Drama!
Today I learned that my nephew's mom has lost custody of her 3 girls, and is back in rehab. She and my nephew are unaware that she has lost custody permanently. No one has broken the news to the pipsqueak yet, but it sounds like everyone else is hoping someone else will do it.
T (pipsqueak's mom) has said that if she loses her kids she's going to take a 'speedball' and end her life, which is why no one has told her yet. T's mum, R, is going to try and get legal custody of the 3 girls and raise them. R is 60 and she just got re-married maybe 2 years ago, her hubby is 62. R's hubby is going to retire and stay home to be with the girls because R make more money. The girls are 1, 3 and 8. (I bet this wasn't part of their life plan when they got married.) I've been told the 8 year old has been acting out horribly. We know MJ was quite a monster after the summer with T, and that was just 2 months. He's such a wonderful kid, but being around someone who is angry and upset all the time made an impression and brushed off on him.
The girls are currently with one of R's brothers, so that the 8 year old can finish the year in the same school.
Legally T can't have any contact with the kids anymore. If family didn't take them in, and R can't get custody then the girls go into foster care and get adopted out. Fingers crossed on the custody working out. Looks like my brother is going to get full custody of pipsqueak.
Pipsqueak is going to be upset when he learns about this, but he really wanted to see his sisters. He's not so keen on his mom. I think she's let him down too many times. Last time something happened where she lost the kids, he said that if she really loved them she wouldn't have stayed with the BF. (For those who don't remember the BF used to physically abuse her and did attempt to kill her in a car, with a knife, with the kids in the back seat. The BF had been in prison for assault and was also a drug user.)
I really do hope T is successful in her recovery, and that her daughters can overcome a rough start to their lives.
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Did I mention I'm going to LA? I'm still planning, and I keep waffling between going and just writing off the tickets as a loss and not going.
What's getting me anxious is that LA is just such a massive city. So far any tourist advice I've seen recommends having a car. I prefer to use the local transit system when I visit cities, but from what I've read LA's transit system is atrocious. I think I'd be overwhelming by all the highways and freeways in LA.
Also LA is expensive! I have found hotels/hostels in the $500/week range for the week, but they aren't highly rated, anything with a good rating is $100/night minimum.
I'm trying to figure out what to do while there, and so far I've come up with:
1) Explore Griffth park
2) Try to watch a TV show taping.
3) Do the 'stars homes' tour
That won't take 7 days to do. I would go to the amusement parks, but I did 3 of them last year and it's not really something I'm gung-ho to do. I'll have to check out some of the museums. Maybe they have a good science complex. I like those.
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Did I tell y'all I've become lactose intolerant? Yeah. When I did my raw diet I discovered that. Nothing major as a result of ingesting dairy, but I get stuffed up sinuses.
I need to get my ass back on the raw food train, but my cravings for greasy foods and dairy are overwhelming sometimes. I need to strengthen my mind to the cravings.
T (pipsqueak's mom) has said that if she loses her kids she's going to take a 'speedball' and end her life, which is why no one has told her yet. T's mum, R, is going to try and get legal custody of the 3 girls and raise them. R is 60 and she just got re-married maybe 2 years ago, her hubby is 62. R's hubby is going to retire and stay home to be with the girls because R make more money. The girls are 1, 3 and 8. (I bet this wasn't part of their life plan when they got married.) I've been told the 8 year old has been acting out horribly. We know MJ was quite a monster after the summer with T, and that was just 2 months. He's such a wonderful kid, but being around someone who is angry and upset all the time made an impression and brushed off on him.
The girls are currently with one of R's brothers, so that the 8 year old can finish the year in the same school.
Legally T can't have any contact with the kids anymore. If family didn't take them in, and R can't get custody then the girls go into foster care and get adopted out. Fingers crossed on the custody working out. Looks like my brother is going to get full custody of pipsqueak.
Pipsqueak is going to be upset when he learns about this, but he really wanted to see his sisters. He's not so keen on his mom. I think she's let him down too many times. Last time something happened where she lost the kids, he said that if she really loved them she wouldn't have stayed with the BF. (For those who don't remember the BF used to physically abuse her and did attempt to kill her in a car, with a knife, with the kids in the back seat. The BF had been in prison for assault and was also a drug user.)
I really do hope T is successful in her recovery, and that her daughters can overcome a rough start to their lives.
*****
Did I mention I'm going to LA? I'm still planning, and I keep waffling between going and just writing off the tickets as a loss and not going.
What's getting me anxious is that LA is just such a massive city. So far any tourist advice I've seen recommends having a car. I prefer to use the local transit system when I visit cities, but from what I've read LA's transit system is atrocious. I think I'd be overwhelming by all the highways and freeways in LA.
Also LA is expensive! I have found hotels/hostels in the $500/week range for the week, but they aren't highly rated, anything with a good rating is $100/night minimum.
I'm trying to figure out what to do while there, and so far I've come up with:
1) Explore Griffth park
2) Try to watch a TV show taping.
3) Do the 'stars homes' tour
That won't take 7 days to do. I would go to the amusement parks, but I did 3 of them last year and it's not really something I'm gung-ho to do. I'll have to check out some of the museums. Maybe they have a good science complex. I like those.
*****
Did I tell y'all I've become lactose intolerant? Yeah. When I did my raw diet I discovered that. Nothing major as a result of ingesting dairy, but I get stuffed up sinuses.
I need to get my ass back on the raw food train, but my cravings for greasy foods and dairy are overwhelming sometimes. I need to strengthen my mind to the cravings.