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Part 1 - Firey CPS Case - Snark vs Sass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2023
- This was intense. I changed my mind so many times it was like ping pong 😂
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She’s not up for mom of the year but she’s done everything asked of her and deserves her kid.
This infuriates me as a recovering addict of 7yrs it can be done.
She is totally admitting her failure and resolving her issues.
I knew I was strong in recovery when I could bump into my past and not want to join in.
She is an awesome mom.
I am totally rooting for her. They were making me mad trying to discredit her on bs. But she handled it very well. It really ticks me off they're trying to alienate her from her child though. That's not ok. She's doing everything right and instead of being rewarded they are trying to punish her. Ugh.
@@PansyF it's insane to see her actually taking accountability and then being questioned like it is today.
I have a daughter who hasn't done step of courts orders to be back in the lives of my grandchildren. I would move heaven and earth to reunite them if she just showed one ounce of what this mom is doing.
So proud of you my friend. You are right. 22 yrs here. I say that there is no place for shame in recovery. We can acknowledge things and help others. There is NO shame in getting to where you are at
Definitely agree! It’s been 7 years for me as well and I don’t even think about the drug I was addicted to anymore. I realized it when I had to get a tooth pulled and they gave me 10 pain pills. I gave them to my mom to hold onto so she would have to give them to me and I only took 3. That would have been one dose for me back in the day if not more. That was 4 years ago. When you make the decision to be done, you will be. That’s the hardest part… no amounts of rehab facilities, AA/NA meetings, counseling, etc. will make and addict quit. They may help put them in the right direction. But at the end of the day, if they’re not ready, they’re going to find that fix. I believe she’s really trying. Im definitely rooting for her as well! I hope she knows she’s never alone in this fight ❤️
@@southernladyish so true. I did the rooms and failed over and over.
The day I really truly got sick of being sick is when I quit.
Resources that are being utilized is what that mom is doing. My daughter won't do one thing judge asked.
As a foster parent, I’m very impressed by mom. The rarity of a parent choosing their children over drugs, is probably around 3%, and even that is generous. Mom self-reported, and that does deserve recognition. I personally would slowly reintroduce the child in her home, starting w/ a day, then overnights. The stress that the child can create, could cause relapse. As long as she has family support, she appears extremely motivated to keep her sobriety.
I watch a lot of these hearings and I am very impressed by everything she's done. I hope this turns out well for her 🤞
I agree! But they also need to make sure that the aunt isn't trying to impede mom's visits the way it sounds like she is
agreed
Fellow foster parent here - and o agree. If I were the provider I’d be doing everything I could to let mom shine (ensure she’s at medical appointments, let her know about the kids clothing needs, send her any concerns and ask her how to proceed (not because I don’t know but so I can report any awesome ideas the mom had))
@@mindysoccerfan 100%. I no longer go through the GAL! I’ve learned they do everything in their power to keep moms beaten down! I just went 88 days w/o the case mgr checking on mine, and I was told he’s “one of the good ones!” Parents need empowered! IF they’re making an effort. What happens is, they get continually pushed, harassed, told they’re no good, and that gets them in a mindset, that “what does it matter?” This so called system takes a child out of the frying pan, and puts them into the fire! Heartbreaking!!
I send mom videos daily, hold their pictures up and say, “mama, dada!” I’ve seen so much more progress this way, then the supposed “caring” system. 😡 I’m sorry! This is my soapbox! I get if parents have made zero effort, but every step is a baby step! They’re in this position bc of their own horrible upbringing, severe abuse that indoctrinated them to believe this is normal. I really try to show what is healthy/normal care in my videos. I show them how to make a bottle, bathe, change them, etc…these are duh’s for a lot of us, but honestly, they’ve never been shown proper care. I model everything I can think of, and send the videos as tools. I don’t do it in a way that makes them feel dumb, I just do them as I video!
The sister having the child on her lap was a way to get to mom. You can see that the sister is being vindictive and doesn't want to give up the child. It almost seems like her sister and cps are working together against the mom. It's sad that she is clean and still can't have more time with the child.
^^^Facts!!
