Got an e-mail from my mom this morning. She wanted to know if I'd heard from any of the family on my dad's side. (Uh, no...) Apparently, my SIL's little niece went to school and told my niece (stepsister's daughter) that my brother and SIL had a big fight and are not together anymore. 
This is news to all of us. So, my mom wants to know what I know. Let's see... I live 1000 miles away. You live 10 miles away. Who's more likely to know what's going on in Nacogdoches, Texas? Not ME.
Now, I wouldn't put it past either of them to take a swing at the other one. My brother had a low-paying job. He has a child from a previous relationship that he has to pay child support on (at least, she's SUPPOSED to be his...), plus two with SIL. Probably abotu half of his income goes to the ex-fiance. SIL has not worked since she got pregnant with the first baby, which was around the time I got married. They've been married a little over 4 years. My mom says that she's really gotten kind of lazy since she had my nephew. But anyhow... They are living in a house that belongs to my dad. They are paying the mortgage, utilities, etc. on it. And since Dad broke up with his SO, he's moved back in with them. And I'm sure that having my dad live with them and them paying all of his bills while he drinks his salary away in cheap beer is NOT helping the situation any. I just feel sorry for those two poor little boys. Mom says that they're both as sweet as they can be, but they're always dirty and never have clean clothes on. She ends up giving them a bath and putting fresh clothes on them every time they come over. In the rare event that they DO have clean clothes on, they've put them on over their dirty bodies. They're sick all the time. The little one has breathing problems and the older one has ear infections constantly. They don't give them their medicine regularly and on time. They don't take them to the doctor unless it's severe enough that they need the ER. This really bothers me because my brother and SIL are usually clean. But not the kids. SIL's mom comes over and takes care of the kids some. (Her DH is disabled and needs constant care, but she leaves him for a couple of hours a day to go check on the kids) It just aggravates me. If I were there, I'd try to make sure they had a little something, but mom says that my brother and SIL don't take care of anything. you give them nice clothes and they never wash them, or they end up getting chewed up by the dog. You buy them nice toys, and SIL gets tired of them sitting on the floor and throws them away or something. I'm about half tempted to ask DH if he wants to adopt two kids. Not that we can afford it OR need the headache of dealing with the rest of the family. ARGHHHHH!!!!
This is news to all of us. So, my mom wants to know what I know. Let's see... I live 1000 miles away. You live 10 miles away. Who's more likely to know what's going on in Nacogdoches, Texas? Not ME.
Now, I wouldn't put it past either of them to take a swing at the other one. My brother had a low-paying job. He has a child from a previous relationship that he has to pay child support on (at least, she's SUPPOSED to be his...), plus two with SIL. Probably abotu half of his income goes to the ex-fiance. SIL has not worked since she got pregnant with the first baby, which was around the time I got married. They've been married a little over 4 years. My mom says that she's really gotten kind of lazy since she had my nephew. But anyhow... They are living in a house that belongs to my dad. They are paying the mortgage, utilities, etc. on it. And since Dad broke up with his SO, he's moved back in with them. And I'm sure that having my dad live with them and them paying all of his bills while he drinks his salary away in cheap beer is NOT helping the situation any. I just feel sorry for those two poor little boys. Mom says that they're both as sweet as they can be, but they're always dirty and never have clean clothes on. She ends up giving them a bath and putting fresh clothes on them every time they come over. In the rare event that they DO have clean clothes on, they've put them on over their dirty bodies. They're sick all the time. The little one has breathing problems and the older one has ear infections constantly. They don't give them their medicine regularly and on time. They don't take them to the doctor unless it's severe enough that they need the ER. This really bothers me because my brother and SIL are usually clean. But not the kids. SIL's mom comes over and takes care of the kids some. (Her DH is disabled and needs constant care, but she leaves him for a couple of hours a day to go check on the kids) It just aggravates me. If I were there, I'd try to make sure they had a little something, but mom says that my brother and SIL don't take care of anything. you give them nice clothes and they never wash them, or they end up getting chewed up by the dog. You buy them nice toys, and SIL gets tired of them sitting on the floor and throws them away or something. I'm about half tempted to ask DH if he wants to adopt two kids. Not that we can afford it OR need the headache of dealing with the rest of the family. ARGHHHHH!!!!
I'm so sorry, Dina!! THose poor kids !
and a few 
...and a couple of swift kicks...
I could see how the pressure of things could lead up to that and to splitting up. It is sad for the kids 
and start worrying about those kids!! someone might turn them in, and then where will the pity party be?? I'm glad that some people who live around there are checking on the kids!!
