What next? Okay so some of you know that my husband just returned home from drug/alcohol rehab. His problems are bad enough, but now....we went to visit family in ...well we went to our hometown to see the people he and I haven't seen for a year, his mom, grandma, and sister. His sister has three kids and a drug problem of her own. The father of the two oldest kids fades in and out of their lives, battling his own demons and the father of the baby left once he found out she was pregnant. These kids were hungry, dirty and riddled with Lice! Even the seven month old baby! I brought them all up here to my house and am supposed to take them back on Monday. Now how can I in good conscience return these children to the house to be dirty and hungry and lice infested again! But I have to work and worry about my husband and he doesn't have a job yet! I love these kids but I'm afraid to do anything and I'm afraid of doing nothing! Jessie's head is so thick with lice and scabs from scratching that she cries and scream with pain when I apply the lice meds. I cut almost all her hair off because it was matted and thick with dead skin and lice, now I wonder if I should just shave her head, which she doesn't want, she's afraid the girls in school in a couple weeks will make fun of her now.
their mother practically fell over herself with joy when I said I'd take them for a few days, she insisted I take the baby, which because of my working I didn't want to do (Luckily my daughter stepped up and said she'll keep the baby while I'm working) but aparently Jessie (10 years old) is the one who takes care of the baby 24/7 Josh the 12 year old practically disassociates himself from the whole situation playing video games all the time (Why is it that people who can't afford food for the family always have video game systems?)
What am I going to do? I am all in knots about it and spend all my free time combing live and dead lice out of Jessies hair. I hate being in this situation, yes their mom always was a party girl but she kept things going somehow until the last couple years, I can't go on this post is too long, thanks for listeninmg