Re: *Ping* Stephanie - baby update

On May 10, 12:17=A0pm, Sue <sebr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Things aren't going too well except that I've gotten to see Julianna
> three times this week. =A0Elizabeth made up with her mother enough that
> they went to the fair together last Sunday so my daughter called me
> Sunday night before she took Liz "home" so I could go visit.
> Unfortunately, "home" is back with the abusive boyfriend who I
> *thought* was a gangsta wannabe but is, apparently, not wannabe but
> is. =A0A couple of weeks ago there was the very rare murder here at a
> house out in the country. =A0Something like 300 to 500 people there.
> Gang related. =A0Some 18 year old was shot point blank in the face
> (obviously died) and another guy was shot in the back while running
> away (didn't die - damn it). =A0I'm sure you can see by my reaction that
> the one who was running away was the boyfriend whose gang name is
> Monster. =A0The bullet went in and out of his shoulder - just tunneled
> under the skin. =A0Wish the guy had been a better shot. =A0For a couple
of=

> days no one would tell the police anything and then, next thing in the
> news was that someone had been arrested. =A0Rumor has it that Monster
> was the one who told and now *his* gang (the Nortenos) want to kill
> him because they wanted to "get" the guy who did the shooting and now
> they can't because he's in police custody and when he goes to prison
> he will have gang "creds". =A0I hope this rumor isn't true since Liz is
> at his house again.
> Ya know, I wasn't raised with all this. =A0My children weren't raised
> with all this except for what was *around* them but not "with" them,
> if you know what I mean. =A0Very disheartening. =A0Very scary.
> At least, Julianna looks very well cared for. =A0She looks healthy and
> is smiling. =A0I hadn't seen her in a month. =A0Liz had to come into my
> office a couple of times this week (brought in by her other grandma)
> so I got to see the baby there too.
> Even though this has been really stressful for me and I've lost a lot
> of sleep I don't even think about smoking. =A0I believe I've gotten
> beyond the stress trigger business.
> Sue

(((Sue))) I have a cousin with two very young children - her partner
is a very similar character to the boyfriend  - I have seen the
devastation this has caused to her close family - the only breathing
space are his prisons stints - which are often not nearly long enough
- so to some extent I can emphathis with your situation and my heart
goes out to you.

Karen x