My brothers wife has a daughter who lives with her dad about 1 1/2 hrs. away. My brothers wife had custody of this child when he met her, but she and her ex never got legal documents saying who had custody, and the dad ended up going and filing first, so a judge gave the girl to him. My sister n law had a difficult life growing up, dealing with being molested, neglected, having a druggy mother, and a father who wasn't around. About 1 1/2 yrs. after she married my brother, she had severe depression and tried to commit suicide. She has since undergone phyciatric treatment and medication and is considered stable. But her ex used this to get a judge to take away her visitation rights, and now she only sees this child every other weekend for 3 hours supervised. I only see this kid about 2-3 times a year, but my sister n law gets really upset if we don't all act like she is our blood kin. When I tell people how many nieces I have she wants me to include her kid. I hardly know this kid.
2006-12-23
02:52:17
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LittleMermaid
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