Question Posted Saturday December 20 2008, 4:45 pm
My boyfriend's family does not get along with me. They all have bi-polar disorder and decided to call DCYF on me because I hit a small light pole in their apartment complex parking lot back in August '08. I was in a bit of a rush because my mother in law was having a stroke (go figure, there's my kind heart getting me into trouble)... Under a flailing mind, I accidentally hit the pole. Well, a couple days later, the family's mood disorders kicked in and about 4 or 5 of them called DCYF on me (because my son had been in the car). They tried to say I was drinking. That was absolutely false. But I admited to the police about hitting the pole, got booked and am currently going through trial for leaving the scene of an accident. My thoughts were: Stick around for a minor accident, or continue to be present at the health concern of a family member. Now, a few weeks ago, after a very emotionally hard work day my son's daycare owner said she smelled a beer or something on me and wouldn't let me take my son home. I later told her that I had had a bad day and she understood and told me I should have told her and she could have helped me out getting home. Now DCYF doesn't want me to drive my son to school or pick him up. He would have no other way to get there cuz of his father's hours. Can I fight DCYF on this w/out court getting involved (too stressful for such a stupid situation)? This is only one incident on my part where I feel the freedom to be able to take my son to and from school is being violated. I am very upset...Can they really take away this freedom because then my 5 year old will not be able to attend school and I am out of work then if that happens! This just isn't right. Thanks for any prompt advice!
Additional info, added Saturday December 20 2008, 4:50 pm: Regarding the daycare incident, I did have 2 beers a couple hours before arriving to get my son, which I told the daycare owner after the fact. I was just stressed. And the beer apparently was still on my breath, but am I the first freaking mother on planet earth to have a couple beers during lunch hour due to a stressful day?? Geez!. Want to answer more questions in the Domesticity category? Maybe give some free advice about: Parenting? lover901 answered Monday December 22 2008, 11:10 pm: the best thing to do is find a loopwhole and go upon it express your feelings afterall it was a strokeoccuring if you'd let the stroke happen id had been a whloe new story so try your best to convince them that if anything yuor son needs to get to school for education and you are the only available transpertation and if they overrule that then command them to offer transoertation or they'll be effecting a childs future over a non-evidense situation [ lover901's advice column | Ask lover901 A Question ]
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