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CPS Update

NotYourAverageStepMama's picture

So after waiting an hour and twenty minutes to speak to someone for CPS's hotline, we finally got to talk to someone and file a report. Since it is a holiday, CPS will assign someone to investigate on Monday. Hopefully they don't investigate until Tuesday because then the investigator should talk to SD at school on Tuesday versus giving BM the opportunity to scare SD into not telling any information.

Afterwards, we spoke to my parents and my dad said that a few days ago SD mentioned BM's husband and said that "my mom said he will kick us out and we will have to eat rat poisoning." ... So when got the call back from CPS we shared this as well and they wrote it down. So they should be calling him to give his statement next week. My dad said at first he thought maybe it was a child being silly or something and he forgot to mention it then after what we told them, he realized there was more to it.

So now we have to sit and wait. Sigh

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NotYourAverageStepMama's picture

SD home will bring WAY more harm then good. We have been talking about this subject behind closed doors from SD. She has no idea DH recorded her. The photo DH showed SD was a photo he took of the photo on his phone. She has no idea we went through the phone. Been trying to protect her so that she doesn't recall she told us things and/or have any reason to bring up this topic when BM picks her up. Would we love not send her? Yes, but ultimately it will do no one any good except give BM some fuel. 
 

SD talked about like 7 different guys in relation to BM even told us how the one told BM she's a bad mom, etc. So we shall see how it goes when they interview SD this coming week. They also will interview SD's sister too. BM pulled sneaky stuff like this when she was with my DH but the difference is the children were 3 and under not 5 & 7. 

tog redux's picture

I think they try to speak to kids before they speak to a parent - if they are good at their job. You are right to send her back, and to call CPS. 

NotYourAverageStepMama's picture

We really don't want BM to have the opportunity to scare the children into silence and instead want them to report what was reported to us and my father. 
 

Just need to wait now

justmakingthebest's picture

This is so much, I am so sorry. There is nothing worse than being powerless to protect your kids.

I hope CPS gets to work quickly and SD is safe.

NotYourAverageStepMama's picture

It has definitely been a lot, but this sort of situation whether CPS does something or not, we just couldn't not do anything. Will our week coming up probably be miserable? Yep. Is there a chance it goes no where? Yep. ... but it is too concerning to sit back and not report it

shellpell's picture

My heart goes out to little SD! Fingers crossed this gets sorted and she is protected somehow.