Alright, I live in a very nice neighborhood. Nice houses. Nice lawns. Nice cars. Nice people. Pretty much entirely white too. All of our neighbors are great people, and it's a nice community.

My little sister is 8 years old. She usually plays with her best friend that lives in a house on the corner of our street. He's 9, and they've been best friends since we moved here 5 years ago. Then back in the Spring, a Hispanic family moved in nextdoor to us and they have a now 6 year old daughter who is my sister's other best friend. She ALWAYS plays with them, and we never have any problems.

Well, my sister is in her 2nd year of CCD (Catholic education through the church for those that don't know). She apparently met some kid named Mark in her CCD class. We have never heard of this kid until 3 weeks ago when he just showed up at our house. I was unloading groceries and he just appeared and asked to play with my sister. Being as it was a nice day out, we let them play in front of our house.

Things have gotten progressively worse. Ever since that day, this kid has been coming here almost every single day ringing our doorbell multiple times an hour to play with my sister. We tell him she's punished, or she isn't home, etc... and he asks "Why?", "Where is she?" etc. And he just keeps coming back multiple times that same hour asking for her!

The Wednesday after the first time we saw this kid, his father drives him over here and drops him off in front of our house and drives away. CCD is on Wednesdays, mind you. The kid and my sister played outside but then my dad called my sister in to get ready for CCD. He told Mark to go home. Mark then tells my dad that his mom wants us to give him a ride to CCD. Wtf? My dad let it go and gave him a ride, then took him home.

The next week, which was this past Wednesday, the kid just shows up at my front door looking for my sister, probably expecting the same thing. Then he ran around our neighborgood, dodging cars and stuff, and going door to door looking for my sister.

Oh, and I believe it was last weekend, this kid played outside with my sister and her 2 best friends, and then he went home, only to find his parents were not home. He was locked out, and returned a half hour later. We called his house, and went by there ourselves and there was no answer. Finally he just... left here at 7:30. I guess he got home.

Now... get this. We have NEVER spoken to his parents. They let their kid roam a neighborhood by himself. They drop him off at strangers' houses. They don't care about what or where this kid goes. The kick? He just moved here a month ago.. and is in SPECIAL ED.

I don't know what to do. This kid is IN THE STREET on a razer bike with no helmet. At the end of our street is a pretty busy road for our neighborhood, and the kid always plays in it. I'm honestly scared that I will hear about this kid getting hit by a car, or getting kidnapped. The parents have no regard for their child, and the child has no idea about the dangers of doing what he is doing because he probably hasn't been taught any better.

What do you think I should do? This situation is getting really out of control. We don't allow my sister to play with him anymore because we're afraid of what will happen to her. Everytime we try to contact his parents, they never respond. Calling their house, going to the door... that never works, even when they're home! Should I call the police, or DIFS? It just really worries me, and to be quite honest (this may sound mean)... it's getting real ANNOYING.

I just need help. :\ I feel this kid is in danger. He's an 8 year old special ed child that is new to the neighborhood... with parents that obviously don't care much for him. Help! 02.gif

 

get ahold of the parents and let them know what he does even if its not true wink1.gif they should not let him come back after that or u could just play hide n seek everyday n tell him to go hide lmfao lmao.gif then you go play on the pc or somethen. lmao.gif

 

^ Yup.

Talk to the parents and mention that you are not happy with the way they are treating their child. Explain to them that if something doesn't change you'll be calling the police. Simple as that.

Unless you want to take care of the kid, you have no other choice. Let the parents know and see where that goes.

I can't believe there are still parents like this. Pawning their kids off on other families. Actually, my younger brother has a friend just like that, only they are 15-16 years old. He does it on his own, but the parents still don't care. mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif

 

We have TRIED talking to the parents. They do not answer their phone, and even when they are home, they won't come to the door! They try to act as if no one is home but I see movement and I see lights inside! Their cars are in the driveway too! Gosh, and it's not like I don't hear the TV on or people talking either. bs2.gif

 

Call the Police then. Or child services. That'll smarten them up. Having the risk of being thrown in jail will motivate most people.

Have you talked to the child's teachers? This is getting kinda big, I'd do something soon if I were you.

 

Well I would talk to them before you go the authorities he could be from another neighborhood? Leave them letters and if that doesnt work leave a motion alarm by their car so it goes off and go talk to them while they try to figure it out.

 

definately try talking with his parents. If that wouldn't work - call police.

Try like brian01tib said, make their car alarm to go off.

 

I'd just call the authorities. You have already tried contacting them. Just call them and ask that they(authorities) come by and observe the child and not go off of what you say. It will work better that way.

 

Just call child services, they will know what to do.

 

Yeah, I think I will call child services the next time I see this kid running around my neighborhood like a homeless kid. I will especially call if I see him here on Wednesday... trying to hitch a ride to CCD (how ironic that the parents don't care about him, yet sign him up for a religion program).

I don't know who his teacher(s) is/are. All my sister knows is that he is in special ed at her school. We don't even know the kid's last name. All I know is the house he lives in and his first name. Do you think if the next time I called child services, an address is enough? I really don't want the kid to be taken away... I just want him to be taken care of.

Stuff like this is real heartbreaking.