One of my daughter's school friends (about 9 years old) comes from a broken home (lot of it about these days). She currently spends most of the time being looked after by her grandparents, who I know quite well, and who are lovely people. They take her to school, pick her up, give her tea, do all the things that good parents would do.
The girl's mum is a druggie and an alcoholic. She's married to a violent drug dealer, who has been in hiding from some people because they were going to "hurt" him. They've been sleeping rough, on peoples' sofas, anywhere except at home. The step-dad has threatened the grandparents with physical violence in the past, including quite recently.
Social Services have this week declared that the level of care provided by the mum and the step-dad is "just good enough" for them to have custody of my daughter's friend and her younger sister. Unbelieveable. What planet are they living on, because it's certainly not Earth.
So the friend will be moving school, away from all her friends to live in a dangerous environment. I'm stunned by the level of idiocy on display.
The girl's mum is a druggie and an alcoholic. She's married to a violent drug dealer, who has been in hiding from some people because they were going to "hurt" him. They've been sleeping rough, on peoples' sofas, anywhere except at home. The step-dad has threatened the grandparents with physical violence in the past, including quite recently.
Social Services have this week declared that the level of care provided by the mum and the step-dad is "just good enough" for them to have custody of my daughter's friend and her younger sister. Unbelieveable. What planet are they living on, because it's certainly not Earth.
So the friend will be moving school, away from all her friends to live in a dangerous environment. I'm stunned by the level of idiocy on display.
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