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In reply to the discussion: Damn it all to hell! [View all]

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)
8. Love al anon- so much support there.
Tue Mar 13, 2012, 11:54 AM
Mar 2012

I wish my sister would go.
I can't tell you how many addicts have taken advantage of her over the years.
Detachment is a foreign concept to her- me?
Not so much.
Maybe I could talk to my parents about finding a meeting in Dallas.

Maybe they would meet some other people who are going through similar
situation and learn how to set boundaries with my niece and her dip shit husband.

I did tell them- "DO NOT, under any circumstance, give them any cash."

They call my parents, tell them they don't have any groceries and my parents
hand them 200 dollars to go shopping for food. Right- that's where the money goes, to food- Uh-huh.

It is so disgusting to me that they play my parents like that.
The last thing my parents want is for the baby to go hungry, so they
hand the money over in good faith that my niece will go buy nutritious
food for her unborn child. Like I said- they are elderly and have NO clue
what the reality of addiction is.
And like all other addicts I have known- she is a liar, a cheat, and a thief.

My mom told me a few months ago that she found one of her pain killers
on the floor of her closet, and realized my niece had been helping herself
to my mom's prescriptions- my mom got rid of everything because she
realized what was going on.

So now, my mom, who has legitimate need for pain killers, is going without them
so she doesn't have to worry about this piece of shit stealing them from her and abusing them.

Rant of rage off-
They are taking her to the OB-GYN that THEY pay for, today-
We'll see what happens.
I am hoping I reached my mom when I told her
the doctor MUST be told; that it might save the baby's life as well as my
dumb assed niece.

BHN


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Damn it all to hell! [View all] BeHereNow Mar 2012 OP
I think you are doing exactly what you can do. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #1
Yeah- the hubby is using as well... BeHereNow Mar 2012 #2
You know what? BeHereNow Mar 2012 #3
nothing worse than a newborn addicted CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #4
Trust me- I want noting to do with my niece or her husband- BeHereNow Mar 2012 #6
a bit of advice CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #7
That is my instinct- to contact the doctor and police. BeHereNow Mar 2012 #9
Good for you! CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #10
Just called the one and only doctor in her area with the name- BeHereNow Mar 2012 #11
You did the right thing! CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #12
Yep, I've helped bring many an addict child through that awful first few weeks. tavalon Mar 2012 #15
perhaps oldhippydude Mar 2012 #5
Love al anon- so much support there. BeHereNow Mar 2012 #8
I'm sure that both of your parents know alcoholics CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #13
in my opinion irisblue Mar 2012 #14
As a NICU nurse, tavalon Apr 2012 #16
Something is very wrong here! RD1angel Apr 2012 #17
Welcome to DU; and from 25 years in the music business, and countless dead friends BeHereNow Apr 2012 #18
Thank you for this post GObamaGO May 2012 #19
Hope all goes well...for babies sake zorro1 Jul 2012 #20
Thanks Zorro1 and Welcome to DU, glad you're here. Update on the baby! BeHereNow Jul 2012 #21
Isn't that against the law in some states? If not, it should be. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #22
It is against the law, yes- doctors are required to report it as soon as they know. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #23
CPS in that county should get involved and do their job to remove that poor child out of the demosincebirth Jul 2012 #24
They already have- maybe you should read my post about the update on the baby? BeHereNow Jul 2012 #25
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