2012-01-27
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2012-01-27
Question by slackernerd: How do you deal with an end-stage alcoholic who’s neglecting kids?
How do you deal with a relative who is an end-stage alcoholic and you’re concerned about her kids(because the older ones call me and other relatives frequently needing to be “rescued” when she’s too wasted to notice whether they’re there while binging for days at a time or acting belligerent, regularly drives drunk with them in the car or has the 14 year old drive, is incapable of maintaining any kind of employment, house stinks of cat urine and dirty baby diapers, baby seems to have unusually excessive diaper rashes, etc.? I thought about contacting CPS but they go there all the time anyway and never do anything, so I figure there’s no point. Also the older one has a bunch of issues issues and resents the drinking but also loves his mom and likes that he can get away with murder, so I suspect he would be uncooperative.
Well, before any of us can take them in, we should first track down their dads and give them first dibs if they’re interested and functional…. While I do wish they both were more involved, at least one of the 2 dads(4 kids total, 2 kids each dad) is paying child support and has them visit him in his state during the summer so he must care at least somewhat and probably doesn’t know what’s going on and should know where it’s going… I’m tracking down his info and giving him a call, even if my relative will say I’m “betraying” her … Well, I wouldn’t betray her if she didn’t betray her kids….
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Answer by ravyn
have an intervention. go to an AA meeting and find some resources on dealing with this.
continue to contact cps. find a social worker to help you.
find a way to convince her to do the right thing i.e. sobering up, become better involved with the kids, know when to hand them over to a more responsible adult, etc.
talk to a lawyer about becoming the legal guardian of the children. that way you have the rights to them, and they still “have their mom.”
good luck, you’re gonna need it.
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2012-01-27
Question by None: Why is it that so many women who get off of drugs or alcohol get their children back? ?
It’s great to hear that a woman ends up getting their children back after she’s no longer on drugs or alcohol. The best thing children could have are their mother or father. My question is what do you have to regain custody of your children once you get your life together. I am not on drugs or alcohol, but I see so many woman who are not any addiction lose their children because of abuse (by the husband) or depression. Why is that so? And what can she do to regain custody? Everyone goes through some ups and downs in life.
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Answer by langford53
evereybody deserves a second chance, it takes work to get off drugs, and to lead a normal life..so i commend anyone who can do it..
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2012-01-26
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2012-01-26
Question by Concerned Aunt: When a child is taken by CPS & put in kinship care, can the care giver consume alcohol with the kids present?
My nephews were taken by CPS and placed with the other grandmother. She is my ex sister-n-law. She invited us to the oldest child’s birthday party. He is two. When we arrived, her husband offered us beer. We declined but he drank the whole time along with some other family members. Is this allowed?
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Answer by Mommy of 2
Just because a parent or guardian drinks socially in front of their children does not make them bad parents or guardians.
I’m sure your parents drank in front of you children, and that’s because there is nothing wrong with it. UNLESS, they are alcoholics or people that only use drinking as an excuse to get out of control and behave in a manor that is endangering the children.
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2012-01-26
Question by bustitbaby949: How does this story idea sound? Involves rehab, drugs, sex, etc?
I just thought of it last night so I don’t have too many details.
It would be about a troubled teen (16-18) that is forced to go to rehab.
She drinks, does meth and cuts
The rehab is specifically for younger people (below age 21)
She meets a girl there that is anorexic.
At first they dislike eachother, not understanding eachother’s problems
They develop a friendship then, a relationship
I’m not sure what to do after that. I know something exciting or unexpected has to happen, I just don’t know what yet.
I have read books involving lesbians and books involving drugs/rehab. But never one with both, so I thought I might try to write one. I would research the drugs and everything. 
Ideas? Does it sound stupid?
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Answer by ¢є∂Ñι¢♥ℓσνєѕ♥σℓινєÑ♥ℓσтѕ
I think it sounds like the kind of thing a lot of people read nowadays. Not my cup of tea, I grant you, but my sister in law goes crackers for books like this. She likes that kind of stark modern drama. Yeah. She’s cool.
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2012-01-25
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2012-01-25
Question by happydawg: Do you believe alcoholism is hereditary?
My boyfriend has a serious drinking problem, but manages to hide it from everyone and he is very functional. Works for the railroad x 35 yrs, owns his own home, friendly to everyone. No outward signs. His family all acted so surprised when he nearly died from drinking about 3 yrs ago. The doctor asked if he drank and no one knew he did or would admit how serious it was. When I asked him if his dad drank when he was growing up, he denied it 3 yrs ago.
He told me about a month ago,in a moment of drunkeness, his grandpartents had to drive searching for his dad from bar to bar because he had no drivers license and his mom could not find him. She had a bunch of kids at home and he was the 2nd oldest.
Now, I think he has passed it down, and his son has lost his drivers license and gets so drunk he becomes mentally unstable and starts talking crazy. He is 28 and still lives at home and cannot get out on his own because he drinks so much.
Do you think its hereditary?
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Answer by ginarene71
It is a result of “nurture” plus “nature”. A learned habit(or lack thereof) and also a genetic flaw.
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2012-01-25
Question by : What is the name of the movie about dealing cocaine internationally?
Some of the quotes are “that’s a line of cocaine for every man woman and child on the planet”. and. ” I’d like to order a pizza?? “where to ? ummmmm… The devils playground. There is a plane in a desert in that scene
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Answer by Dr. Manhattan
Blow ?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221027/
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2012-01-24
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