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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I entered a program and have been mentoring a little girl for the past 5 yrs who’s now 14.  The children are usually from broken homes and not in the best circumstances. The girls mother and I get along really well. She basically has given me carte blanche with her daughter.  Her maternal grandfather has moved in with them who I love. He cooks, cleans handyman work etc. Well a few weeks ago I find out that the moms adoptive brother, who was adopted by her mom and stepdad as an  infant when she was 13, who is now 31, was traveling down to move in with them.  She hasn’t seen him in yrs.   Ok now my issue. He’s recently released from prison after 6 yrs for attempted murder. He’s got drug and domestic charges and has an active warrant from where he’s from . But it’s just for failure to appear so means nothing.    Meanwhile mom is now staying at her new  bfs place 3 to 4 nights a week.  Leaving her father and daughter alone with this  brother.  The father and “brother” are now at each other’s throats too because he’s eating them out of house and home and stealing his cigs.  I’m just beside myself and cannot comprehend her moms mindset and how she cannot see this as a extremely dangerous situation for her beautiful daughter!    And yes she knows how I feel.  Am I being overprotective?   [/quote]

OMG. That poor child. Thank God for your intervention, OP. You sound like the only sane person in her life.

Frankly, I would call CPS, or at least report this to the agency through which you met her.[/quote]

Trust me I’ve thought of doing something legal but not sure if they would do anything since he is her adoptive brother.  And the fact that her grandfather is living there would probably keep the mom from getting in trouble. Even though I know he’s sleeping by 9!  Ugh  :cry: [/quote]

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