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That’s great about your sister. Though I’m sorry you all had to go through that. No kid should have to go through life like that. *Huge Hugs*
Do you talk to your brother? Does he know what his options are?
I havent been able to speak to him for the past six years, so I dont know. I also wasnt able to interact with him at the hearing.
I am so glad Jess is out of there! I hope Travis gets out soon, poor kid. One down, one to go…I am sure with Jess gone he will be seriously considering it…especially if he can talk to his Dad on the phone, or visit him.
Hang in there.
I can believe your mother’s behavior, but I am sorry you had to witness it.
*hugs*
Kyrin
Wow, what a horrible mess. I am glad you were there for your sister. I hope your brother is okay. You did a great thing, hugs!!!!
*sends good luck and hugs*
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I’m glad for you and your sister. Hopefully Travis will get out too. I haven’t been on much and didn’t know this was going on, so *belated worry hugs* and *happy hugs* from me to you!
I’m so glad things went well for your sister! I’ll be sure to keep my fingers crossed and I hope your brother can get out too!
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Hooray for the good outcome to the hearing! 😀 That’s a huge relief. And it sounds as if you feel like your mother has lost power over you, which is also really a good thing.
Poor Travis. Is there any way that your mother’s grand performance in the courtroom might give you ammunition to have some kind of surveillance put on her, or Travis? It must have been pretty clear that she was the least rational person present. I’m really sorry that there wasn’t a chance for you three sibs to talk, but I’m sure your mother was determined to not let that happen. Hopefully Travis will see now that there is a way out, and be able to take it.
YAY AND CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
So happy for you Purplecat!!
So Happy for your Sister Jess!!!
So Happy for your Step-dad Jeff!!!
Not quite so happy for your Brother Travis, but hopefully this will help him if he wants out, he may just need to say it, and they’ll help, since there is already a lot of previous history already filed through the courts.Hugs, Hugs, Hugs! *Jumps for joy for you and sis!!!!!!!* Now to get your bro out….. LOVES!!!
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I don’t quite understand why Travis’s dad doesn’t have parental rights or can’t exercise them when it’s obvious Travis’s mother has demonstrated being such a mental case in front of a juvenile judge. Why can’t he fight for his son with the help of the children’s protective services or the legal system? Why does Travis have to wait to be injured before some adult or protective system steps in and says “No!” He’s a kid! He has a right to be protected against vicious parenting and he shouldn’t have to run away to get it, it’s his by divine and legal right! Doesn’t Travis’s father have visitation rights that can be enforced by the courts or have the mother sanctioned,ie, jailed, if she doesn’t obey the court order? What am I missing? I know she is one vicious woman, but not invincible. (This gets the social worker in me going!)I know I don’t know the whole story, but if you could maybe just fill in a few of the missing pieces so it makes sense to me, maybe I wouldn’t want to go riding right over there on my white horse and starting rescuing lost and injured children! Please?
they really cant do much about denial of visitation…and I dont know why. I do know that she made it hell on the kids until they were forced to say they didnt want to see their dad anymore, she forced them to tell a judge that, and that made it much easier for her to separate the kids from Jeff. I know for years she had me terrified of my father, telling me horror stories about how dirty old men were, and even fathers were that way, and no matter what she put me through, he’d be much worse if I was ever taken out of there. Jess says she went through a similar situation, but she could remember her dad, so it wasnt quite as effective. She cut me off from my father when I was seven, and I never saw him again til I left home…and only after he dogged me for months, I was so terrified I nearly didnt go meet him. He’s an ok guy actually.
Unfortunately, acting like an idiot in a courtroom isnt legal grounds for taking a kid from its mother. I wont deny my fury at how little justice our situation has seen. All my teachers knew, all my mother’s family knew…my uncle on my mother’s side is a sheriff..and he didnt do anything, but they knew. Children’s Protective services and the legal system say they cant do anything without absolute PROOF that she’s abusive. Without photos we are sunk. Both Jess and I were to ashamed to take pics, it’s humiliating enough to HAVE the bruises, but horrifying to think of showing them to other people. As an abused kid, you just want the bruises to go away, and you hide them, because you dont want the looks you get when people see them. That disgust, and pity, and the occasional affronted person, who might put you in more danger by going to “discuss” it with your mother. I had a few people notice bruises on me, and went to have a “talk” with my mother. She learned to hurt me even worse, in places it wouldnt accidentally show. I started having to strip down naked for beatings, so she could aim better. Pictures were to me a possibility of things becoming worse. 🙁
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