I agree 💔
Yea what sister would ever do that? Who would want to take their sisters child away from them and not help them? Absurd!
Just to taunt her because sister knows that anger is a trigger for mom. Mom is trying to do right and is doing right she’s been clean for 8 months with 1 beer that she self reported. She’s followed all their directions and has done as asked. 1 diluted sample in 8 months isn’t big red flag. I had to drug test for a new job once and my first one came back as diluted I had to re-test within 24 hours of them calling me and it was negative I’m sure she did the exact same thing.
@@schuckit5300 they're grasping at straws to keep the kid from mom. It's infuriating.
As someone associated with CPS cases for over 30 years in a different state, I can say definitively that here, the mother absolutely would NEVER have to come up with the question "Is my child sick in any specifically special way?"!!! That was an in insane question from both those attorneys and the worker should be fired for her deliberate withholding of crucial information that is vital to the stated goal of reunification. Her social worker should be fired for not informing her about every single aspect of her child's health and care! (location identifying info is often withheld, but Serenity is apparently placed with a relative.). No one has said so that I heard, but I can only conclude that internally, secretly, the goal has changed from reunification with the mother to adoption by the foster parents, without informing anyone, and the mother's efforts are purposely being portrayed negatively and her involvement slowly eliminated.
I agree!!! They were SO harsh and nasty to her for absolutely no reason and her sister is clearly a b*tch who wants to keep Serenity. This makes me so angry. I had to turn it off after the sister appeared in camera with the baby
Have to say some of these comments are truly encouraging! I represent parents and children in these types of cases… ❤ to see the support for the family and not the judgement. And congrats to all of you in recovery … every day sober is a win!
Her sister bringing that child on camera was triflin and she most definitely did that on purpose.
Mom is being very honest on 98% of the questioning. Sounds like the sister and CPS are colluding in order to keep the child from her. So far, I'd say give her a chance with her child. If she relapses her sister is going to be all in to take the child permanently. Cases like this break my heart.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I get the feeling sister is saying crap to cps.
@@irmawatt8952I agree with you and the original comment, what I fear is a relapse…she said she has a 4 yo child & she’s been doing meth for 5 yrs-so she was phucked up while pregnant???? THAT concerns me…
Never trust a drug addict or alcoholic.
@@scottdiamond74 I agree if they’re active but recovery is different
@@cortney3798 Birds fly, fish swim and drug addicts get high.
That cps woman is not right!!!! She should want this woman to do exactly what she's doing
Yesss. She should be rooting for her not plotting against her. So fkng annoying! She is doing everything right and instead of rewarding her they're punishing her. Then wonder why ppl don't trust cps.
I feel the CPS worker is doing her job by asking hard questions. These kids lives are at risk if they return them and they are abused to death. There us no room for error.
Ooooo please! CPS is a joke. They get bonuses for ruining families! @kristen ur right! It seems like this mom is damned all the way around.
This mother has everyone including CPS against her. They are supposed to protect the child by helping the parents get well for their child. They seem to be secretly hoping she fails. Her family is also not wanting her to have any visitation. She's doing everything she's been asked. I'm not saying to give her the child but increased time for 4 hours a month isn't unreasonable.
My son adopted 2
I think they are thinking about the boyfriend. We don't know what the sister who has the child is saying about her.
It really bothers me that the judge did not pick up on the fact that Emily & Lewis and Ad Litem were constantly texting with each other during this hearing. They are all actively alienating these parents. I believe it should be more than 4 visits by now.
@@redgalroi3697 she is trying to decrease visits not help her get her daughter back
I know it's just me but I hate the whole "he reads the Bible now" thing. Because some of the worst people in history have done it using the Bible is justification.
You're right, a lot of people do hide behind that mask. But some people really do turn to religion sincerely. My great aunt went to prison for stabbing a guy at the bar. She came out religious and stayed that way until she passed away.
@@PansyF oh yeah, it can happen, it just doesn't carry much weight for me
It is not just you. As with anything, we can speak one thing and do another.
