With all of the goings on around here I just didn't want to pile on. Most here may remember that in December of 2007 we took on our niece (Dorothy) and her son (Jackson). My parents had raised her since she was seven but was/is too old to deal with a newborn. She was all of 16 at the time and it was a rough situation to say the least. Well, eventually my sister and her new husband decided that "their act was together" and used the fact that we kept Dorothy on a tight leash to get in her ear. All this while knowing that Dorothy wanted a "family" like everyone else. She will probably never know who her real father is. Plus Dorothy was disobedient, and had shown she coud not be trusted. Dorothy decided to work behind Tunya's and my back to scheme to get out of Alabama. :annoyed: Because of this, and the fact that we warned everyone we would not put up with it, we let her go to Omaha, Nebraska as lond as my sister bought the tickets. 
And though we maintained legal custody of Jackson, we let her take him as it provided a center of focus for Dorothy.
A few weeks ago, we recieved texts from Dorothy that she was in trouble and that my sisters husband was threatening her and the baby. Because of this and a call from Child Protective Services about my youngest niece being bruised up, my father and I headed to Omaha last 7.3.09. No time with our families, no holiday, and a vacation that was scheduled, ruined.
Firearms in tow.
Once there we, had a long, if not heated discussion about what was really going on. Yes, threats were made to Dorothy, but we also found out she was a protagonist for the most part. :annoyed: Regarding my younger niece, the isssue was cleared up with the state before we got there.
So, for Jackson's sake, we packed him and Dorothy up and took them to Georgia where thay are right now. Dorothy knows she cannot come back to our house. We will now take permanent custody of Jackson. We told Dorothy that if within a year she does not get her act together, we will adopt Jackson outright as it is only fair and he's just a baby. We will have Jackson at the end of August.
Also because of all this, I have to lighten my load as we have no room and are now hit hard for cash to start up childcare and get his insurance going , legal fees, etc. not to mention the expense of getting them back to the south.
I covered 2600 miles in three days not counting coming back from Augusta Georgia on July 6th. There was one silver lining. My dad and I talked the whole way there and back. We talked about all the old songs we were listening to on satellite radio. Plus the usual father son debates about who's memory was right about what and vintage electronics and news and whatever came up.
I will post in a seperate thread what I have for sale. There are some heavy hitters that are going. I want you guys to have first crack at them...and what I post may not be all.
And though we maintained legal custody of Jackson, we let her take him as it provided a center of focus for Dorothy.A few weeks ago, we recieved texts from Dorothy that she was in trouble and that my sisters husband was threatening her and the baby. Because of this and a call from Child Protective Services about my youngest niece being bruised up, my father and I headed to Omaha last 7.3.09. No time with our families, no holiday, and a vacation that was scheduled, ruined.
Firearms in tow.
Once there we, had a long, if not heated discussion about what was really going on. Yes, threats were made to Dorothy, but we also found out she was a protagonist for the most part. :annoyed: Regarding my younger niece, the isssue was cleared up with the state before we got there.
So, for Jackson's sake, we packed him and Dorothy up and took them to Georgia where thay are right now. Dorothy knows she cannot come back to our house.
We will now take permanent custody of Jackson. We told Dorothy that if within a year she does not get her act together, we will adopt Jackson outright as it is only fair and he's just a baby. We will have Jackson at the end of August.Also because of all this, I have to lighten my load as we have no room and are now hit hard for cash to start up childcare and get his insurance going , legal fees, etc. not to mention the expense of getting them back to the south.
I covered 2600 miles in three days not counting coming back from Augusta Georgia on July 6th. There was one silver lining. My dad and I talked the whole way there and back. We talked about all the old songs we were listening to on satellite radio. Plus the usual father son debates about who's memory was right about what and vintage electronics and news and whatever came up.
I will post in a seperate thread what I have for sale. There are some heavy hitters that are going. I want you guys to have first crack at them...and what I post may not be all.
