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Am I wrong for not wanting to bring the baby to jail?
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<blockquote data-quote="stressedmama" data-source="post: 639534" data-attributes="member: 18412"><p>I agree...don't take him. We waited to let our difficult child see our grandson for 50 days. He's 3 and really wasn't ready. Waiting was absolutely the right move for our family. She was at the halfway house and met outside to play for about 20 minutes then we packed him up and took him home. I think he was relieved to see mommy in good health and actually happy and smiling and interactive with him.</p><p> </p><p>By the way, we got emergency guardianship...didn't need parents to sign anything. A week or 2 later, there was a hearing. Neither parent showed (mom was in rehab and dad lives out of state) so it was granted. There will be another hearing months down the road to see if she's ready to take care of him, etc but I'm pretty sure she'll still be at the half-way house (it's a 1-yr program as long as she follows the rules, etc) so he will continue to be with us until WE feel she's ready. And even then, it will be baby steps as she doesn't plan on moving back to the town we live in. Day visits, then an overnight, then whole weekend, etc. No way we are going to turn his world completely updside down all at once. It would mean new home, new daycare, not seeing us nearly as often. </p><p> </p><p>I wish you all the best. I feel your pain and am right there with you. This taking care of toddler stuff was so much easier 20+ years ago!!</p><p> </p><p>Hugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stressedmama, post: 639534, member: 18412"] I agree...don't take him. We waited to let our difficult child see our grandson for 50 days. He's 3 and really wasn't ready. Waiting was absolutely the right move for our family. She was at the halfway house and met outside to play for about 20 minutes then we packed him up and took him home. I think he was relieved to see mommy in good health and actually happy and smiling and interactive with him. By the way, we got emergency guardianship...didn't need parents to sign anything. A week or 2 later, there was a hearing. Neither parent showed (mom was in rehab and dad lives out of state) so it was granted. There will be another hearing months down the road to see if she's ready to take care of him, etc but I'm pretty sure she'll still be at the half-way house (it's a 1-yr program as long as she follows the rules, etc) so he will continue to be with us until WE feel she's ready. And even then, it will be baby steps as she doesn't plan on moving back to the town we live in. Day visits, then an overnight, then whole weekend, etc. No way we are going to turn his world completely updside down all at once. It would mean new home, new daycare, not seeing us nearly as often. I wish you all the best. I feel your pain and am right there with you. This taking care of toddler stuff was so much easier 20+ years ago!! Hugs! [/QUOTE]
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