what would you do in my situation?
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Mar
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What would you do in my situation?
hi , i am a grand mother of 2 beautiful grandchildren. my eldest dominic 5, and my youngest archie 3.
dominic lives with my sons partner (my son is a soldier so is away from home alot.) and Archie lives with me and his mum.and my daughter. (my son archies father died when archie was 16 weeks old he was stabbed to death in a robbery.) archie is very well cared for good mannered boy (i must say i have smacked him a few times but only one firm smack across his bottom each time for being very naughty, yes he cried, no i did not feel guilty because it will benefit him in the long run, teach him to respect his elders and have good manners. mostly he is a very well behaved child, very polite and very well cared for by me ,as his mothers very disabled and in a wheelchair i have brought him up to the best of my ability. he has respect for his mother and myself and even at 3 knows right from wrong, also we go church every sunday, so yes i believe he will grow into a very good member of society. on the other hand i'm very worried about dominic he misses his dad alot, and has to live with his mum, i have seen his mother smack his bottom, and hit him round the head a number of times. he always has bad bruises on him. i have seen cuts on him and very bad injuries that would need urgent medical attention,which he obviously hasn't recieved. a few months ago he fractured his ribs his mother said 'he fall down the stairs' i think that was untrue. he also has burns and bites on him. he seems very depressed and aggressive. he says very negative comments about himself. he has dirty skin,his body smells,he has unwashed,uncomed hair and untreated lice. clothing is very dirty and very small. he never wears a coat in the winter. but last month i brought him a warm coat costing over £65 myself, but it is now dirty, but if it wasn't for me he wouldn't have a coat. he is constantly hungry (when he comes round mine like once a fortnight i cook him a nice meal.) he is very skinny and you can see his bones. he is always very unwell but his mother will not take him to the doctors. i cannot afford to keep buying dominic clothes as archies mother is disabled now i have to look after archie buy the food and archies clothes i do not work as i'm lynda (archies mothers.) carer
between us we recieve £300 a week with that money i have to pay the rent £100 a week buy archies clothes i usually spend about £40 a month on archies clothes. and 5 peoples food £100 a week . i also save £40 a month to send archie to a centre just to give him some time on his own and play with children his own age. every 6-8 weeks i pay £12.50 to get archies hair cut. also spend about £100 a month on bills we are not a rich family but we have food in our bellies and a roof over our head and each others love you can't ask for more than that. i think i am a very good grandmother but i can't afford to look after dominic aswell i buy him clothes and on his birthday give him about £20 as i do when its archies birthday. i spent £100 each on my grandsons at christmas. i can't afford to keep buying them presents so they only get presents at christmas and £20 each when its their birthdays. i have bills to pay. also my daughter cannot work she is has autism so i care for her too. out of our money we have to buy wheelchairs for archies mum and things that my daughter will need. like i pay for my daughter and lynda to have there hair cut too.i just need to know what to do about dominic he is my grandson i know it sounds harsh but he isn't my responsibility. archie is because his mums disabled what would you do in this situation i can't afford another mouth to feed but i try my best and being a good mum and a good grandma and our children grow up to be hardworking members of society. please plaese help me!!!!!!! do i report dominic mother to social services? thats been bugging me for a while. i need to do whats right for dominic please please help.
thank you.
5 Responses for "what would you do in my situation?"
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It seems there is a serious case of neglect here. I do understand that it is hard to report someone who you know to the social services. However, if you do so it will be in the best interest of Dominic. If Dominic is going to be in the situation he is now any longer it will affect his future potential whatever it will be. You said that you have heard him saying bad things about himself. I am afraid he is just repeating what someone else is saying to him. Now he is becoming a label of those words he hears probably from his mother. From what I have gathered you have got a lot in your plate. Reporting his mum to social services will just help in finding someone who can really give Dominic an affectionate house, security, warm, love, care, guidance, he deserve. Social services do not just take children away. They conduct an in-depth assessment, which is done by looking into what is really actually happening in Dominic's life. You have said that your son rarely sees him as he is in the army. It may be possible his mum is going through some difficulties herself and he is not coping as a result it is affecting Dominic's well being. If the social services will be involved they will look into this and may offer possible ways into helping his mother. For example, there is parenting lessons for mothers finding it difficult to look after their children, and also a support worker may be coming into their house supporting her how to look after Dominic. Does Dominic go to Nursery? If he does, try to talk to the teacher at the nursery if they haven’t picked up this. In talking to someone you are helping both Dominic and his mother. I do understand that people fear reporting any suspected child abuse but in doing so you is wrong. It might be someone's child but in the end it is indeed everyone's responsibility. Your responsibility is to make that phone call. Whatever is happening in his life now will leave lasting scars. Not every scar is physical. Emotional scars have long lasting effects which will continue through out his life. This will sadly damage Dominic’s sense of self and his ability to have healthy relationships and ability to function in life and when he starts school. If Dominic is constantly physically or emotionally abused by his mother he will not be able to trust her. If he can’t trust his mother who can he trust? This lack of trust in someone significant to your life at his age will affect him in maintaining effective relationships in the future in fear of being controlled or abused. Sadly this may also lead to ineffective relationships because Dominic as an will fail to recognise a good relationship. How is Dominic with his dad? Have you ever raised your concern to him? If so how did he react? You have asked what someone would have done if in your situation? If I was you I would have dialled that number and sleep at ease that someone will look into this. You do not want what happened to baby P happen to your own grandson. What will you feel if this will be the case then? I am not trying to scare you but this is the reality of child abuse. Sadly in England and Wales, on average every ten days a child is killed at the hands of their parents. This is an average of 35 a year over the past five year according to NSPCC. The future of Dominic remains in the decision you will make NOW.
You sound like a wonderful grandmother and though it might seem difficult to take a child away from its mother, it would be in Dominics BEST INTERESTS if you contact social services!!! NOW!! She will eventually kill that child and you will have one less grandchild. Its not fair to him to have to live that way. He needs to be with a family that will love him, care for him, and not abuse him. Good luck. Tell them now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…
uh. i was abused as a child, by my mom to, so i think you should tell someone that you know will take care of the problem. he wants someone to be there for him and love him.so you need to report it, don't worry about ur daughter bein mad at you. she is doing something wrong, so tell social services, and dowhats right for dominic.he will better off with someone else or another family member to take care of him. try to keep his mom from him for awhile so you can get him out of there. if you need anymore advice , don't hesite to e-mail me.i will be more than happy to help more. Source(s): been there
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