@@PansyF I would say your aunt was spiritual. This is just me, but ppl push back sometimes against "religion". I was once religious myself. Now I say that I am spiritual. My definition ....religion is is for ppl who are afraid of hell. Spirituality is for ppl who have been there and don't want to go back. We come at it from different motivations. So glad she was able to have that. This is just me, not arguing your post
Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
For whatever reason, it’s been a pattern in the most wicked human beings.
I believe that she is doing everything she is supposed to be doing. Ms. Green I think her name was, the first lady from CPS who questioned her is undermining the progress she has made and is trying to make the judge believe that she is still using drugs and diluting them. Her sister is a piece of work to she wants her daughter Serenity for herself and doesn't want her sister to succeed.
Yes. So flipping annoying. I've never gotten so worked up over a case. Ugh. She is doing wonderful and instead of being rewarded they are trying to railroad her.
OMG I get it she has had a rough past with drugs and there is a chance she could relapse but she is working her services and doing well. The sister is not being cooperative at all
I would be damned if my child had a medical issue or was sick and either was never told or told after the fact! That is straight up wrong in every way!!! The sister seems to enjoy the power trip.
This mom has made some mistakes but it seems like she is really working hard to get her daughter back. I am sure the sister is skeptical of her recovery. The dads attorney served up some reality when she said “ your sister decided she wants your baby more than you do” 🤣! I will be anxious to hear what the sister has to say!
I laughed at that little jab she got in...too funny. 😂🤣
I agree. Mom does seem to be doing everything to get her daughter back. I really hope they don't railroad her.
That comment really pissed me off! I feel so bad for this mom. They were really nasty to her for no reason. She's trying the hardest out of all the cases I've watched, and she's being treated like a villain!! I hope she gets her daughter back and never speaks to her rotten ass sister again
One of the most frustrating parts about our foster care/CPS system, is watching the absolute disaster created by incompetent workers.
I see so many AWFUL parents escape the grasps of CPS, even though their children are in obvious danger, while on the other hand, so many parents out there who genuinely want their child(ren) back and put in the work to better themselves, get treated like trash and end up never getting their kids back.
That’s how big of a sh*thole the system in this country is.
Yes, there are unbelievably amazing social workers out there, like my sister in law, who have real passion and concern for safety of all children. However, across the board, they aren’t appropriately trained or educated to handle the real gravity of issues in homes. They’re lazy, judgmental or often times, ignorant. Let’s not leave out the obvious bias so many workers have coming into different cases.
The entire system needs to be overhauled and even though we *ALL* know this and how important of an issue is, nothing changes.
Children are still dying because of the broken CPS system.
The guardian ad litem here gave me a bad feeling.
Well done mom!! You've done all the hard work that's been asked!! It sounds like you've taken this opportunity to get the help you needed! You should be proud of yourself!! Keep an eye on what some are doing, stay respectful and talk with your attorney make sure some aren't trying to manipulate the situation. You deserve the chance to prove your doing things right this time. Good luck!!
Am I missing something? She F’d up and acknowledges that. She has insight and she’s willing to continue working her programs. She did the best she could with her other kids during the terrible parts of her life and she’s done her supervised and unsupervised visits consistently and without fail. She’s trying and she’s not only doing her best but she’s doing or done the things that the department required of her to get her child back. I understand they want consistency and time under her belt but this dude is argumentative to her, he interrupts every answer and he’s set her up to fail by putting words in her mouth. It’s not unheard of for another parent to assist in finances either. Wtf do they want for this mom other than to remove her child without proper cause! Give me a break! So many parents won’t do half of what she’s done. Give her her child back. Continue giving her “support.” Or in this case, criticizing her. Whatever just give that baby her mother and vice Versa!
💯💯👏🏻👏🏻
We def need a cps reform
Yes
Agreed
I was a CASA advocate and I agree 💯 %
THE MOTHER IS DOING THE WORK. I feel like they want her to fail…very sad.
100% agree! Mom knows what they're up too.
It's not all that uncommon for some CPS workers to actively dismiss parents who are doing everything they're asked to.
Especially Emily
That was really hateful of her sister to have the baby on screen. Seems like she's flaunting.
