Overwhelmed..
Back in December, on the 1st to be exact I got a phone call from my Nana saying my 2 year old nephew had overdosed on methamphetamine and he was in the hospital. My 2 nieces, one 7 and one 5 at the time were in DCS Custody. My nephew stayed in the hospital for 2 days. We soon found out that my 5 year old niece also tested positive for Meth and that all 3 kids had Severe Lice. The lice could be Seen moving on their heads. All 3 of them were also wearing clothes that were dirty and didnt fit them. They hadn't been in school for 3 months...
After he was released, him and my nieces remained in Foster Homes, thankfully only until December 6th. My fiance and I took my nieces while my nephew's grandma took him. All 3 of them have different fathers. My nephew's grandma only cares about him and not his sisters. I was 3 month pregnant with my 1st.
Since December I've lost my Nana. She was my Go To Woman/Friend for everything, she was the 1st person I told that I was pregnant. She supported me with everything. We called and talked to each other every day.
My sister hasn't done anything to help get her kids back. She did however manage to get put in a Phsychiatric Hospital for a month. After she was released they helped her get an apartment but she doesn't call or visit her kids. She claimed them on her taxes even though she didn't take care of them all year. Our Nana Did!
She had court today and they are going to push for severence in July! I'm so excited for that. My nieces will actually have a constant education and support system. The difference in them from December to Now is incredible. It is what reminds me that what my fiance and I are doing, is for them to be better. That they have a chance at a good life.
The money I had saved for my 1st baby is now gone and I'm 36 weeks. My fiance and I are stressing out about it because with me being so close to my due date, I'm only working 4-5 days a week for 4 hours! *I am a Shift Leader at Walgreens* I don't know how we're going to have rent and all our bills paid with me on maternity leave soon. I have both of my nieces families, their dad's sides but not their dads, telling me that if I need help to tell them, but I don't want to. I don't want them thinking we can't handle having the girls and then them claiming we are unfit. I'm seriously thinking about selling things but we don't have much anyways... I just don't know what to do.. 💔
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