*update* Should I make an anonymous report to CPS?
*update*
I made a report yesterday. I’m worried about if she finds out it was me but hopefully it’ll be a wake up call for her to clean her house and stop using anything around her kids. I don’t want her to lose her children but I just think someone needs to be checking in and making sure she’s doing the right thing. I feel conflicted about the whole situation but I know I’ve done the right thing from hearing your input. Thank you all!
I don’t want to put any kind of identifying information here but I need advice.
I’m young and I don’t have any children so I don’t know if calling CPS is the right thing to do in this situation.
A week ago I got invited to a party, there was supposed to be no children whatsoever because we were drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis (legal state everyone in attendance was supposed to be over 21). I went to the party and instantly I noticed the hosts had their kids there. I felt uncomfortable and I asked the mom if anybody was coming to pick the kids up before the party started and the 2nd red flag was that she said “no they’ll be fine they’re used to it”. I’m not a mom so I didn’t feel like I could really say anything else but I decided not to drink because there should be at least 1 sober adult in the house if there’s gonna be kids there.
The third red flag I noticed was that the main area of the house was spotless clean but when I went to look for a bathroom the kids rooms were disgusting and the bathroom was disgusting. Animal (cat) feces and urine on the floor, along with fast food on the floor that I couldn’t tell how old it was because I was just quickly looking into each room looking for the bathroom.
The fourth red flag that made me feel like this was a situation I should say something about was when their youngest kid actually picked up a dab rig (if you don’t know what that is it’s a pipe device used for smoking THC wax) put it to his mouth and pretended to smoke it. This kid isn’t even 2 years old. Then his parents laughed and said that he hits their vapes all the time.
The 5th red flag was when I found a plastic bag full of what looked like vomit in their kitchen and they argued with each other about whose responsibility it was to get rid of it.
I don’t want to seem like a judgemental person but at the same time I have had this on my mind all week and I can’t stop thinking about those kids and wondering if they have THC and nicotine in their bodies. These kids are under the age of 4 and apparently are “used to” partying. I don’t know what I should do. I figured I would ask you ladies because you have children and I don’t. What do I do? I know these kids have grandparents that are clean and good people. What do I do!?
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