Her sister is a ‘runt’(sounds like that word-ahem)…
Definitely is considering she's trying to take visits away when she isn't doing anything and has her other kids back. I seriously can't stand it when people do this. Let the father be a dad. Let the mother be a mother. Coparent together. Stop taking other people's kids. I don't understand using kids to hurt another person
@@Zaners82123 well stated 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congratulations I wish my children's mom was as determined as you, many blessings continue the great work!
Thank you for bringing us this. I think a lot of folks might be in a similar situation but have never come under scrutiny like this just having never been caught dwi/dui, etc. This is a high level of state involvement. Maybe too high. It sounds like both parents have been doing what they should. We'll see.
UNIFICATION should be the primary goal. Sister is absolutely interfering w that!
She sure is!! 💯
I just found you and I absolutely love the videos! I try and watch all of the CPS cases but sometimes I don't get to them fast enough so I love that I'm able to watch them with your channel!! Thanks so much!
I love your graphics and non verbal communication on the videos your timing is perfect.
I found Jessica's attorney's name and phone number. I'm calling on Monday and I'm going to share the link to this video with her so she can share it with Jessica. She needs to know that she does have support, the majority of us think the judge was unfair and hopefully it will cheer her up a bit to know she does have people rooting for her ❤
Did you really get ahold of Jessica's attorney???
I support Jessica! She's navigating the obvious nasty questions really well. I think she's on the right track and I believe her that she's clean. Good for you Jessica.
Catching back up on pt 1 & 2 for the new one!😬 tysm for your Har work!!!!
It surprising how cps can have so much control when they are normal people who benefit from cases remaining cases. How is this not obvious
I got guardianship of my wife's neices, because she was on meth, drinking and doing weed. This case mirrors so so so much to her case. But the lying 🤥 from sister in law is so bad. Lies to lie.
The boyfriend’s lawyer is a better advocate for mom than her own lawyer lol, she was great
I've noticed far too many people are hypnotized by watching themselves on the live feed while also in the middle of court to include testimony. And then you have Miss Wells was smiling holding her kid like she was on the news. I almost wish they would not run them live but then we wouldn't see them so...😆
Holding the moms kid. She's the foster. Although she seems to wanna be the mom...
@@Cannabidragon That was so deliberate. Tells you everything you need to know about this woman's character, visually rubbing her cuddling, loving possession of the child in the biological mothers face like that. It was completely avoidable. A total Cruella Deville move. This is not just about the child for her.
Added benefit - the Judge gets to witness firsthand her being Mother of the Year.
Take a shot every time she says, Ummm. 😆 Anyone would hammered 15 minutes in. Jesus, take the wheel!
Everytime she said it, in the back of my head I would hear Judge Judy saying "Ummm's not an answer" 😂
Looking forward to part 2
I absolutely love this channel. Ty!
Ugh I'm so irritated with her sister and the sisters attorney and one the cps workers. This mom seems so straight forward and honest. All if her answers have stayed consistent. Nothing like the methed up mom from that 4 part series you did. I believe this mom and really think she deserves her daughter back. Cps is supposed to support reunification but I don't think that's the case here. I love our courtrooms where all parties involved will celebrate a parent doing what they are supposed to be doing and so excited when parents get their children back (mainly Judge John Lockwood) but I feel like the prosecutor and cps just want to give the baby to the moms sister and move on. It's horrible. And when the little girl appeared with the sister I was disgusted, it's like she wanted to rub it in the moms face
It is almost like cps wants her to stay with sister so they don't have to do the work with the mom
Already had a CPS case before, doesn’t have her other kids, had a relapse right in recovery and lying about her relationship with a felon on parole. Any wonder the sister is so protective? This chick has had her chances already and clearly has a history of bad choices.
I feel like the sister is clearly rubbing it in her sisters face that she has the child by bringing her on camera as if to say see I have your child. That is so wrong. I helped my single mother sister raise her child as needed which was alot but my role was to support her to be the best mom she could be not rub it in that see look I have your son. SMH.
And at one point I saw her smile/smirk! I don’t care what is going on in the background- not appropriate.
