers.
That must have been the HARDEST thing, to not post bail. But it is the right thing to do, as so many others have said.
Hopefully, she has a better chance than Chad of straightening out her life.
And what a horrible shock for you.
When you know what help you need, PLEASE post! You know we are here for you!
HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS
Kim,
I'm crying right now for you and your situation. This is unimaginable to me! I pray that she will be ordered to parenting classes and that everything will work out for the best.
What I wouldn't give for a child to care for!
You did right by not enabling her by bailing her out. I can't imagine how you feel. I'm so upset.
PLEASE..is there anything we can do to help Jenna have a beautiful Christmas. Please PM me with your address. I'd love to help ASAP.
Kim, thank God Jenna is safe with you. I pray your daughter will get help and I pray for you to have the strength to deal with this situation. {hugs}
you did the right thing in getting to jenna so fast and refusing to post bail. i am so sorry that this is so ugly.
Of course you did the right thing by not bailing her out. Your daughter is a very sick woman who is completely controlled by her addictions at this time. Maybe a little jail time would sober her up & clear her head. I think craftlady's suggestion for you to see a lawyer about getting custody of Jenna is very sensible one. Your daughter will not be fit to care for her for a very long time, possibly years. She needs some serious intervention if she is going to ever get her life on the right track.
For your sake, please realize Amy Beth's drug/alcohol problem is not your fault. Thank God that you are there to pick up the pieces. lots of hugs & prayers going out for you.