She’s Considering Calling CPS On Her Brother So She Can Get Custody Of Her 4-Year-Old Niece But She’s Asking The Internet To Weigh In
A 25-year-old woman had a “falling out” with her 28-year-old brother around 2 years ago. Since then, she really has not been able to see her 4-year-old niece Anna.
Despite the fact that she wasn’t speaking to her brother, she would send Anna Christmas and birthday presents, and sometimes she would even be able to speak to her over the phone.
She was very worried that Anna would feel abandoned, and so she wanted to continue the phone calls to help Anna not feel like that.
Last week, she decided to contact her brother to see if he would be ok with her getting Anna and taking her to a nearby park with her 2-year-old son.
She’s 9-months pregnant with her second child, and she wanted to be able to take the kids out and play before she is stuck home for a while with a newborn.
Her brother said yes, and last weekend, she and her husband picked up Anna and took the children to the park that morning.
“The issue is, Anna’s teeth were gone,” she said.
“Like, literally all of her front teeth were rotted down to little black nubs. It was heartbreaking for my husband and I to see. The last time I saw her she had minor tooth decay, but not crazy like this.”
“Brother and Anna’s mom ( not together) have excuses about how they lost birth certificate, social security card, don’t have money or time, etc.”
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“Neither of them are very stable adults, always getting evicted and have some problems with substance abuse (allegedly).”
“It’s obvious Anna’s dental care has been neglected entirely by both of them, and they’re making no effort to change.”
Now, she and her husband are not exactly rich from a financial perspective, though they are able to care for Anna and make sure she actually has what she needs.
If CPS saw the condition Anna was in and got involved, she’s positive her brother and Anna’s mother would absolutely be found “guilty of neglect.”
Since there are no other family members that she and her brother have that could offer Anna a great home, she believes it would not be hard for her to get custody of Anna.
She wants to do this even just temporarily so that Anna is being properly cared for until her brother and Anna’s mother could clean up their acts.
She is very concerned that she might be a terrible person for calling CPS on her brother since she thinks Anna is doing alright in other parts of her life.
However, she has been informed that Anna does continuously get lice and that Anna’s mom never does anything to fix the situation.
She isn’t certain if her hormones are acting up and she’s reacting dramatically, or if this whole situation with Anna really warrants her stepping in.
She knows she will never have a relationship with her brother ever again if she calls CPS, and she also is aware their parents will cut her out too.
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“…Place that call to CPS. Just to remind you, they’re not just there to take the kids away. So, you calling CPS isn’t weaponizing them and it doesn’t have to result in them taking someone’s kids away. Sometimes they give tips, advice and have access to resources your brother might need.”
“Yes, they certainly could take Anna away from them and place her in your custody. But the important thing for you to realize is, you wouldn’t be making that decision. They would. After they investigate what’s going on.”
“So, place the call to CPS. Let them decide what needs to be done. All you need do is say that you are willing and able to take care of Anna if it comes to that.”
“You’re not wrong to be concerned. I know you don’t want to over-react, but this is a potentially life-threatening level of medical neglect. That child needs professional evaluation and CPS is the appropriate agency to help.”
“That little girl is in severe pain from tooth decay, and she isn’t getting an adequate diet or her teeth wouldn’t all be rotted away.”
“Her heart might already be affected by the tooth decay. The constant irritation from lice, and the bullying she may experience because of all this are other considerations.”
“She’s being abused, so please call CPS.”
“That little girl needs you to advocate for her.”
“The right thing to do is protect kids who can’t fend for themselves. They don’t treat the lice and the child’s teeth are rotted out! Do what you have to and don’t second guess yourself make excuses. Make the call.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to her here.
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