All in the Family

[masonsmommy75]

Some things have happened since I posted last. Saturday was a messed up kind of day. I should explain a couple things here. Randy has a 17 year old nephew, Ronnie. We call him Little Ronnie because his dad's name is Ronnie also. Little Ronnie has issues because his parents have never given a shit about what he does, who he does it with, or

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[digiduckie]

Hopefully he will mind his p's and q's. He definately needs loving structure. He also has to want to walk that thin, straight line.

Field trips are fun aren't they?

[masonsmommy75]

Yeah, he has to want to and he's doing good so far, I just don't know how much effort he wants to put into all this. The stupid shit he's done in the past almost makes me wonder if he WANTS to go to jail.

I like going on Gavin's field trips. I never got to go on Mason's when he was in preschool because siblings weren't allowed to go and I had to stay home with Gavin. The other mom and I that rode together had four boys in her minivan. Their names were Trent, Trey, Trenton, and Gavin. I had a hell of a time keeping all those T names strait. Every time I had to talk to one of them, I had to go through the whole list of names before I got the right one.

[digiduckie]

Has he ever been in enough trouble to have to stand before a judge? I hear those "scared straight" programs work fairly well usually.

Why name 3 of the 4 with a T and not all of them? Like my wife, for generations the women in her family have been Ann Elizabeth and then she had a daughter she would become Elizabeth Ann and the cycle started over. Does that make sense? Well, my mother-in-law is Elizabeth Ann. However, my wife is the youngest of 4 girls and was the one to get stuck with Ann Elizabeth. She doesn't like it. It seems that the cycle has stopped with this generation though as none of the girls were named either of those names. Wow, that seems like a bunch of jumbled up rambling. Sorry.

[masonsmommy75]

No, the four kids all had different parents. (Gavin's mine.) Trey belonged to the mom I was car pooling with, and Trent and Trenton were just the kids who ended up riding with us.

My dad and Marla named all of their kids with B names. Blayne, Brandee, and Britaney. Last name-Brackett. Notice how they're all spelled goofy too?
Blayne-my dad's name is Wayne, so they took off the W and replaced it with a B.
Brandee- They thought it would be cool to have her first name end in two e's because her last name ends in two t's. Her middle name is Lynn, so she's got the double n's there.
Britaney-I don't know what they were thinking here because it acutally looks like it's pronounced Brit tane ee.

Mom and dad even managed to screw up my name by spelling it with a K. People automatically want to spell it like how you spell your name.

[1jodie]

what a wonderful thing for you and your husband to do. i'm sure living with you will make a world of difference for him! he really needs some stability and you will be able to provide that. good for you!!!

[masonsmommy75]

I'd like to think we can make a difference, but I think it would take more time than what we have with him. I'm pretty sure he's going to jail before too long. He's had a pretty rough life and seen a lot of shit that no kid should see. His parents are both alcoholics and have been involved in meth in the past. He's already been to a juvenile detention facility, but it seems like it didn't do any good. Angie and Ronnie have let him run wild for too long, and it's sad because he really is a great kid. He's been awesome since he's been here. He hasn't left the house once unless he's with one of us and I know he must be bored out of his skull. It's got to be a drastic change for him.

[1jodie]

he may be bored, but i'll bet you your family is something he has wanted for a while. kids crave and need structure. i hope it works out and i hope he has a better chance at life now.

[suzi_marie1]

That's a pretty shitty thing to do. Leave your 17 year old to fend for himself. What a great mother. I hope that with your guidance he will turn out to be okay. That's a very admirable thing you are doing.

[masonsmommy75]

A shitty mom to say the least. I'm afraid Cody's going to turn out the same way if she doesn't get it together. I wish she would've left him with us too.

I don't know if it's all that admirable, we didn't have much of a choice. I'm waiting to see what the prosecuter does with him. I really hate to see him go to jail, but it might be what he needs. His dad will be home in about a month, but even then he has to live with Ma and Pa Hanninen because his parole officer says he can't live on his own until he proves he's got his shit together. So, if Little Ronnie doesn't end up in jail, he may be here for awhile.

[ssterchaos]

Good luck with Little Ronnie. I wouldn't leave anything valuable lying around. It might be wise to invest in a small safe.

[masonsmommy75]

Actaully, I think Randy's sister has one that she was going to give us. I can't even think of anything that we'd put in it. The only valuable jewlery that I own are my diamond earrings that Randy got me for Christmas and the string of pearls that my mom got me on our wedding day. He's been really decent though and he knows that Randy would throttle him if he ever stole from us.

[ssterchaos]

I'm glad things are going somewhat smoothly so far.

[jwood614]

*hugs* Good luck with everything! I'd already be pulling my hair out dealing with that right now.

[masonsmommy75]

He's actually been very respectful and helpful. If this works out and he shows that we can trust him, I'll have a live-in babysitter. He's really awesome with my kids, and that's a plus. He's not a difficult kid to hang out with when he's not with his loser friends or his parents who don't give a shit. He could've turned out so differently with a little parenting.

[jwood614]

That's good. Maybe he's young enough to make a good turn around.