An Ungrateful Nephew

[@TukwilaRed1974]

Dear concerned and loving family members, when you have a kid who’s been through a traumatic experience or an abnormal experience, like being born and raised in jail and the system, you can’t just drop them into normalcy, you have to transition. If you can’t understand that you have no business taking custody of the child.

[@Nevaeh1]

She seems to have a lot of animosity and bitterness to him

[@fran0594]

I was thinking the same thing! You can tell that he needed so special help! It's sad that family and the school did not do anything to help him.

[@MindSetReset]

💯😢😕

[@PrismaticStarlight]

Ha! I loved your comment but this type of behavior is typical in the “black community” aka Kings and Queens community!

[@marklewis147]

Well, the government controlled schools will never help a student. Except having them put on some sort of mind controlling drugs. Real mental health care in this country no longer exists.

[@KDanielsDesigns]

My heart is broken for this man

[@pickleasaur]

He's so much more well spoken and behaved in the courtroom than most people that come on this show, and I think if he removes these toxicass people from his life, he might stand a chance. I pray he is doing much better now.

[@dantajillgeathers5344]

He is a damaged man. Broken by the system

[@rashadhaughton22]

Sorry to this man. Unfortunately Lavel was shot & killed in his own yard October 2020. Note to the commenters: If yall think I’m lying or want proof yourself, google works & you’ll see.

[@blackdiamond696]

Exactly, and there are so many children that end up like this because of their good for nothing, parents 😢

[@dholloway2482]

@@dantajillgeathers5344how the system broken What bout his bum mother

[@ShondaD_]

Born into toxicity and trauma😢. I hope he got therapy and not follow his mom’s foot steps.

[@thenatural5268]

He died, he was shot over a dispute with a neighbor

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

​@@thenatural5268 You serious?!

[@newbeginning8095]

@@thenatural5268 Oh wow, really? Do you have the news article?

[@DoubleKim]

​@@thenatural5268so sad

[@Talkswithtee302]

Exactly

[@Nevaeh1]

The great aunt could’ve just let him get his stuff, but she held onto it to prove a point.

[@melissalsmith883]

probably? ha

[@Opossumpuss]

She seems like one of those people who demand respect but doesnt respect anyone herself... booooooo booooo lady

[@Kenski41]

She let him know she ain't no punk....hard life don't mean you allowed to be a total knucklehead in life. And she didn't back down. I had a hard growing up but I wasn't a total knucklehead.

[@bellefemmekenisha]

Could you imagine his childhood 😢

[@bryanhenderson9637]

The fact she made a point to say that she spent 6,000 out of her pocket, speaks volumes about the type of person she is.

[@pickleasaur]

Probably been throwing it in his face all along. If his mother failed him, she as the aunt and sister to his mom should help him, and if she can't help him, at a minimum, dont make his life worse!

[@Liiinda4]

@@pickleasaur She doesn't have to do anything. And 6K is a lot of money.

[@pickleasaur]

@Liiinda4 yeah but she also didn't need to keep pulling him out and sending him back. Milian was right that had she not done that perhaps he could've stood a better chance at being adopted.

[@sdays59]

​@@pickleasaur You didn't walk in her shoes. If he were in foster care doing misbehaving he would've been shuffled from house to house.

[@MonicaSmith-r6f]

Same soo ​@@Liiinda4

[@Nevaeh1]

Putting a 10 year-old back into foster care because they have bad behavior is terrible you’re only furthering their trauma

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

Have you ever had a psycho 10-year-old? I don't think you're taking into consideration her perspective.

[@ShalequiseDavis-c7o]

@@sufferedlearnedchangedy take him back ??? She wanted the check period

[@oldageisdumb]

@@ShalequiseDavis-c7o That’s not the impression I got from this case

[@blessedtobealive]

​@@sufferedlearnedchangedGee I wonder where he got it from...

[@KennuhWayne]

How many kids have you fostered or adopted?

[@aimeeduhon3303]

It's sad that it looks like they blame him for his mom's actions. She probably only took him in for the check.

[@nightsky3981]

Wow. Exactly what I thought. I am a teacher and work with a lot of kids from the system and the people that foster them do that. Just take them in for the government check.

[@takeishabland4831]

Sounds about right

[@naomibeers426]

I was in foster care. At least in my state, foster parent don't make much off of having kids in their care. Like at all, unless you have a lot of them at once​@@nightsky3981

[@Denise3130]

What check? You don't get a check.

[@nightsky3981]

@Denise3130 yes, you do. In my country you get a $500 monthly check.

[@MamaHarperr]

This young man was killed in 2020 😔 Such a tragedy. He hardly stood a chance with the circumstances he was born into, but I hoped the best for him.

[@stacimayes4287]

😢

[@akimabeauty]

Omg what happened is there an article?

[@MamaHarperr]

@@stacimayes4287 it's really so sad 😞

[@MamaHarperr]

@akimabeauty I tried to share the article, but the comment was deleted. Do a search for his name and it should come up.

[@ladeiiluck]

Oh wow so sad

[@SMH-v1q]

It’s really sad that he passed. If you google his name, he was killed in a shooting. I hope he’s at peace now. Rest in peace, Lavel.

[@blackberry1670]

I can't find any court info on the perpetrator. Doesn't appear that he is incarcerated.

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

Single woman have been getting these young men murdered for decades

[@maryelaine-blinstrubchambe6083]

That breaks my heart. I hope he is in peace and finally knows love.

