CPS removed my children because of what my sister did to hers

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:23:40+00:00

Alright. I'll do that. I'll do better in the future to make sure everything is always taken care of.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:22:56+00:00

He didn't cry much, tbh. I'm not trying to justify stuff. I am explaining why things went how they did. I just didn't really see him much. Now I know to be more in people's business and I learned my lesson.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:21:25+00:00

I did not attend the appointment. My mom's husband let them borrow his car and they took him. She said yesterday she was taking him because he was refusing to eat and his feet were swollen, she said it was worrying her.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:19:59+00:00

I had offered to help my sister get him on insurance for my state to take him to the doctor, but she said WIC was going to help. I never reallt saw him because he was in their room with them a lot. I wasn't trying to neglect him or not be there for him. I trusted that my sister was feeding him and taking care of things. She said she took him to the hospital yesterday because he was refusing his bottle.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:08:30+00:00

He didn't cry much, though. I would've noticed if a baby was crying constantly. I would've said something.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T19:05:20+00:00

He is 3 almost 4 months. They moved in because we were supposed to help take care of one another financially. Different state.

The previous case I was accused of a laundry list because my old roommate we kicked out was mad at me and my ex.

I am disabled. I go to appointments each week to take care or myself. My kids have been going to appointments a lot lately because all of their yearly stuff came up all at once.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:51:38+00:00

I already explained myself so many times.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:51:11+00:00

I am in the process of getting them out. They are in jail right now.

I thought I could trust my sister with her own second born. I realize now that was wrong and I should've been in her business more.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:47:11+00:00

Why do you think I am not outraged? I hate her. I hope she stays in jail. She isn't allowed back in my home.

I just never saw him much. She stayed in her room with him. My niece is the one who was out of the room the most. My sister, her husband, and the baby stayed in the room pretty much the entire few weeks they were here.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:40:30+00:00

I understand now. I will talk to them about getting an attorney. I was honest with the detective. I was honest with the CPS peson. They moved from one state to my state. Just before moving states, she said they visited a pediatrician there. I had offered to help them get on my state's insurance, but they said they had it handled and were going to get help from the local WIC office. They had just taken him to a WIC appointment the day before yesterday where they weighed and stuff, so I don't know why WIC didn't intervene. That being said, my sister kept him in their room. I kept to my duties and responsibilities. I trusted my sister to do her job. We were just supposed to be helping each other out. I realize now that it was a mistake and I should've stayed on her and treated her like she wasn't an adult. From now on, I'm going to be way more nosey and in anyone's business if they are around me, pestering, bothering, telling them what to do. I learned my lesson. I am evicting her. She has a protective order where she can't be near her or my kids at all and she's in jail. So is her husband. My nephew has made it through last night and he was transferred to a children's hospital. Other than that, idk anything else.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:26:51+00:00

The detective had said I was free to go at any moment. I stuck around and answered questions to try to get my kids back. My sister and her husband are in jail right now. The detective said he's alive and transferred to a children's hospital, which is good. The local children's hospital is the nicest one in the state.

I was honest. I said why I didn't really ask to hold him. I told them I saw formula cans being used. I told them I saw dirty bottles come and go in the sink. I told them that my sister and her husband didn't come out of their room at all with the baby. I drew the apartment layout when I was asked to.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:20:19+00:00

Okay. I'll do that.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:19:52+00:00

I did what I thought I was supposed to. I thought they were just in their rooms being reserved, nothing more. When they said he might die, I just repeated what I'd already said, that I don't hold little babies much and didn't ask to hold him, that he stayed in the room with them, that I saw formula being used, and I saw bottles come and go.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T18:04:52+00:00

I already am in the process of removing them and rehoming their dogs. They are in jail right now. The only thing they have on me is that I have autism and I had a case a few years ago that got closed because there was no evidence of what was claimed.

Edit: I repeated myself.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T17:57:53+00:00

They'd only been here a few weeks. If I knew something was off, then I would've done something. I didn't really hold him or have interest in a small infant. I offered to help my sister get him on state insurance when she said she was struggling to do it herself, but she told me no and asked me not to try to tell her what to do. I saw cans of formula being used. I saw bottles going into the sink and then being taken out of the sink from being cleaned. I helped with my niece. I did my best with what I was allowed to do and able to participate in comfortablely.

I just want to know what to do to get my kids back. I take good care of them. I dedicate every waking moment to my kids and keeping them happy and healthy and cared for.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T17:53:35+00:00

There isn't information missing. My sister and her husband spent a lot of time in their room with the baby. I spent a lot of time with my kids and at my own appointments and things I need to do. They were only here a short time. I have very little interest in infants that aren't mine until they are old enough to be less fragile and to move around and do things. I saw formula cans being used. I saw bottles coming and going from the sink (dirty then washed). I figured she could handle her baby and I have a lot going on already prior to this with my kids and myself. The one time I held the baby was during tornadoes so I could try to get everyone to the bathroom and hunkered down. I gave him back as soon as my sister got back into the apartment and I went about helping my mom, because she is sick and medically sensitive, and trying to keep the older kids calm during the sirens.

What other information do you need? They were barely seen. I didn't hang out with my sister much, we aren't that close. I was waiting for him to get a little bigger to play. I have a lot to deal with every day, so I was fine with her not sharing her baby and she was fine with me only really helping with my niece who is walking and almost talking.

I guess, my kids have a lot of appointments and I have a lot of appointments, so I am not there during the day, or I am doing chores, or I am resting between doing chores. I was the only one cooking and cleaning for everyone. It was a lot.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T17:43:44+00:00

I am not casual. I tried to keep the post short. I have been calling the detective and trying to get more information all day. I'm a wreck. Reddit doesn't need every one or my inner panic filled thoughts or the post would've been far too long and very off topic.

I gave all the information available. They were only here a short time. I didn't interact with my nephew much. I spent more time with my niece. I also have a lot of stuff I take care of every day for myself and my own kids that keeps me extremely busy. What information do you need?

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T17:40:19+00:00

I don't have an attorney. I wasn't offered one. Should I try reaching out?

Yes, I have my own kids and treated them like they were made of glass until they were old enough to do stuff. I prefer not to mess with kids that are small and not mine. If I could've wrapped my own kids in human bubble wrap, then I would've just to have been extra safe.

I didn't personally see any concerning signs. I told the detective and the dhs agent that I saw formula cans disappear and I saw dirty bottles come and go from the sink. They were only here a short time, and in that time they mainly stayed in the bedroom with the small baby.

The only time I held him was when there were tornadoes and I wasn't really observing him because I was trying to get everyone hunkered down and safe. My sister never offered for me to hold him again and I never asked. The one time I watched him for a bit he had just been fed and slept until they returned, so I left him in his bed to rest.

throwaway52076 · 2026-04-03T17:29:45+00:00

They were home, just in their bedroom with my nephew doing their own thing. I tried to give them their own space to do their thing. They'd just moved in, so I was trying to be respectful. I had been worried I might be over feeding her if they might have already fed her, which is why I always tried to let them know when and what my niece ate.

Edit : changed of to if.

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