witness describes Melissa as being more stressed during the period she babysat for TH. She seemed to always be trying to get into a good place (indicating she wasn't in that moment) witness could tell she was using drugs and drinking. Melissa wanted her to come back the following summer to babysit but instead of cash wanted to pay her in weed. (she was around 11 or 12 at this time) She accepted that deal because she was into weed at that time.
She stopped babysitting when she moved in with her mom and got in with wrong crowds and did not want to babysit anymore, she had discovered other interests within her new "bad crowd" after the move.
at the time she thought Melissa was a good mom. Now describes her as having been struggling, did her best, she tried, etc.
Describes Tanner as an infant still in diapers when she was babysitting him. Describes playing with him, walking him to the park. He was an active baby with lots of spurts of energy. Witness is having trouble describing what she means by that. Says he was like her baby brother who has adhd. Lot of energy. Had to keep close eye on him as toddler, he would get into things (as toddlers do FGS) he would eat loose change and he would poop them out. It was like an obsession.