I hate these type of people. Using everything they can from someones past against them. Pretty much saying someone cant change and be in recovery. 11 yrs here. Its sickening how these people are. Shes doing everything she can for her child. Alot of people don t do a 1/4 of what shes done and have no interest in their children.
So much for CPS supposedly supporting a child’s best interest by fostering the ideal outcome of reunification with their parent! This is really frustrating to watch. I understand an abundance of caution in a situation like this for sure, as the possibility of relapse is always ever present~ but this mom is doing what has been demanded of her. Only for her to literally be essentially attacked by a room full of people who clearly want to take her child from her. This is like a relentless bashing session and it’s not right at all. I really hope that mom doesn’t allow this to bring her down because she’s moving in a beautiful direction…
I'm not there, and none of us commenting have all the details that seem to be biasing the social worker but I wouldn't necessarily condemn the whole CPS system. It is easy for the field worker to develop biases that she might be blind to in herself, but they will affect her judgment and prevent her from giving the biological parent a fair chance. For example, there are many visits, tasks and services regarding the children she has to coordinate and that all involves a lot of contact with the foster placement, so she will inevitably develop a strong supportive relationship with the foster family. Or she may be uneducated enough to genuinely believe that the socioeconomic advantages available in the aunt's home are a better setting for the child than being raised by its parent. Or she may just subconsciously hate drug abusers, think they will always relapse, always present a risk, she may carry feelings from bad personal experiences in that vein in her own family, etc etc. Once biases develop, there are many ways a worker might look at the biological parent and never feel that the efforts are "good enough", which could lead her to - even unintentionally - minimize the mother's efforts so the case takes the direction towards a goal change of adoption by aunt/uncle rather than reunification. There are a million reasons one social worker can, without meaning to, sabotage a reunification with a parent and it doesn't change that safe reunification is always the agency's mission. If the worker has her mind made up, the supervisor knows only what is reported to her by the field worker, who possibly doesn't even know how badly she is skewing her reports. In theory, the GAL will be a neutral observer, to report on the child's behalf, but it's hard to know if that's happening here. I'm not defending the system, I'm just saying you can't judge the whole agency based on what you see one worker doing. The one in the field reporting can throw a lot of shade, (subconsciously or deliberately) and the agency will never know.
As a safeguarding officer I detest cps. They're funded kidnappers and this here shows they're not about reunification like they pretend they are. I see so many people trying hard and being honest & still get kicked in the teeth. How will I know if she can do it if u don't allow her to try. Seems to be they want the sister to keep the kid. I work with many families to get their kids back,most times I help for free as people can't afford the help legally. I'll do anything to help a family learn,grow and stay together. As long as it's safe,clean and in the best interests of the child.
What irrates me about these cases is everyone has been sitting here listening to everyone else ask the same exact question and expect her to answer time and time again it's irritating. What other ways do they want her to answer the same question sounds to me like she deserves her daughter back she is doing everything she's supposed to do and she's passing all of her drug test and keeping all of her visits. It also irritates me that her sister's lawyer was putting words in her mouth things she never said. She is right everybody has a past and everyone makes mistakes and they seem to be pushing that dad has a passed like he's a problem in his own kids life !
AA is so cult-like, but so is alcoholism.
3 bedroom, 2 baths?? whoa. I don't even have that.
Just in case anyone is wondering, Dilley, TX is a tiny town about an hour south of the closest city, San Antonio. Devine, a "trigger" for her & where she was using, is 1/2-way between.
I wonder why she went to San Angelo for treatment?
@@sarahteagarden9409 Maybe the first place with a bed available? Or maybe the sister who doesn't want to give up Serenity wanted mom as far away as possible. lol Those poor kids! Such a confusing, confounding family situation.
Addicts will tell you whatever they think you want to hear. And they're very good at it.
He is living there right now.... I can see it in her face and his eyes....
The red head lady lives up to her red hair. What a mean person.
