Robyn
12-17-2015, 07:05 PM
Right now my extended family is going through some stupid and unnecessary drama. What should have been a happy time for us has now divided my extended family. Recently my brother got a promotion and a raise. My aunt is struggling to pay her rent and is now having my 2nd cousin say my brother has done something it would have been impossible for him to do. I will not go into more details at the moment as this is just beginning and we all know it will be a long legal battle ahead of us. However i will give some back story. Right now my grandmother is worried because of the chance of this making it to where my brother gets even less time with my niece. Now it is very easy to prove the time line of events is impossible. It's also easy to prove that my aunt and cousin are lying. While my grandma is concerned about my brother losing time with my niece I'm not the least bit concerned as like I said it is very easy to prove they are lying. My concern is that if they decide to take things to court, which they probably will because they love attention, the investigation could jeopardize his job especially since he was just promoted not even a month ago. Along with the many witnesses to prove these things didn't happen there is also the fact my cousin has said on numerous occasions that he hears voice from inanimate objects telling him things. Huge red flag for schizophrenia which would help discredit him. There has always been tension between that side and this side as my aunt has always been jealous of my dad and anything good that happens to him or for example when my dad was getting divorced and found out his ex hadn't paid the mortgage in 6 months (instead used the money to gamble) my grandma gave him the money to help keep the house. My aunt has always had trouble paying rent because she likes to go shopping with her rent money. My aunt also had her first kid at 16 while my dad was 31 when my brother was born. My aunt also left her kids with my grandma when they were little and told her if she didn't take them she was dropping them off on the side of the road. My grandma raised them. When my aunts daughter (my first cousin) was 15 she had her first kid. At 25 she left her abusive husband moved from Washington to new Mexico along with her mom she took 3 of her 4 kids with her leaving her second oldest with his dad they also took the kid my aunt adopted who is the same age as the kid my cousin left behind. Fast forward 6 months to a year my grandma gets a call from the new Mexico CPS and is told she has 7 days to get there to get the 3 kids (my cousins oldest was 12 at the time visiting his birth dad for the first time so he stayed there for the time being). My grandma was given guardianship of the 3 younger ones. 2 or 3 years later my aunt was able to regain custody of the kid she adopted my cousin never did. When my cousins oldest (my 2nd cousin) was 16 he also had a kid (and currently has 5). This second cousin is in the middle age wise of my brother and me when my brother was 19 my niece was born. And my cousin was losing custody of his kids as he refused (continues to do so) to work so he wouldn't have to pay child support and his oldest was found in a drug house with her mom. When my niece was 8 months old my brother and nieces mom broke up. My grandma agreed to babysit for my brother while he is at work so he could have partial custody of my niece. This enraged my aunt and first cousin because my second cousin could have his kids if my grandma agreed to raise them and she refused. At the time she was already raising 2 of my second cousins ages 11 and 9. Apparently this wasn't enough though and they have been resentful ever since. My first cousin has been into drugs for several years no surprise when all 4 of her kids followed suit including her daughter who is now 18 and has 2 kids under 2. None of them have ever had a job as they are all on welfare (the kid left behind is a slightly different story but besides the point) and don't see the point in working. They also don't see why my dad brother and I all have cars when they don't and are convinced my grandma bought them and refuse to understand when you work you can afford things. Anyways the cousin claiming these things just turned 16 last month and also has mental health issues along with being a heavy drug user and alcoholic. He is also someone my grandma raised. Because of these obviously false claims my grandma is ready to cut my aunt 1st cousin and three 2nd cousins out of her life. And of course this all happens right before Christmas.