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Now that you know how your nephew is being treated and know of the enviornment in which he is being subjected to it is “your duty” to call CPS and ask them to investigate the situation. You are “his Auntie” and “he needs you” to be sure he is safe and secure. Just be sure to consult CPS before doing anything (unless you witness propable harm—then take him to a safe enviornment right away!) so that all will work out best for yor nephew. By doing this you might even be helping your sister become a responsible parent as well as an eventual responsible citizen.

I can remember a similar situation when I was a teenager. A young girl that my mother had helped raise from time to time began doing hard drugs and my mother got word that the young girl and her friends where making the baby drink beer and take hits of marijuana for their entertainment. So my mother went and got the baby, saying that she just wanted to babysit for the day and as soon as the young girl and her friends left the apartment we went in and gathered the babies things and took her home with us and kept her until she could be placed safely with a family member of the young girl.

My feeling is that whenever one is aware of abuse and/or neglect of a child they must step in and do what is best for that child—even if it means calling CPS and having the child placed with a responsible adult or in a “safe house” while the investigation is being conducted.

Please be sure your nephew is safe and secure. He will forever love you and respect you for having the strength and courage to step in at a time in his life when he was too little to do anything to help his self.

I wish I could do more—thank you for soliciting for advice and direction toward assuring your nephew to have a better chance at having a happy, positive successful childhood.

Love you for what you are doing—Tillie