God I am so upset of hearing this happened to you. I am just wondering if the state is FA that has done this to you. I hope you didn't lose control and started to yell or make any threats because the DYFS service will deem you a threat. I don't know how you will do it ; but you will have to bring people with you and make the courts hear your side. If ADD was a crime or made us unfit parents do you realize how many of us would not have our children with us. I know this was the most upseting thing you could ever hear; and frankly since they had your child for so long they may ask him where he wants to be and he will pick his current caretaker because he had been with her so long. Don't be angry with him he is a child; and make sure your anger is in check when you meet with them again in june. If JR is the person you say he is now ; then you will have to prove it to them. Show how he has been working and what he has done for his family , show how his drug past has been only the past ; and if anything that isn't on the up and up will be discovered. You may ask self why should i do those things because this your son. It can be easier to blame someone else but rememeber we have ADD but are not ruled by this diagnosis. I know what is like to be a ADD mother and yes I would mess up sometimes eespecially the bills ; but when it comes to my child I would do adnything to help her succeed . I also am not afraid to show my silly self or even my messy self because it is who I am. From your lip prayer to the wings of angel to the ear of God may it work out for you (Judi) Don't lose your faith and hope it may be the only thing that you can hold on to; and make sure JR doesn't use it as an excuse to do something he shouldn't

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Yeah go figure all of this crap happends right before mother's day- to say the least it wasn't easy for me to go to church this sunday being surrounded by all those mother's with their childran , it took ever bit of mental and emotional energy I had to get up and go to church . Jr did very good @ the DSS staff/ custdy hearing on Friday, now he did get a little up set - because of what their are accusing him of and I can't say I blame him but he didnt' loose his temper. The thing that got me so upset is the fact while I was in by myself in the staff/ custdy hearing, is the fact that every staff member in there kept cutting me off, wouldn't let me speak - they kept barbarding me with all kinds of qustions but wouldn't allow me to answer them , jr wasn't in the staff/ custdy hearing primarly because he didn't want too loose his cool so he felt it would be best if I went and handled it. Every staff memeber in meeting threw their titles out so fast I couldnt' take anyone in to remember their names. To say the least I felt like I was being ganged upon, with my son's Temp Guardian, her girlfriend, along with my son's temp guardian's 1st ex- husband and his wife along with about 7 different DSS staff members. Leslie ( my son's Temp Guardian ) told me that reason why she cut off all communication between William and I , was because of Jr, she then stated that now William thinks that I picked Jr over him , which is not true. Every time I tried to defend myself, Jr and William I would get cut off or thrown another question . Then DSS pretty much threatened me with placement papers stating if I didn't sign the papers placing Wiliam into Leslie's 1st ex husband's custdy affective as of June 5th, DSS told me if that i didn't sign the papers, that I would loose all rights to my son . Now accoroding to DSS Leslie and her girlfriend Amber were the one's who went to the local DSS here and filed the complaint that Jr thew my son through a wall when he was 2 1/2 yr old, the reported stated that Jr sexually molested my son , which is a bunch of crap . After the hearing jr I and I left the DSS building very upset and frustrated- then get this , about an hour after the hearing Leslie and her 1st ex husband's wife went and took a warrent ouf on JR for communicating threats- then saturday evening I got a call on my cell phone from our local PD asking for Jr, I handed the phone to him , the AP officer told jr that he might want to come down town and take care of these warrents he has out on him for communicating threats, so Jr and I drop everything and head down to the local PD, we didn't get home until like 1am , jr of course was able to sign himself out on an unsecure bond- now he's got to go to court july 8th - Now Jr will tell anyone this, yes he has a criminal history as well a past drug history , he's not denying any of that, but he didn't threten anyone, he never hurt my son in any way, he's the same man who changed my son's dipers , fed him bottles, rocked him to sleep , he was the same man who was there when my son took his first steps, said his first words, Jr is aware that he's done some rotten things in his life but he's not a child abuser or molester. Now since all this happened Jr has gotten on the phone and called the head director of DSS because he is very upset with the alligations that are being made against him , and DSS automatically assuming that just because I"m ADD that i'm an unfit parent, and that he's because of his criminal history and past drug history that's he's mentally unfit to be arround William , they automatically assume because he's ADHD that's an unfit step parent . Jr told her that if they keep pushing these false alligations that DSS will face a law suite for slander and defimation of charactor, now he didn't say it in a threatening manner, he's was very assertive / but acting like an very upset and conerned poppa bear- The head director of DSS told him that to com e in this comming Monday @ 4pm and we'll all sit down and dicuss this- Jr told the director that we have no problem with going through counseling, he's is aware that William is going to need counseling and that all he wants is make sure William's mental and emotional needs are met , Jr went on to tell the director that he loves this little boy like his own, even tho he hasn't seen William in 3 1/2 yrs, he's known William longer than Leslie, her girlfriend Amber, Leslie's 1ex husband john and his wife. Jr then stated that we feel that It would be better for William's mental / emotional well being if he is placed with a good christian Temp Foster family- and get it to where we can have vitiation, and be involved in everything concering William , even if we aren't able to perminently bring him home with us - because we live in a one bed room/ one bath apartment, and he's aware that it wouldn't be fair to William on the coutch- but that William being placed in temp christian foster family who will work with us, until Jr and I can save up enough money to where we can move into a 2 bed room 2 bath room trailor and can bring William home permently . Now I will say this I was very very proud of how jr handled everything- we know that god is going to revel the truth , I am going to continue to stand behind my man and defend him because if he had done any of the sick things these people are accusing him of, I wouldn't be with him today , and I wouldn't defend him and his family wouldn't defend him either. Leslie ( my son's temp guardian) she feels that the only way to get to me is go through to people I love, so she figured she would air JR'S dirty laundry just to make me look bad in court and she's brain washed my poor little WILLIAM to where bless his heart he doesn't want anything to do with me, he's been told that i never wanted him , a statement has been made that Willilam is terrified of Jr, when Jr hasn't even talked to William in 3 1/2 yrs . Now because of leslie's brain washing my poor baby boy has to go through mental health treatment, he has suposedly attacked other kids . which I fail to believe until a mental health dr has given me proof. Of course my son would have some behavoral issues because apparently Leslie and her grilfriend Amber has been dominesticly violent n the house, so I wonder where he got it from G I wonder, because there was never any domestic violence in the house when he was with jr and I when we live @ my moms , so if he's got behavoral issues, it's because he's been arround people who act that way, so there for he thinks its ok . That's doesn' sit well with Jr and or I and we're determined to get him away from both parties involved .

