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stakeda · 10-24-2004, 08:08 PM

Okay, so today was the worst day in the history of man.

See, my niece came to visit me. This was the daughter of my drug addict brother and my sister in law that I suspected of drinking again. Well, my WORST suspicions came true. I finally convinced my niece to tell me the truth. YES, my sister in law and her husband were using again. Yes, they are drunk and addicted again. Keep in mind that my niece had to come live with me when she was five years old because my sis in law and my bro were using and way out of their minds. My niece, awefully troubled, was dropped on my door step at the age of five. My sis in law, whom I LOVE, was in prison. My bro, whom I have no respect for, dropped her off on my door step, for a family visitation, and never came back. So, I kept her for a while, then her grandma took her, then she ended up with my sis in law's family. These people mistreated her. I feel so guilty for this.

Anyway, Nicole (my niece) is back into the same situation again. It's not her fault. She didn't ask for this.

I called her mom & step dad. The step dad admitted to everything. Her mom remained in denial, kinda. She admitted guilt, then she denied, then she admitted, then she denied. I don't know what to think. Except for the TRUTH. She's drinking again. She can deny it all she wants, but she's drinking again.

So, they came to get Nicole tonight. Her mom looked like $hit. She is bloated and tired looking. She's drinking again...No denying it. There is nothing that CPS can do to help me. There is nothing the Police Dept will do to help me. There are no bruises or obvious signs of neglect or abuse. So, there is nothing I can do.

I love her. I feel defeated.