perfectingpink
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I've been keeping from commenting because I was so angry and frustrated for those reasons. Im not placing blame, and of course hindsight is 20/20... but when you see something like that you do something. Period. You don't just look away and then cry a few months later when the worst has happened. I know I did.
When I was 19 my niece was a toddler. My older sister wasn't taking care of her right. I think drugs were a big part of it but I'm not positive. When I saw and knew for a fact that this baby that I loved wasn't being cared for properly I did something. I sat down with my sister and told her that baby wasn't being taken care of right and she couldn't handle it right now and I was taking her. I told her this was her chance to get herself together and after a lot of talking I did leave with that baby. At the time I didn't know if I was taking her for a few months or forever but it didn't matter.
Colton was abused. Someone saw that. Why didn't someone do something? This didn't have to happen.
I cannot even begin to express the gratitude I have for you to stand up for your niece, especially at the age of 19! We need everyone to possess the insight you had at such a young age. Now, if you can figure out how to bottle that maturity and insight, you will be a quadzillionaire!