
Originally Posted by
martinizing2
Are there other issues? Is there abuse or neglect? What reason is it that makes you want to shatter this boys life?
To do that if there is no reason to believe that ths child is in danger would be an act of unmitigated cruelty. And selfishness.
In a matter this serious you should make sure you give all the information that is causing you to make such a drastic decision. Also notice the highlited area of the first post. I asked if there were other issues.
Are you sure the information you get from "the older children" is accurate? Information from children is sometimes inaccurate.
Now that I understand the other concerns, it helps to see your point of view.
But if the safety of the child is in question you can call CPS. They are required by law to investigate claims of endangered children within 24 hours.
If you discover from them that there is a problem then you can act accordingly.
It could be that the child has more accidents than usual, or the children who told you about this see it as "a lot" when it may not be.
I am not trying to make excuses for the parents if they are abusive or neglectful. Abusive and/or neglectful parents are something that I have 0 tolerance for.
But you should find out about what's going on through the legal channels to set this up .
Without knowing that you had concerns about safety , it made the matter seem like you just decided to get him back because you changed your mind.
But I will not apologize because what I said was what I thought to be in the best interest of the child with the information I was given. The well being of the child always comes first and foremost as far as I care and it always will.