I don't think she's necessarily mean, she's fighting for her client and she's definitely passionate lol
I've been Sober for 17 years and I think she is to new in her recovery for full time care of her children, definitely more time and overnight but 3 kids or 4 is alot of stress for a mom especially newly sober, they don't even recommend relationships until a year of sobriety, she definitely says the right things but it's not 2nd nature to her yet, she should be able to identify triggers immediately and coping skills, that sounded rehearsed definitely on the right track and I applaud her for it, she is better off to get sober and stay that way then for her kids to be older going through it, I wasn't present for my kids whilst they were growing up, I was a functional pill addict who held a prestigious job in a hospital and managed to not get in trouble, but now my kids are in there 30's and have alot of anger issues regarding it, even though I've been sober this long, so if she doesn't get it together and stay that way now she is going to really screw up her kids far greater than they are already
I get that the woman's had issues in the past, and that you want to make sure she's got her act together, but if she's doing exactly what the court asks her to do at some point you have to say enough.
Agreed 💯
Not sue what to think of CPS.
This is the type of case that makes CPS seem unreasonable and corrupt. It makes it harder for the parents who really need help to actually engage bc they think it won’t really help.
Moms admitted to mistakes. Cps is there to reunite the family not tearing families apart. Is rubbish. It’s disgusting.
Hope you've had a great day, OnT!
Thanks!
It makes no sense that CPS keeps parents that are showing good improvements, away from having there kid(s) back in there custody. And, then you hear of CPS cases of where they ignore red flags of terrible parents, and they don't remove the kids from bad situations, and then horrible things happento the child. It's backwards, this mom has done everything they have asked her to do, and then it's still not good enough. I don't like the Attorney Anthony S., he asks questions, but doesn't let the mom completely answer, he cuts her off to try and make her look bad. IMO, This mom is doing a great job, and deserves her little one back in her custody.
Hahahaha I watched another video of yours with Keiler-Green and as soon as I seen snark vs sass I knew she was involved 😂😂
My only hesitation is that she seemed reluctant in being forthright with her future plans with the baby daddy. It's obvious they plan on living together so she needs to be upfront with those plans.
Or she is just unsure herself. That's what it seems like to me. No one can predict the future.
What we don't know is the hell this woman has put her family through probably for years. The sister cared for the child when mom didn't. Unless you have lived with an addict you know nothing.
Looking forward to Part 2
I have seen enough of women fulling with their hair to last a lifetime 😂
If CPS is worried about mom paying bills they could always offer mom the funds the aunt is getting..... It is weird they are coming at mom for working and not being able to make ends meet... At least she isn't unemployed living off of welfare and not trying. It also isn't easy to get and keep a job with her history and all the stuff she has to do to stay in compliance with CPS.
I had my nephew through CPS. I wish my sister followed the plan like this mom. In the end, a child should be with their mom. It is heartbreaking that my sister couldn’t get clean.
We get it she’s poor and lives in a trailer, but that doesn’t alone doesn’t mean the state has a right to deny her access to her children FFS.
"My vaaal-ume was to low"
If you were in divorce court, and you didn’t tell the other parent that kid had surgery is exactly the same thing. It’s like she is in a parent relationship with CPS and they’re keeping vital information from her.
Always happy to see a new post from you!
4 hours a month that's ridiculous for a parent who's working the plan. I can also say without a doubt that a person taking multiple drug tests weekly where only one in 9-months comes back questionable most rehab counselors and doctors believe that it's a bad(faulty) test. I'm sorry but the sisters attorney is an ass. There are plenty of moms out there who can't financially supports our children and yet they have full total custody. They get child support and they also get welfare and some of the mothers don't even work. This woman is trying.
I’m watching part 1 because I saw the continuation trial partially. I hope mom got her daughter back because she’s done great getting sober! Sometimes I feel like it’s a competition for CPS and they just want to win
Right? When Keller-Green asked if mom moved back close to when dad was released I thought we were about to hear that it was the same day or the same week
So him helping her with bills is supposed to be a bad thing... However if he wasn't THEY would be all over him about it.
Im glad im not the only one who thought they were attacking her like it was personal. 😞
I’m probably not going to be the most popular in the comment section but I have experience somewhat with this. I’ve had my granddaughter for 4 years. My oldest daughter (28) is an addict. She’s never fully got her baby back because she always relapses at the 1 year to 18 month mark. The kids don’t deserve to be shuffled around just so she could try. Addicts need more clean time and need to be very intentional in what they want. My opinion is she’s on the right track and sister needs to get on board with the plan. She needs more clean time. Period.
