Is there anything I can do?

[areias]

As some of you know..I deliver pizza...and I meet a lot of well, interesting people. Including people I wish to never meet again . There is this one girl and her boyfriend/hubby I've delivered to 3 three times now. Twice during the day and once in the evening. I hate to be so blunt, and she does live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood, but she is extremely trashy. Her bra shows through her tanktop, short shorts (MUCH too short for my visual comfort), pulls money out of her bra. Whenever I pull up to the house, the garage is open a crack on the bottom, and they see me and open the whole garage. She also reeks (I want to hold my nose) of marijuana, and her boyfriend will still be sitting in the garage just really out of it. So obviously she is smoking in her garage and gets the munchies and calls us out. Not too big of a deal though, what you do is what you do. But what I'm concerned about is that the 2nd and 3rd time I delivered, there is a little boy there..maybe 3-4 years old, and he too would run out the garage when he saw my car pull up. So she's doing drugs while I'm assuming her son is there, and even in the garage with her.

And then tonight, I drove past the house, and the little boy was taking out the trash! I understand chores, but like a huge full trash bag and beer boxes, all by himself! No one was around.

I'm just concerned. I understand people have weaknesses, and do what you want to do, but don't subject your child to have to witness it. And I also wonder of her ability to care for him, and if maybe it's not just pot, if there is also harder drugs she is doing, because she is just really wierd. And then again, maybe smoking pot is just her "recreational activity" and the child has a great home life? The boyfriend gives me bad vibes though, I don't like him whatsoever.

Well what do you think? Is it worth reporting? Who would I need to report it to, if I did? Any opinions?

[Catlady711]

I'd think an annonomous call to child protective services would help. If there is anything funky going on they will investigate and take proper action. If everything is fine their presence there may cause the mother to take more care. Plus is there an outside chance that's the baby sitter not the mother? In which case I'd think the mother would like to know what's going on.

According to Florida State Law concerning child welfare...


Florida
Physical Abuse § 39.01

Abuse means any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired.
Harm to a child’s health or welfare can occur when any person inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury, and can include:
• Purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, drugs, or other substances that substantially affect the child’s behavior, motor coordination, or judgment or that result in sickness or internal injury
• Inappropriate or excessively harsh discipline
• Exposure to a controlled substance or alcohol
• Engaging in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of a child and could reasonably result in serious injury to the child

Persons Responsible for the Child § 39.01

• Caregiver means the parent, legal custodian, adult household member, or other person responsible for a child’s welfare.
• Other person responsible for a child’s welfare includes:
o The child’s legal guardian, legal custodian, or foster parent
o An employee of a private school, public or private child daycare center, residential home, institution, facility, or agency
o Any other person legally responsible for the child’s welfare in a residential setting
o An adult sitter or relative entrusted with a child’s care

[Karen]

I do agree a call to Child Protective Services is in order.

[Queen of Poop]

I agree also, the call neds to be made.

[borzoimom]

I agree to call. Good information Catlady!

[ramanth]

I'll agree with the call to CPS.

It's done annoynmously. One day CPS showed up at our doorstep. I had a bruise on my leg and someone suspected my mom was beating us. The woman was nice and talked with us and our parents. Mom was of course upset but we were never taken away and CPS never came back.