R/s someone needs to talk to Dannie alone by herself. ALLEGATIONS: R/s there is a concern that Dannie (13) is being abused by her mother, Latasha. R/s Latasha calls the police on Dannie because she wants the child to be sent off to Columbia. R/s Latasha doesn’t want the responsibility of caring for her child she just wants freedom. R/s sometimes Latasha lets Dannie’s ADHD medication runs out. R/s Friday night, Latasha locked Dannie out of the house. R/s Dannie is afraid of Latasha.
R/s possible physical abuse in regards to Ky’leah (7), Janiah (4), and Hailey (3). R/s it was reported that Shaquanda’s (mom) girlfriend Sada had beaten Ky’leah with a thick belt leaving a welt. R/s Sada had threaten to break Ky’leah’s neck. R/s Shaquanda works a long hours as a correctional officer.
The worker contacted Brittany Coleman, the sister of Jessica Farrand. Mrs. Coleman stated” I don’t think the children are being properly taken care of because Jessica is erratic, emotionally unstable, and she and Steven Burke both have a drug and alcohol problems”. Mrs. Coleman stated “Jessica is in an abusive relationship with Steven and he has put a gash on her forehead so bad my mother had to take her to the hospital. Jessica originally told my mother she fell and got the gash, but later admitted to me it was from fighting with Steven”. Mrs. Coleman stated “Jessica doesn’t talk to her children, all she does is scream, yell, and curse at them they don’t get any help from her they’re defenseless”. Mrs. Coleman stated “The children live in
R/s Samuel (10) and Bradley (8) haven’t been in school for seven days. R/s Brandi (mom) and the children were staying with Jeanne (a friend). R/s Brandy left the children with Jeanne for two days. R/s on last Saturday, Jeanne dropped the children off to their grandmother’s house. R/s Brandy returned with a man to Jeanne’s house. R/s the family moved to Clover, SC from Myrtle Beach, SC.
Mrs.Henry and Ruby stayed in her classroom all day because she couldn’t go to lunch or recess with the other students. If she had to go to the restrooms the Marshals had to help her down the hall to make sure she was safe. The Marshals walked Ruby everywhere home, to school, to the bathroom, everywhere and always by her side. By the end of the winter break, she was stressed out she had to see Dr. Robert Coles she saw him once a week either at her school or at her home.
Everyone in Welch doesn’t like newcomers. Jeannette and Brian were enrolled in schools there and Jeannette’s mom didn’t’ have any of their records from Phoenix so they go to the principal to talk and the principal asks them very simple questions to see their intelligence. However, it does not work out very well because of the accent of the principal. After trying to figure out what the principal was saying they end up in classes with other kids that have learning disabilities. The first day of fifth grade for Jeannette was terrible for her. Jeannette got beat up from a girl named Dinitia. Dinitia would bully Jeannette everyday. Jeannette knows that her mom and dad can’t help so she tries to befriend Dinitia. Jeannette then sees the good side of Dinitia, and tries to be friends with her. Jeannette then sees Dinitia scaring a dog away from a kid and Dinitia befriended Jeannette. Jeannette’s parents decide to go to Phoenix to get what they left behind. The first day Jeannette’s parent are gone Erma calls Brian so she can fix his pants. When Jeannette goes to check on them she sees Erma touching Brian’s private parts. Jeannette then screams that Erma is a pervert and Lori, who is now thirteen, starts screaming at her and fighting with her physically. Erma then locks them in the basement, which has a door to go outside, but they can’t go inside the house. When Jeannette’s parents come back Dad found out what happened to Brian. Dad acts very strangely, which made Jeannette wonder if Erma did that to him as a kid. Mom and dad’s car broke down on there way back to Phoenix so they had to take a bus back, and they couldn’t get back the stuff they left in Phoenix. Mom and Dad decide to buy their own house in Welch because of Erma. The house they bought was in the worst part of Welch. It had a leaking roof, three rooms, and no plumbing. After awhile there a bully named Ernie Goad makes fun of Jeannette for living in trash. The
R/s when Mr. Weston was in the hospital he conveyed that they were going to found him somewhere to live because he was tired of living with his sister. R/s it is suspected that Ms. Green abuses alcohol. R/s sometimes Ms. Green doesn’t want to deal with her brother.
She was forcibly drawn into the adult world without anyway of escaping it or anyone to help her, it was as if she was in her own personal hell whe n Arnold Friend showed up at her housing wanting to take her out for a ride with him (“ Where Are You Going Where Have You Been 862”). Connie was so shocked she didn’t expect reality to hit so hard. When Arnold showed up he came for the mature woman he saw last night and wasn’t leaving until her got her to go with him. He even said to her that “ I’m your lover. You don’t know what that is but you will” and “ The place where you come from ain’t there anymore, and where you had in mind to go is cancelled out (“ Where Are You Going Where Have You Been 868 and 871”). All she wanted to do at the moment was be in her parents arms but it was too late for her because the monster had came and got her .
R/s Amy leaves Courtney (17) home alone so she can go be in the streets. R/s Courtney is a special needs child that can’t walk and talk. R/s Courtney can’t do anything for himself. R/s Amy takes her two other children with her because they can walk and do for themselves. R/s over the weekend Courtney was left home alone.
