Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Am I Ready for This?

A court of law is a tricky place.  There is no way to predetermine whether or not someone is going to empathize with your plight.  At this point in our court room experience we are in a position where no matter what we do someone will get hurt.  It is not always easy to terminate someones rights and be okay with it and I would be lying if I said that I was. Telling someone that they are such a @#!*% parent that you are publicly asking someone to advocate that statement is not an easy pill to swallow for anyone. 

The wrath that we are about to take on is enormous and man that dragon is going to put up a @#!*% of a fight.  Abandonment is a big issue and a huge burden to prove.  So I guess only time will tell...

Rollercoaster Ride

So we are going to fast forward to 2000 when Dawn finally either came to the realization that her parenting skills fell below that of an animal or her mother finally fed up with seeing Danae live in squalor took a stand and forced Dawn's hand into allowing Danae to live with her on a "temporary" basis.  Knowing the evil that dances around that woman's brain I am going with option #2. 

Anthony was contacted and told that if he agreed to the situation that Danae would be left in Terese's care until such time that one or both of her parents could take care of her.  Easy peasy right? Wrong? You would think that this would be a cut and dry situation...think again friends...think again. 

Anthony and Dawn signed the paperwork and willingly gave Danae over to Terese in the form of a guardianship so that she could have an opportunity to grow up in an environment that was safe, stable, and full of love.  While Terese and her husband loved Danae and catered to her every whim her home life was far from safe and stable.  Anthony tried to visit with Danae and to his disappointment he was not allowed at Terese's home.  After a few more failed attempts to see his daughter he eventually started losing hope and gave up.  On the other hand Dawn was permitted to come in and out of the home and take Danae as she pleased. 

You are probably sitting there saying well she is the mother...but that is like saying you are going to let your kid go run in traffic or get eaten by wolves.  Time goes on and while Danae is under the guardianship of Terese, Dawn takes it upon herself to live her life to the fullest meeting men, having a few drinks, and pumping her body full of powders and fluids that would make C.S.I. blush. 

During the "wild period" is when Dawn met John...