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Should Child Protective Services Be Notified??

 
 
Reply Mon 4 Nov, 2013 10:05 am
I know a 14 year old girl and her 12 year old brother. The dad has not worked in years, leaving the family on the verge of homelessness all of the time. They have gone without basic necessities such as lights and water for extended periods of time.

The mother is in bad shape and cannot work. Her heart is on the wrong side of her chest. Neither does she receive disability.

The only way they have avoided homelessness is by his mother and father paying their bills for years. They recently were struck by a tornado, and so the grandparents bought them an expensive trailer. Well now they have to move off of the land because of a falling out with the landlord, and the grandparents are having to pay that also.

The dad is popping pills, the mom is smoking weed, yet don't work. They love their children and the children love their parents. That is why this is hard for me. I know they love each other, but I also know there is psychologically harmful things going on. What has risen my concern more than ever is the fact that the daughter has been posting so many things about her being depressed on her facebook lately. She questions her life, her life sucks, "is this how my daily life is going to be", would anybody care if I died, kinda stuff on a regular basis. Friends coming forward trying to help her feel better.

But then her mom posted on her own facebook wall "I wonder if anyone would care if I wasn't here anymore." And her daughter responded that she would kill herself if anything happened to her.

It's all very depressing and pretty concerning!! I don't know what to make of it. I know the mom is in a lot of pain, and she has a husband she can't force to work...but, I don't know the right thing to do.

Maybe I should leave it be? The grandparents are tired of supporting them, but they continue to do it, so maybe it's their business.

Thoughts, please?
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Reply Mon 4 Nov, 2013 11:44 am
Now you know the definition of DYSFUNCTIONAL family. They function, but it's so interdependent in such sick ways that professional help would be needed - and only if help was requested.

The best thing to do is to let your friend know that you are there for her IF you want to get involved in that squirrel's nest.

I know it hurts to see people living that way, but the best thing to do is to take care or yourself.


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