In my experience, getting 2 years under your belt is a good predictor of a low possibility of relapse. I have seen many in recovery hit the smaller milestones and then relapse. Of the 100s of recovering addicts that I know, I can count on 1 hand the ones that relapsed after 2 years. Hang in there, when she's ready she will make it.
@@jennymounce2708 Thank you so much. Your comment helped me more than you know. Bio dad is also an addict and got himself together. He’s been clean over 2 years, married his gf before and after my daughter and they had a baby last May. She is also clean and has all 3 of her other children back too. DNA was done and the minute he knew for sure he was dad, he stepped up and we went to mediation and now in a couple weeks I get to be grandma because I really feel in my heart her bio parents should raise her over me as long as they’re well enough to do so. We’ve done a phase in with him and their family since October 3 and she loves them so much. There’s no one really around to talk to about the bittersweet feeling right now because no one understands why I let her go after all this time. They live really close and negotiated for me to have every other weekend and basically when I want. They are eternally grateful and extremely trusting of me and it feels good. Bottom line is I am not her mom her dad. I was feeling a little back and forth and your comment really put me at ease. Thank you. 🥹
@@peggybaby0894 And now I have to thank you for sharing your story. I can only imagine the whirlwind of thoughts you must have trying to do what's best for your daughter, your granddaughter, and her father. All three are better off with you in their lives. Your granddaughter may not understand what you've done, but I would wager that her father does. You have given her a safe place to be while her parents weren't able to be there, and have allowed her to have the family she deserves. Enjoy everything that being a grandma should be. 😘
Can somebody tell me what 'the rule' is that the judge mentions at the beginning? (One member of the department is subject to it I think)
Witnesses can’t hear prior testimony.
Why do I have a feeling he already lives there and also when confronted with direct questions her voice gets lower and a lot of ummm being said
I dunno. I think she wants her child more than him. Could be wrong though
He literally can't - he's on parole. He has a parole officer. they said he was paroled to his mom's house. If he moved without approval from his po he would be back in jail already. They generally have a monitor on their ankle to tether them to that address.
@@LeatherandLashes oh ok i must of missed all that
Not just this case but almost every case, a phone stand is less than six dollars in most stores and Amazon. I don’t see why people don’t buy one when they know they have to keep their phone still for court.
Even if a mother doesn’t have much money we make it happen! They need to stop pressing that. She’s working and that’s what matters at the end of the day!
Grilling mom about the number of visits she has had in a year? I bet if she had missed any they would have already brought it up...
Mom's lawyer should follow up by asking mom how many visits the aunt tampered with.
This attorney for the aunt is just being an @$$. IDK why he thinks pointing out she doesn't have her other kids is a positive for his client. Everyone already knows that! They have to start somewhere. It is odd to me that the aunt hired a lawyer to come at mom like this. Sounds like the aunt wants Serenity.
What's the argument that everyone has a past? I've heard that so many times. It makes no sense to me. In my circle, I don't know anyone who's been in trouble with the law. I have extended family that has, but I don't associate with them. I don't understand how those people can't understand that there are many, many people who have had no contact with the law.
Not to be rude or anything, but I think you’re oversimplifying the intent behind why people say “everybody has a past”. It’s not an encompassing statement about criminal history, it’s a statement of “everyone makes mistakes, everyone has things in their past that others could deem unsavory, but what truly matters is who they are now and what changes they’ve made to better their lives.”
Aside from that, having a criminal past doesn’t automatically correlate to “bad person”. In fact, some of the best people I’ve met have criminal history. That’s not a black and white issue.
4 hours a month is not adequate. If CPS say they want to reunite families. This isn't the way to go. They seem to be blocking her reuniting with her child
Her sister seems to want her daughter. But not her other child. Smh.
If the mother is doing what is asked of her, what is the problem?
I hope part 3 comes soon
Put this to a jury and I’m confident she gets her kids back
She speaks in strong voice when answering questions but twice when asked if Emilio will be moving in with her, she answers on quieter, meaker voice. I believe she's lying on those answers.
