Yes-that neighbor is the attorney we use-she is also one of the neighbors providing meals to the young'un. She said last night that since he is nearing his 17th birthday, CPS will not bother with him, thank God, so we don't have to hide him like the last time she went off the deep end. She called this morning about the letter she is writing to the roofing contractor, and told me that the boy's uncle in Dallas had called her to discuss removing the boy from his mother's clutches-it seems that he and his other sister and brother are willing to move him to Dallas and pay his tuition to a private school there, and that the boy very much wants to go. Should that come to pass, he may need to be emancipated, but she said the uncle and siblings want to get the boy to a better environment with as little pain and distress to their sister as possible-she said they are well aware that she is bi-polar, and "not well emotionally"-the brother told her that his sister had been in a psychological treatment center twice in the past after what he called emotional breakdowns and a suicide attempt. I hope that this works-my neighbor said when she asked the boy why he was so keen on leaving his mother, he told her he was afraid of what she might do next, "tired of all the drama", and that he was being taunted at school by classmates telling him that his mother is a whore, slut, and c*** who f***s anything in pants who can pay her price. Sweet Jesus, you'd think the selfish bitch would at least bear in mind that this is a small community where any hint of scandal becomes common knowledge by the end of the day, especially with kids who hear their parents talking about that stuff-she can't possibly be blind to the fact that her son is being hurt by her behavior. I have told her several times that in my opinion as a casemanager, she should check herself into a treatment center for at least 30 days of intensive counseling and possible anti-depressants, but she is adamantly opposed to that, and won't hear of it. I usually favor counseling over psychotropic drugs, but I think she is too far over the edge for it to work right now-if she gets anything stressful thrown at her at this point, I can see her attempting suicide, and that would be terrible.
Thank goodness for the sanity of the relatives.........and for you neighbors looking out for the boy.