Anyway, my Aunt relapsed on meth about 1.5 months ago. It was not an everyday thing, still a relapse though. A "friend" of hers who has always wanted her children called CPS [child protective services].

With this being her third time with CPS, there is a big chance her five children will be taken away, or she will not be able to see them. Right now she is living with me because she is not to be around the children.

Her court hearing is tomorrow. Alot of people are going, to show the Judge and Court how much support she has behind her. Some of us are writing letters.

I want to write a letter to the Judge about how great of a mom she is, even though she made a mistake and relapsed. All of the kids are having SUCH a hard time. Her oldest,her son,[11] got ISS [in school suspension], Her second oldest, her daughter,[10] has been an emotional wreck. Her other son,[6] is having hard problems concentrating and has been developing bad behavior such as not listening and being violent. One of her twin daughters, [4], has been crying excessively and falling onto the ground during school yelling "I want my mommy! I have to go home and see my mommy!".
The other twin has had such bad anger problems, the school is putting her in anger behavioral classes.

All of this is just since my Aunt was taken out of the home.
Please help me write a letter!
How should I start it?

Post edited at 10:23 am on Dec. 10, 2008 by AcidSilence

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Start off with To whom it may concern.

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If you come across a car accident after midnight, and everyone is sober;
Keep looking, you are missing someone.

-Rules of EMS

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Is it really in the best interest of the kids to be back with her? They may want her, but if they are in harms way, they are better off not being there. But, of course the judge will know that already.

Start off with To whom it may concern.

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She has been sober for 41 days, she really is a great mother. I even lived with her for 2 months.

But she has cut all of the people on drugs out of her life completely, she is going to classes, church, she has really changed for the better.

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Is it really in the best interest of the kids to be back with her? They may want her, but if they are in harms way, they are better off not being there. But, of course the judge will know that already.

Start off with To whom it may concern.

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I've seen my aunt in her best and worst times. I understand she made a lot of mistakes, and that she wasn't the best mother for my cousins at times, but nevertheless, I've seen her with my cousins in her best times and I know how much she loves them. Seeing them together is like a miracle and their happy faces and the love they share, say more than I could ever say in this letter. I know you are trying to make sure that my cousins are safe, and I understand what is going on; but still I hope that this family isn't separated, because the long run repercussions of this can be horrible for everybody. I know my aunt needs to step up and do some big changes, but I beg you, to give her the opportunity to do so. Just one chance, to show everybody, and mostly herself and her kids, that the love that brought them together, is bigger, than all the other things. I know she can get better, and I assure you that she will have my support, along with the support of many others while this happens.  

We are all humans, and we all make mistakes, but what makes us better is our ability to change and learn from our mistakes. Do what you need to do to assure my cousins are safe, but please don't close a door on her, and let them stay together somehow. I know my cousins are suffering without her mom, and I beg you not to make this harder for them.

Mention all the changes she's done.  

And, yeah.. you could keep going from there.

Post edited at 10:32 am on Dec. 10, 2008 by Stand Up