When I married my second wife Diane I found myself in the middle of what I can only describe as a hillbilly soap opera... so it shouldn't have surprised me last night when she called and asked to come see me. Let me give a little background to kind of put this in perspective. When I met Diane she was working at a Dollar store near the cemeteries I managed- I used to stop in for cleaning supplies. She lost her mom and dad within a week of each other and for some reason she confided in me. We became friends first (a rarity for me) and then romantically involved. We remain best friends to this day.
Diane raised three daughters pretty much on her own. Rachel, the youngest and Kayla's mom, got pregnant at 14 and her life has been one bad decision after another... nearly all of which Diane has paid for in one way or another. This recent fiasco with CPS is just the next installment of the soap opera- so the phone call last night should have come as no surprise.
Rachel's husband, "the Loser" if anyone remembers, was arrested for drugs and is facing prison time (a good place for him in my opinion) and my only worry is that will adversely affect Kayla. The crux of the situation is that he needs $3000 for legal expenses and whatever. Rachel told Diane that she will sign over guardianship of Kayla in exchange for the money (that obviously Diane doesn't have- and neither do I at this point). My only concern is that Kayla is all right. She is better off with Diane who practically raised her anyway. the Loser always wanted a son and him they won't give up. Kayla they weren't planning on, so I guess she's expendable... except to me.
It took me nearly a year of really hard work here on Steemit to get up to 5000 SP- a number I vowed not to drop below. I started with nothing and have posted almost everyday to get where I am. In order to get $3000 I'll have to power down about 1000 SP... but if it keeps Kayla safe it seems a small price to pay. On the other hand it somehow feels like I'm buying another person. Diane has her house mortgaged to the hilt and it looks like I'm it. I'm going to talk to the lawyer today and if he thinks Diane getting permanent custody will keep Kayla out of the system, I'll pay everything I have. I started with nothing, so I'll probably end up the same way. Anyway, people matter more than money. Say a prayer!
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