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karlee · 04-29-2007, 01:11 PM

I have called CPS so many times. They do nothing. In fact by other sister-in-law
burned the back of my daughter and her daughter's hand. They were 10 and 13 yrs. old..My daughter had to have skin graft surgery and burn thearpy.. She now has an ungly scar on the back of her hand..I reported this to the police and to CPS.
The police said they couldn't do nothing that CPS had to handle it..CPS said the girls were old enough to tell my sister-in-law no. So, that they were at fault for allowing this woman to burn them..CPS allowed this sister-in-law to continue to babysit for them..She would babysit kids whose mothers/fathers were on welfare. Then the state would pay her for this..I am certain that had any of these parents knew what this woman did to her niece and daughter and other things she has done that they would never allow trheir child/children to be in her care..

I feel so guilty for my daughter being burned..This sister-in-law has always been abusive..I had reported her several times. However, CPS always kept telling
me that abuse was never found..So, I doubted myself..When my niece was a baby, she would leave her in a bassinet outside all day long..The kids always had really bad bruises on them.I can go on..My other sil said that when this sil parties that she really parties..So, that she was probablyso drunk that she didn't know what she was doing when she burned the kids..I drink and do drugs..However, I have never been to the point where I would do such a thing and not know what I was doing. I believe that was/is just an excuse to get away with what she did..

I also contacted CPS and the police about a neighbor girl that was being s*xually and physically abused by her dad..Her mother is not in her life. Nothing was done until this man had a fight with another neighbor man. Then he held his daughter hostage in their home..CPS came over to my house shorlty after this to ask me questions aboout this man..I told the worker how I had reported that this man was abusive to both them and the police..The worker tells me that they were never told..Bull because they sent me a letter stating that my suspicions was unfounded..By the way this girl was being abused by her father..

CPS in my state has been in the news several times for failing to protect children..
I believe it is best for a child to stay with one's parent if at possible..However, when a child is badly burned or has a bruised kidney. Wouldn't you think that child should be taken from the parent/parents, away from the person that is harming them?

I do know that if this girl gets kicked out of this school that she will most likely be put in lock up and will have to go to school while in lock-up or she will be taken away from her parents..or perhaps both will happen.

Again, I feel so helpless. I have tried all that I can do to help her..it seems that I haven't done enough. Yet, I do not know what else to do..I feel so torn..This child is like my own daughter..Yet, if she was my daughter I could do much more..

04-29-2007, 01:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
karlee Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 80	Done that I have called CPS so many times. They do nothing. In fact by other sister-in-law burned the back of my daughter and her daughter's hand. They were 10 and 13 yrs. old..My daughter had to have skin graft surgery and burn thearpy.. She now has an ungly scar on the back of her hand..I reported this to the police and to CPS. The police said they couldn't do nothing that CPS had to handle it..CPS said the girls were old enough to tell my sister-in-law no. So, that they were at fault for allowing this woman to burn them..CPS allowed this sister-in-law to continue to babysit for them..She would babysit kids whose mothers/fathers were on welfare. Then the state would pay her for this..I am certain that had any of these parents knew what this woman did to her niece and daughter and other things she has done that they would never allow trheir child/children to be in her care.. I feel so guilty for my daughter being burned..This sister-in-law has always been abusive..I had reported her several times. However, CPS always kept telling me that abuse was never found..So, I doubted myself..When my niece was a baby, she would leave her in a bassinet outside all day long..The kids always had really bad bruises on them.I can go on..My other sil said that when this sil parties that she really parties..So, that she was probablyso drunk that she didn't know what she was doing when she burned the kids..I drink and do drugs..However, I have never been to the point where I would do such a thing and not know what I was doing. I believe that was/is just an excuse to get away with what she did.. I also contacted CPS and the police about a neighbor girl that was being s*xually and physically abused by her dad..Her mother is not in her life. Nothing was done until this man had a fight with another neighbor man. Then he held his daughter hostage in their home..CPS came over to my house shorlty after this to ask me questions aboout this man..I told the worker how I had reported that this man was abusive to both them and the police..The worker tells me that they were never told..Bull because they sent me a letter stating that my suspicions was unfounded..By the way this girl was being abused by her father.. CPS in my state has been in the news several times for failing to protect children.. I believe it is best for a child to stay with one's parent if at possible..However, when a child is badly burned or has a bruised kidney. Wouldn't you think that child should be taken from the parent/parents, away from the person that is harming them? I do know that if this girl gets kicked out of this school that she will most likely be put in lock up and will have to go to school while in lock-up or she will be taken away from her parents..or perhaps both will happen. Again, I feel so helpless. I have tried all that I can do to help her..it seems that I haven't done enough. Yet, I do not know what else to do..I feel so torn..This child is like my own daughter..Yet, if she was my daughter I could do much more..