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Should I step in and say something or just let history repeat itself?

  • Posted on October 29, 2010 at 4:32 pm

My husband’s sister got pregnant at 16 years old. Apparantly she was wild teen, drinking etc leading up to her pregnancy. Their mother was not a shining example of parentings finest. She bought my husband beer at 15. I digress…so now my SIL has a 12 year old daughter. This child wears entire too much makeup, revealing clothing and is basically allowed to do whatever she wants. Actually the 12 year old TELLS her mother what she is going to do, she never actually asks permission. So sunday night my SIL allowed her child to attend a CONCERT and then bailed her out of school early on Monday because she wasn’t feeling well. She dropped her child off at our house because there would be noone home at her house. My husband informs me yesterday that his niece (the 12 yr old) was throwing up and he smelled alcohol on her. He also told me that several weeks ago her mother (my SIL) found wine coolers in the child’s bedroom. Is it just me or is history repeating itself and this child is either headed for teen pregnancy or alcoholism by 16? Do I say something? As a family member I feel I need to do something…what do you all think?
wow Mike do you feel better having called them white trash?
BTW Mike, there was no reason to state the obvious. And as far as my husband is concerned he has MORE than risen above his upbringing and we are actually considered upper middle class by our income and education level. Our 2 year old daughter will NEVER grow up like he and his sister did.

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