Since we've had the nephew we have often asked the question...WHY? Why are we the only ones who stepped up to take him, basically giving us no other choice? Why doesn't anyone else really help besides the Grandparents in Arizona. Why do these people complain that they don't hear from him, when, in our opinion, it is their responsibility to keep in touch. We've had some confusion as to fact that if people call and speak to us, we will speak back. Apparently they think that we can't talk because we only hear what they are saying through the Arizona people.
Three and a half years has allowed some healing and perspective, so this year we made sure that the Nephew called all of his pertinent family members on Thanksgiving. We haven't done that before, but it seemed to go well. The only person he didn't talk to was his local Grandmother, but he did leave a message. So that was that.
Now people are calling. A lot of calls over two days. Oh, and they aren't calling us, they are calling the Nephew. Why are they calling? Because some scumbag called the Nephew's local grandmother and told her that it was the Nephew, he was in Boston and needed $2500 sent to him ASAP. Stop and think about that. What would you do? Would you call the people who are supposed to be taking care of him and find out what's going on? Would you call anyone else to find out what's going on? He has been living with us for three and a half years. Do you think that we may have called his realtives if he disappeared. We are legally and morally responsible for him...what do you think we would have done? We would have been doing everything we could to find him, no stone unturned, if youwill. Well I'll tell you what the Grandmother did. She wired a thousand dollars to whoever was on the other end of the phone. I can tell you that it wasn't the Nephew, because he was here with us. I can tell you that they would have known that if anyone bothered to call and find out. I'm hoping it's because she is old and isn't thinking clearly. I'm hoping they don't think that we are that callous, that we would let him take off like that without talking to anyone about it.
I guess this is why we have him. We think a little more clearly than the other relatives in his life.
2 comments:
You have him because you were meant to make a difference in his life. You have him because although it is hard to see the difference has been made. You have him and he was not the man at the other end of the phone because you keep him safe. Cheers to you!! keep up the good work! xoxo Pam
There's no accounting for other people's ignorance in this world, due to old age or naught.
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