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She now is 21 years old and has a 1 year old son.

She called me a few days ago telling me she was living in a shelter and she hates it, everyone is mean to her and people are trying to take away her son. She said she wanted to move back to our hometown where she knew she had family and friends. So my friend and I were trying to get stuff in order. Today she calls me to tell me she is pregant, and she doesnt know who the babys daddy is but she thinks its between three guys. She no longer thinks she wants to move because her boyfriend wont let her, and even if its not his he wants to take care of it. He is soo good to her and treats her right she said. Then why are they both living in a shelter? I am not saying bad people live in shelters, but I know the types of people she hangs out with. The thing is, I’ve been here again and again and again with her. She always calls me up talking about how she is sooo in love and this guy is different, “no shawna, he is really different this time”. I’ve heard this before. I cant help but think she is making a huge irresponisble mistake. Again she is choosing a man over her and her son. I have always been the person to support her, lover her, and never give up. I’ve always remained calm and she listend to me, and respected what I said even if she didnt want to hear it. But I am soo upset right now. I love this girl so much. My husband is no help to me at all. He doesnt like any of my sisters ( I have three), he doesnt understand that my sisters and I have been through a lot together, more then most sisters. I just need other advice on this, not just ignore her or who cares. I am sorry she is my sister, I care and I cant ignore her. So what can I do? I know she has to want to change or she wont, but she just needs that relationship with a guy so bad she doesnt think clearly. I was like that before too, I always had to have a man, that security. The difference is, I didnt make that my man focus. I dont know what to do. Any advice on what to do? I truly need help. I am pretty much the only one she’ll listen too. The rest of my family has given up on her. I cant do that. She is beautiful, smart and has a huge heart. She just needs a kick in the butt..Anyways..I dont know if anyone has anything good to say…advice wise…I guess I just needed to take some of this weight off my shoulders, even for a second.

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I want to talk about my sister. She is 2 years younger than me. When she turned 18 she moved in with her birth father whom she had met prior to 3 months before her birthday. She was only 3 months away from high school graduation but she dropped out to move in with him. Things got bad between the two of them and she moved in with some friends, some her new friends introduced their friends to my sister and she ended up moving to New York, and then California, and then Washington, D.C, Pennsylvania, Cincinatti and now she is in Kentucky. She was into drugs, prositution, and much more. She actually got busted for it once but she moved to PA before she had to take court ordered classes. She now is 21 years old and has a 1 year old son. She called me a few days ago telling me she was living in a shelter and she hates it, everyone is mean to her and people are trying to take away her son. She said she wanted to move back to our hometown where she knew she had family and friends. So my friend and I were trying to get stuff in order. Today she calls me to tell me she is pregant, and she doesnt know who the babys daddy is but she thinks its between three guys. She no longer thinks she wants to move because her boyfriend wont let her, and even if its not his he wants to take care of it. He is soo good to her and treats her right she said. Then why are they both living in a shelter? I am not saying bad people live in shelters, but I know the types of people she hangs out with. The thing is, I’ve been here again and again and again with her. She always calls me up talking about how she is sooo in love and this guy is different, “no shawna, he is really different this time”. I’ve heard this before. I cant help but think she is making a huge irresponisble mistake. Again she is choosing a man over her and herself. I have always been the person to support her, lover her, and never give up. I’ve always remained calm and she listend to me, and respected what I said even if she didnt want to hear it. But I am soo upset right now. I love this girl so much. My husband is no help to me at all. He doesnt like any of my sisters ( I have three), he doesnt understand that my sisters and I have been through a lot together, more then most sisters. I just need other advice on this, not just ignore her or who cares. I am sorry she is my sister, I care and I cant ignore her. So what can I do? I know she has to want to change or she wont, but she just needs that relationship with a guy so bad she doesnt think clearly. I was like that before too, I always had to have a man, that security. The difference is, I didnt make that my man focus. I dont know what to do. Any advice on what to do? I truly need help. I am pretty much the only one she’ll listen too. The rest of my family has given up on her. I cant do that. She is beautiful, smart and has a huge heart. She just needs a kick in the butt..Anyways..I dont know if anyone has anything good to say…advice wise…I guess I just needed to take some of this weight off my shoulders, even for a second.

www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (17 minutes after post)

Your sister is luck to have you. It seems like your sister needs a family, and needs to feel part of a family.

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (23 minutes after post)

I really try, she knows that I am love her. She always calls me her guardian angel, not sure why, I just love her thats all. I dont know what to do, I live far from her now, and my husband does not want me to go visit her or anything. He thinks its too dangerous.

Thank you john!

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (24 minutes after post)

go anyway she your sister.

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (25 minutes after post)

if you don’t i will

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (27 minutes after post)

ps everybody needs somebody. and your sister needs her family right now.

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (27 minutes after post)

haha thanks. But unfortunatly if he says I cant, then we will just fight and fight, and he wont let me have money to go up there. This weekend would be perfect for it because my Friday clases got cancelled. But he is being very stern about this. He just does not understand. He has one sister, and Mom and Dad who have been together this whole time, a house in the country, and even a dog. He comes from a really cute little family. My family isnt like that at all, we’ve been through A LOT together. I cant get him to understand.