"Do you have any concerns about the fathers criminal past?"
"No"
Done right there. You don't need to take the kid away but the fact that she doesn't even have a concern that he's not on the same page shows that she's either lying or has poor judgement.
She explained why she didn't have concerns. He got into a fight with his dad ffs. Should he get the chair? And a possession charge. They are addicts. In recovery. The crime should fit the punishment. Taking their kid away permanently isn't fit when they are doing everything they're asked to do. Imo, of course
This must be the cps lady lol
You can’t dilute the meth out, but you can certainly drink enough water to make it so the test can’t read it or work properly.
Not for a hair follicle test, though. You can’t dilute that.
Correct. This was about a urinalysis
She is lying about him not being there... He is there now!
Her true colors are showing while being questioned by her sister's attorney. The sister that has been caring for her baby.
I don’t understand why or how she can get this child back if she has 3 others she doesn’t have custody of. I think a child’s best place is in the care of a parent, if the parent can and will support them, financially and morally.
She may be doing better but she’s not clean.
They need to replace these cps workers. They seem to want to make people fail
If you think this is "snark" and "sass" you haven't been in courtrooms much.
I have, and I do. I've also watched these particular people a lot and the tone of this hearing was much more spicy than usual for this group of individuals
Judge she doesn’t know the information my client withholds from her
In too many of these cases, the services can be followed and progress can be made, but it's never good enough. I watched one with the most straight-laced folks I've ever seen and they had both been working their services for well over a year, had absolutely zero mistakes the entire time, were involved in cps for far less than this (no drugs), and the cps were all still not allowing even unsupervised visits. Sorry to those who still believe in their govt, but they get way too much federal funding for every child who goes into foster care and adoption (million$ per child).
I wish the mom and the lawyers mom prepped her more. She advocated for herself but it wasnt really strong.
I feel like the mother and father are doing as much as they possibly can to get their baby back. I feel the sister is definitely sabotaging her and that’s a downright dirty shame. She should be ashamed of herself. And this baby should NEVER have been encouraged to call this woman “Mom”. She should have been called “Aunt” and she would have learned that just as easy as she did Mom. I’m actually shocked that NOBODY addressed this issue. I just started watching this so I hope there is the final hearing here somewhere :)
I get that all these folks want to feel confident the child is protected BUT, dang, they seem more interested in proving the mom did something wrong than helping her to continue to succeed! Ridiculous.
That being said, the dad is bad news.
Honestly it's hard to be able to give a urine test every day. I have had to be ready to pee for 3 different places everyday. 1. For cps if I was called to go in. 2. For the clinic I had to get my medicine at everyday u have to be prepared to pee if they need a UA. & 3. For the iop group classes they had me in. And I was told if it was diluted it would be an automatic POSITIVE! how in the hell can someone be able to pee enough every single time they need a test. & if you can't pee is an automatic positive as well so you have to be able to go. Only way to ensure that is to drink water all day long. I feel for the mother. Thank God my kids were never taken from me and I've been sober. I wish this mother luck🙏🏼🙏🏼
Congratulations on your recovery 🥰
I always thought the dilution thing was stupid. Water isn't going to dilute a positive enough to make it a negative. 🙄
I've had tons of drug tests for my job as a state employee, and we're always given a bunch of water and time to process it if we can't pee on command. It's a double standard, and it really isn't fair.
Ms Acosta sounds sleepy
I think her sister is evil!! Every time the mom answers in favor of her (the sister) keeping the baby, she giggles or smiles. I understand she's attached to the baby, but come on she's your sister. I know her history is less than stellar, but she has completed everything CPS asked of her.😊
She has been clean and has done everything asked of her... The sister wants to keep the baby so they're making her look badly especially not telling her about medical issues... She was trying to say how would she know to ask about medical issues if she's not told about them... You can't ask about things you're not aware of... The sisters lawyer kept cutting her off, I hope the judge heard her trying to explain that... She's not a great mother but she's doing everything she was told in order to get her back I think it's disgusting what they are trying to do...