Last week in my Thanksgiving post, I mentioned being thankful that Kiddo's
situation was improving. I must remain vague about the situation, but I do have
an update I can share.
The investigation — started by a mysterious third party — involves
an exploratory component, performed by Child Protective Services (CPS)
departments, and, if merited based on the results of the CPS
investigation, a legal component, starting with an investigation performed by
appropriate law enforcement (LE) agencies and the legal system. As I
understand it, if the information produced by CPS fails to meet LE criteria
for continuation, no further action is taken.
Our family here was interviewed by a Texas-based CPS agent as a courtesy
to CPS of the other state (that's why "departments" was plural).
According to an update I received yesterday, Kiddo's stepmother is in the
market for a lawyer to defend her son — which suggests CPS' work has met the
threshold for LE involvement. It's the only detail I have, but it means a lot
because it shows things are moving forward, and I am thankful for that.
My desired end game is that Kiddo gets the care she needs to be made whole.
Our lovely Kiddo has been a hot mess. She has PTSD from the experiences —
something she did not need on top of her Tourette's Syndrome. She's experiencing
so much anxiety that it's seriously disrupted her sleep cycles, her eating, her
ability to concentrate (which was frail to begin with), her senses of touch and
personal space and security (she's not "a hugger" anymore; she closes every door
behind her) and her scholastic performance — these are just the disruptions I
have observed. For what it's worth, I'm told by experts that all of these are
disorders (my word; probably incorrect) common to victims of the abuses she
alleges.
These things must be made right.
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