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (29 minutes after post)

Don’t try. How far is your sister from you in miles approx

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (29 minutes after post)

Your right…Thanks:) I will keep trying with him. Maybe I’ll have to tell him I am going somewhere else. I dont want to lie about it. I know it will put us back on money, but our family has food in our bellies, we have an apartment, clothes, friends and family who call us all the time, we know we are loved. But I agree, Amy needs that, she doesnt have it. She is looking for it any way she can.

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (30 minutes after post)

I live in Northern Ohio, and she lives in the middle of Kentucky. So she probably is a good 6-8 hours away. You gotta remember though, I have a 20 month old. I would have to take her with me unless I can find a sitter and then he would know something is up .

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (31 minutes after post)

mum baby sit for you, how money will it take to see your sister

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (33 minutes after post)

Gas money, hotel, food probably a few hundred dollars. Thats a lot, at least for us. and I cannot borrow that money from anyone. I dont know, its all so hard. Urrr lol. Thanks john. I actually need to get off here. My daughter goes to bed at 8, I have been on here for 30 minutes now. I need to play with her since she is done eating now. Thanks so much!

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www.Gossip.moonfruit offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (34 minutes after post)

ok cool. talk again good luck

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fengshuisweetheart offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Grand Rapids, MI, US | 2 years, 1 month ago (2 hours, 2 minutes after post)

Dear life,

Can I offer a different perspective? I do not mean to be an alarmist, and I hope I am misreading this.

Next time you talk to her, ask her to answer “Could be” for yes and “Well, I don’t know” for no. Then ask her if anyone is in the room with her as she talks on the phone. And ask her if she feels threatened at all, etc. Sometimes people change their stories out of fear.

And if that is the case, you definitely don’t want to travel with a 20 mo old into that situation. What you want to do is call a local KY women’s shelter and figure out how to get her out of an unsafe situation quickly.

I hope I am completely wrong– but sometimes big reversals like that indicate something else.

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gimli offline Verified User (3 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Marietta, GA, US | 2 years, 1 month ago (2 hours, 51 minutes after post)

First off, you are right when you say that your sister won’t change unless she really wants to. So, it’s possible that going to visit her won’t help much (unless she feels like her family won’t have anything to do with her anymore, which doesn’t sound like your relationship with her at all).

Second, tell her that she’s welcome to come home anytime…that you’ll make it work if she needs a change of scenery to be able to make the right decisions. I wouldn’t necessarily offer to let her stay at your place…just let her know that she is welcome to come home.

If you do decide that you need to visit her, then be upfront with your husband. Making him worry about you isn’t going to help much…and you need a plan. Talk with the rest of your family involved. (You say that they don’t care anymore, but it’s more probable that they don’t know what to do anymore.) Going to say hi is OK, but you need to be prepared to offer practical solutions (For example, “Mom and Dad will let you stay with them for a month while you get back on your feet.”)

In any event, keep the lines of communication with your sister open. You might be the only thing that keeps her from giving in totally to her new lifestyle.

Good Luck!

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An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (4 hours, 7 minutes after post)

hugs shawna, truly your sis is just so lucky to have you, you are her strength now and always though you know that somehow she needs to be responsible for her own decisions and emotions that would affect her health, hers and the child’s future. be there to listen to her AND ask the local shelter or staff how possible it is for them to get her out of there and if she can look for a job. then you would be at least helping her out of that situation AND the baby’s life as well. She is seeking for emotional help but it is best if she could get her life straight especially at this time that she has a baby.

i am reading what fengshuisweetheart just said, we are not sure what she really is deeply scared of. it might be something deeper than the obvious.

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New Delhi, 07, IN | 2 years ago (4 weeks, 1 day after post)

hellow,

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Lifesadance88 offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

Here is a fast update. My sister has temporarily, probably permentaly lost custody of her son. He is most likely going to live with my Mom and Step-Dad. I am really worried about my sister, she is back into drugs again, and I am pretty sure she is doing the prostitution thing again, and yes she is still pregnant. Urrr…

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

ugh, that’s tough hun. She might want to learn things on hew own now.

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Sana, 04, YE | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

the life without wife like fifty without five I want abeauteful not important any nationalty I promiss I will marry her

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Grand Rapids, MI, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

It must be hard for you to watch. It is a delicate balance of loving and caring for her and letting her know that her actions are destructive for her and for her children. I am sorry to hear that it is turning out this way– at least your nephew will be in a safer, stable environment.

Wish there were a way to get the unborn baby to safety soon too.

I’ll be hoping and praying for your family.

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 1 week ago (1 year, 5 months after post)

You re cute and your sister seems to do really dumb things…

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An Unknown Location | 5 months, 3 weeks ago (1 year, 7 months after post)

shes a big girl, you can’t actually doo anything or control her life. however u have a right to tell her your opinion. of course in a respectful way, and a nice way. its rly her choice when it comes down to it
gluck!

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