Okay, it's been two days, what's the update?
How do you confront someone abusing their daughter?
by Paralipomenon 38 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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Paralipomenon
Hi all,
Good news. She was confronted about it yesterday and it validated some suspiscions she already had. With a support network of her family around her she made the immediate decision to leave him and filed a police report last night.
She's going to stay with her sister for a while until she hears back from the police or Children's Services. After they cleared important items out of the house, filed the report and got the children to safety, the stress of the whole situation really hit her and I guess she didn't sleep at all last night. The father isn't aware what's going on yet and thinks she's just going for a girl's sleepover. We're figuring he'll find out today from either the police or the fact that the bank account is cleared out.
The kids are going to be safe. The girl hasn't even asked where her dad is, I think she must be relieved he's not around. We're all really proud of the mother for doing the right thing even though it means rebuilding her life from scratch.
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momzcrazy
That is the absolute best news I have heard all week!!!!!
Good for everyone, especially Momma.
momz
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llbh
You are a good Para . The family will need alot of support and care in the future.
Regards David
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babygirl75
I am so glad that she got herself and those kids out of that situation!
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Sarah Smiles
the grandmother was finally able to pry her granddaughter away for an overnight sleepover and talked to the child in terms that she'd understand. From the conversation, it was very apparent that he's abusing her.
I think it would be good for the grandmother to take the daughter to a counselor someone who is trained and able to identify abuse in a 4 year old! Besides there is a lot of mental harm that goes along with a child who is abused prior to 6 years of age. Also she should be taken to the doctor to see if there are any scares!
YOU have a responsiblity to collect the names of the people involved, child's name and parents, plus their address, grandmother's name, and call CPS! Why wait, it is a child and why should she stay in a house one more night with a father who may or may not be abusing her. Let CPS deal with it and no one needs to know you made the phone call! If the father is innocent maybe he will get some help with his anger! It really is your business!
Sometimes family members will cover up abuse!
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Gregor
So what if it is all a big misunderstanding? Better safe than sorry applies here, big time!
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Quirky1
Okay....Guns are loaded...what's the address?
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Babylon the Great Employee
Thankfully, since the mother is on board, the child won't have to suffer any further trauma of being removed from the home and placed in foster care or a shelter during the investigation.
If CPS comes up with nothing and the father has access to the child again, I would suggest the use of very sophisticated nanny cams throughout the house to monitor his actions. They can be installed very affordably and discretely.