Deej Logan was just like any normal high school girl. She woke up on her first day of school and combed her hair, picked out the “perfect” outfit and headed out the door. What she didn’t know is that after that day nothing would be the same. Nothing that day seemed to be going right. At school drama was swarming all around her, not exactly what she hoped the first day would be like. By the time the last bell of the day rang she was more than happy to get out of that school. She drove home as quickly as she could but as soon as she got home she realized that she had forgotten to pick up her sisters. “Great.” She thought sarcastically as she sat back down in her car and drove off. Just then she pulled out her phone to message one of her friends about her awful day. That one decision changed everything. Before she had a chance to send the message Deej veered off into oncoming traffic and was killed on impact.
Trying to find justice to her terrible childhood. Lori was the first one to leave in New York City after graduating, later on, Jeanette followed her and move in with her. Jeanette found a job very quickly as a reporter, they were both Lori and Jeanette living their dream away from her parents. Everything was turning out great for them and decided to tell their younger siblings to move in with them, and they did. Jeanette was finally happy for once, enjoying the freedom from her parents and from having to move every two weeks or so. She then found a guy whom she married and went on with her lifestyle. On the long run, her parents again couldn’t afford a house or to stay in stabled job, so decided to move in with Jeanette and her siblings, and again Jeanette felt like she was never going to have a normal life because her parents were going to follow
Suzie got a text from a mom telling her she would have to start paying rent or they will kick her in within a week. Suzie gets home and runs to her room and slams the door , the door makes a loud bang. Everyone in the house heard it and the sound her door slamming was how arguments in the “Jumping Johnson” household started. “Suzie get the fuck downstairs right now dammit!,” said Mr.Johnson who happens to be Suzie’s father. Suzie looks down, and in her head she constantly hears these words floating. That her parental units have poured into her soul. Suzie your worthless, Suzie your dumb, Suzie your brainless, and moronic. She paced back and forth in her room contemplating. “Am I really misguided?” Suzie began to hear their repeated judgement. You could almost see the rage and anger build up inside of her, blasting out in a bloody Mary red. She knows deep inside herself she couldn’t find the courage to do anything about
She wanted to be a role model for her children and at the same time, she wanted to become friend with them. Helen valued education, and she wanted Julie to go to college and have a successful life. However, after she found out that Julie had secretly being together with Tod, the poor, unambitious man. She was disappointed, betrayed, sad. Julie moved out of Helen’s home. Later, when Helen found out that Julie and her husband Tod had nowhere to live, she let them move in with her. She is a permissive parent, yet, she cares about her children, provides them as much support as she can. Helen stayed calm when Gary told her he wanted to live with his dad for a while. I can see her heart was bleeding when she heard her son’s words. She gave Gary his father’s phone number anyway, and Gary talked to his dad over the phone and figured out the cruel fact that his dad didn’t care for them anymore. Helen wanted to comfort Gary but he refused to talk. I felt Helen’s guilt and desperation at that moment. After she broke into Gary’s room and found out that Gary was carrying the bag that contains pornography, she immediately asked Tod’s help to talk to Gary. She had a chance to talk to Tod and had learned that Tod came from a broken family. She had a better idea of who Tod was and his help to Gary gained Helen’s respect. Helen supported Tod and helped her daughter Julie overcame the tough situation in marriage. Helen
This shows that the relationship with the mother and kids was very unstable in a way. The children then went out their way to pull a prank out in the street and risk Tiffany, the youngest sibling’s life. This was very dangerous but the children did not give off any fear from attempting the act.
Susie worries most about her gifted and petulant sister Lindsay. Lindsay is only one year younger but still is not told directly about what's happened to Susie; instead she hears telephone snippets and bits of conversations between her parents and the police. After hearing her father describe Susie's features, she asks her father not to lie to her, so he doesn't; but even answering her question, he can't face the truth of his words. Susie watches Lindsay sitting alone in her bedroom trying to harden herself. As the story unfolds, it is clear that Lindsay carries the hardest burden, because no one will ever be able to look at her and not think about Susie. By losing her sister, Lindsay is in danger of being robbed of herself.
Jessica sat on the motel couch with her short legs dangling over the edge. She sat there watching cartoons on the tv, which was secretly monitored by Cas. Jess’s eyes brightened as soon as she heard the door knob jiggle. Her uncle Dean stalked into the room and went straight to the mini fridge without even a ‘hey, kid’. Dean pulled out a beer. Sammy came in soon after. “Daddy!” Jess yelled, then jumped off the bed to meet her father. Sam dropped his bags at the door and picked her up just as she jumped into his arms. “Hi, sweetie!” He said and kissed her forehead. “You came back! Uncle Dean and you were gone a LONG time!” Sam’s mouth formed a slight frown. “I’m sorry, baby. We had a BIG job. But it’s all over now.” He placed one more kiss on Jessica’s head. Sam put his daughter down. “Oh, guess what daddy!” She said. “What, sweetie?” He asked looking down at her. “A nice lady came to visit while you were gone. She brought me ice cream!” Dean set his beer down and turned around, giving Sammy a look, an “oh, shit” look. “What do you mean?” He asked in a beyond concerned voice while crouching down to become eye level with his six year old, who put her small hand up to her chin in her “thinking face”. “She had brown hair, black eyes, and she said her name was Ruby! She said you used to be friends, daddy.” “She said her name was… Ruby?” Jess nodded. “Yeah! She was really nice, daddy!” Sam looked over at his brother, Dean, who raised his eyebrows at Sam. Then, he looked back to