When this kind of chaos hits you, you don’t really even know what to say or do. We opened the door and Grace came inside. Tony stayed on the porch of course, not sure why he never wanted to come in but my theory was guilt and shame.
Both Grace and Tony were higher than kites and there was no choice at this point, but to confront what was going on. For the sake of Sophias little life, we had to put our foot down that Sophia would not be going back to that place with them unless they made some changes. The list of reasons why were pretty clear. They shouldn’t have even been driving! AND it was MIDNIGHT!? Way past a little babies bedtime. Plus, well… you get it.
There were options for Grace that we offered to her so that she could get healthy again and be the mother we knew she was capable of. I looked into rehabs nearby and far! Whatever would work for her. This wasn’t the first time this had been offered to her either. She had had offers to be taken to rehab and fully paid for in past years as well, so this had been going on for a long time. We offered to drive her straight there and Tom even offered to pay for it! But neither one of them were interested in doing that for little So.
The fight began pretty heavy as you can imagine, but after the heated truth was out there, we had to kick them out of the house. Grace was erratic, and So So was sleeping. The unpredictability of this situation lead to having to call the police. We feared for Sophia, but I also feared for myself. I didn’t know my sister anymore… I never thought she’d turn out to be the person I was looking at that night… What else could happen that I wouldn’t expect? The possibilities were endless.
The police showed up pretty quickly for some conflict resolution. Upon his own observations he asked them to leave for the night to sleep off the drugs and to come back in the morning when they could have a conversation and figure out a plan. He was concerned about their mental state as well and knew they were unstable. He arranged a sting operation with a drug dog down the street to have them pulled over and checked for more drugs in the vehicle.
This was the beginning of finding out how messed up our system really is…
The cop informed us that the canine found heroine in Tony’s crotch, but since it wasn’t in the car, they had to let them go… I don’t know how the law is written, but they couldn’t search HIM. Just the car.
You are such amazing people! Thank God she has you! I love you all😘
Thank God you are sharing not only Sophia’s story but ALL of you and I pray that this will be a beginning of a major advocacy for ALL children who suffer like this and evidently need some major changes in our laws and judicial system. Love you all and thank you for loving Sophia enough to save her.
God Bless you and all the lost and forgotten children. It is sad that parents continue this path of destruction. Hug your children each day and let them know they are loved. This story hits home. Thank you for sharing.
We all have guardian angels and u guys just so happen to be so so’s😇💕😇thank you for all that you have done for her❤️
So grateful you guys stood your ground amongst the chaos and I can’t imagine how painful it was to see your daughter, your sister in that way.
May God bless you all the days of your life💗💗💗