Kelly meets and decides to hang with a guy into drugs and sex . . . ie; 'Scummy Thug.' Her mom (Cheri) allows it because - *"What can I do? If I say anything she'll leave."
Kelly gets busted for drugs. Cheri bails her out, not even sure what the charges are because (see* above). Jackie comes in to help with money so she can pull herself out.
Kelly falls 'in love' with thug (see #1). Cheri lets them stay in her house because (*) Jackie asks for rent money because Cheri can't afford to live on her own much less pull 2 extra people. But thug is jobless and Kelly is lazy. (*)
Kelly always has money for cigarettes/beer, but Cheri's money keeps coming up 'lost'. (*) Jackie has a hissy and begins to take money daily from Cheri so it won't have the chance to get 'lost'.
Kelly goes to jail. Cheri finds a way to bail her out and welcomes Kelly and thug back with relief, because (*) Jackie puts in extra cash to pay for the electricity bill that is skimped because of the bail thing.
Kelly gets pregnant. Cheri is overjoyed because now there is food stamp money. Jackie tells both that I don't mind paying for the food and pregnancy, if Kelly will get her GED and look further than her nose. It falls, of course on deaf ears.
Kelly goes back to jail.Cheri makes a firm stand - "You'll have to find a way to pay for all of it yourself." she states, then asks Kelly to please clean up the dog poo that is all over the floor. Kelly is there all day every day, Cheri works. It stinks (literally and figurativley) to Cheri, but, hey . . .(*) Jackie is proud of Cheri, until Cheri allows all of Kelly and her friends who are 'in desperate times' to come live and eat at her house. (They don't clean as well, incidentally). And there is, after all, the food stamps.
Kelly gets beat up by thug again. Cheri tells her that thug is no longer welcome in house, but Kelly is. If she turns her out, (*).
Kelly calls police to come get thug after he tries to kill her and the unborn baby, telling her, in fact; "You're both dead." Cheri is proud of Kelly. Jackie is proud of Kelly and sets up a course of action to get Kelly in GED classes and into a college to get her degree in the beautician thing. Kelly seems resigned.
Kelly drops charges because she's in love. Cheri realizes that thug is here for a while and is powerless to do anything (*) Kelly has lost all interest in GED and college. The thug wants her home to take care of their baby.
Kelly moves in with thug. Cheri's alone.
Baby is born. Cheri is overjoyed.
Baby has needs. Cheri is desperate to help because (*). Enter Jackie once again.
And I'm showing Christ - how?
The Fam!
All Us Huttons
5 comments:
this seriously made me cry .. and you know why
This is hard stuff. Like you didn't know that... How would you handle it if it were your kid? You and mom need to talk about sisters and bailing them out. She's been there and could probably share her story(ies).
This story goes back way farther than where you started with Cheri getting pregnant with Kelly to fill the loneliness inside her. Then she takes up with a man, who maybe didn't do drugs but otherwise was the same, and Kelly grew up in that life. It's "normal" to her. Now, unless something drastic happens to wake her up, this little innocent baby girl will continue it into her little life.
Is it too late for adoption?!?!
Oh, my goodness!!!!!
Exactly, Amy. As I read this I thought the biggest problem here is the innocent baby being brought into this situation.
The state may have something to say about this if they got wind of the story.
I pray for Kelli, Cheri and Bella when I pray as I put Mikenna to bed...I will continue!
you did good today, Jackie! Love you
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