ABSTRACT

Melissa’s children were removed from her because she used to use drugs in the house while they were there,

I used to get high in the house, you know, not right, not sitting right there in front of them but in a room, I closed my door, they being in there, you know, so they ain’t stupid, they knew, so, you know. They used to tell me, mommy, you need to stop doing this, you not, you know, so I didn’t listen, I had a problem with, I had a drugs, I had a drug problem, I didn’t listen, so, they took the kids.