So from one mother to another I ask you to you just keep my family in your thaughts and prayers, especially keep my son in your thaughts and prayers,

be good , god bless you- Melissa

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God how do I feel for you Melissa and Junior. Just out of courisoty why did you give Leslie custody in the first place; because I think is where allot of the biggest problems really starts. If you gave her custody something was going on that she feels hold over you. It would be to both of your benfits without being told to go to a counselor of your own before the DYFS (that what called here in NJ ) tells you to because you and Junior both are being seriously doing everything possible to get William home. Do you know domestic violence is reportable and see if Leslie and Amber had any complaints made in the sherriffs office. This could help you when you go to court., because it proves this where William learned most of his behaviour Start believing that he will be coming home sand stop being so willing to allow a foster person take him. Instead keep the message , I want my son home!!!!And show them how you have prepared your home for him. Have a room ready, look into schools and a name of a counselor he will go to before he is even at your house. Junior needs to stay away from Leslie , amber and the exhusbands wife. If they continue to harrass him with false allegations then he should go to the sherriff department and make a complaint for harrassment so they are arrested. He owns up to his pass; so offer up what he has done to become healthy and show how he has been clean for years . Let him offer up his urine or even a hair sample to prove it. Also point out in all of criminal past he did not show any violent tendencies and drug ar not a crime of violence ; but against more of himslf. Show evidence untreated ADHD does have a tendency to do drugs; but since his treatments he knows he has to do what he needs to stay clean. Mellissa I know this is really hard for you: but I AM TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE i WANT YOU TO HAVE WILLIAM HOME. YOU MUST ALSO GET ON THE LINE AND SPEAK UP. . Stop let Junior do it all ; he is doing his part ; and now let me hear what you have done.Hopefully I gave you some ideas; and the ambition to fight back (JUDI)If I can think of anything else I will make them when I think of them

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It will have to happen real soon ; not later you must get a bigger place.Ohtherwise they will never let William home.

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