[@maryelaine-blinstrubchambe6083]

That breaks my heart. I hope he is in peace and finally knows love.

[@latanyalinton374]

And his mom started a go fund me account (back then) I hope they all were able to make amends before he passed. He had a daughter too😢

[@princezztia]

Prayers for healing for this young man🙏🏾

[@KrystalButler-gx1vi]

In Jesus name

[@MrsAB-fk8yd]

Just read in several other comments that he was shot in a dispute. So sad

[@QS0924]

🙏🏽

[@QS0924]

🙏🏽

[@tempgirl00711]

they said he died in a shooting. see the comments and details above. this was terrible

[@mashondaknight9132]

The lady should have just let him get his stuff and be done with him

[@Itsgonnabemay77]

As an adopted child this hurts my heart. People don’t know or care how traumatic adoption is. Of course he has problems! Look at his life. She should have NEVER taken him in if she wasn’t prepared for it. People would never throw away their biological children like this yet it happens so much to us adopted and foster kids and we’re told to shut up and be grateful we were taken in. I feel so bad for him.

[@BeccasaurousRex270]

That’s not true. Plenty of parents throw away their biological kids. I see it every week on the news of parents abandoning their kids, parents trying to trade their kid for drugs, parents killing their kids (that’s every other day) and especially in the summer parents leaving their kids to die in hot cars. People regularly throw away or do worse to their biological children

[@Bih1stOfAll]

​@@BeccasaurousRex270😑

[@tajavillasenor5923]

​@BeccasaurousRex270 well put and factual. I'm glad u stated this. People throw away their biologically children all of the time. The focus shouldn't be on the divide though. Suffering, regardless of status, is still suffering.

[@jenn_x.]

​@@BeccasaurousRex270so true. The plaintiff's own mother turned her back on him and his siblings by getting herself in trouble with the law instead of doing right by her children.

[@SassyDivine22]

I'm glad you made it through. You are alive and I pray you are thriving. This case was so sad especially because of the lack of sensitivity from the judge. He needed some affirmations in this moment not "well you're grown now so get over it"!

[@M2161]

She only took him in for the government check. When things got tough - which should be expected given the fact that he was born in prison and raised in the system - she kicks him out. How gross.

[@aerielwynnell]

My thoughts exactly

[@boastenandbraggin3947]

Who pays $6,000 to get a kid for a government check?

[@jenn_x.]

If it's about the money, I'd rather put that $6K in a high-yield account than to take in a child I didn't really want.

[@M2161]

@@boastenandbraggin3947 by the time he was out of the house she would’ve made more than double than in government assistance.

[@kendrabuist1547]

Very sad. Family isn't always family. He needed guidance.

[@JSmith-ji7ms]

That man had no chance the minute he was born. So sad and unfortunately extremely common.

[@blackberry1670]

Then he was murdered. 😢

[@bombyboo6335]

​@@blackberry1670 what?! Where u get that info from

[@blackberry1670]

@@bombyboo6335 you can Google it. The shooter was Raffi Danielian

[@MrsAB-fk8yd]

Very sad , he was shot in a dispute. 😢

[@Abenatimah]

@@MrsAB-fk8ydis this for real? where can I read this?

[@Healthyucampaign]

I literally felt so sad watching this and then to read the comments and see that he was killed broke my heart. God bless him.

[@QS0924]

🙏🏽🕊

[@nikkid4890]

We can criticize the aunt for abandoning him because of his delinquency. However, where is the psychological and parenting support for this family? I think the state has an obligation to ensure these families are equipped to manage these trauma-related behaviors. These are not puppies to be rehomed to open more space

[@1sontrell]

They so provide support and in home care. Therapy for both him and the family. Assistance in school, if needed, advocacy and resources. I have a feeling they didn't utilize the support. And he seems to really need it.

[@magicworld3242]

The Aunt is full of crap. She fostered him, at the age of four, because she wanted the 💰. She didn't want him. I don't believe, she doesn't know why (his mother) went to prison for years. The Aunt is extremely mean-spirited and disrespectful. That's why she raised a disrespectful child. He gets his bad behavior from her. She fostered him again at twelve ( 2 years) later, because she wanted some 💰 again. She isn't getting 💰 anymore. That's why, she put him out.

[@finally97]

This wasn't foster care. He was already out of the system both times. If he was, they would have provided the necessary counseling that he obviously needs, helped with transitioning to adulthood, and provided therapeutic support to the aunt. It's an awful situation. Hopefully, the plaintiff got the counseling that he needed to deal with his pain.

[@someoneoutthere2159]

Right! If she was doing a decent job fostering the kid he wouldn’t have been a jerk at 10 years old (or she could’ve taken better care of the situation)

[@thoughtsfromDavid]

@@finally97 Where did you get that understanding? I worked with people who aged out of the system. They don't get help transitioning to adulthood. They often end up homeless. That's how the nonprofit organization I worked for gets them. The foster care system is pretty bad and marginal at best.

[@tajavillasenor5923]

​@@thoughtsfromDavidI was gonna write the same thing. Where on earth did that other commenter get that far out information from? Lol

[@janieuribe9810]

Totally Agree

[@telduncan973]

from the comments i can tell yall dont know much about the system. to assume he would get adopted by a loving family if he stayed in the system is laughable.

[@bbwav8295]

My exact thoughts 😢

[@britney598]

hell of a lot better than the Aunt. I bet he would of liked his chances

[@sdays59]

​@@britney598 No not. Foster care families would've have returned him one after another. Ask a foster care child.

[@emilyshaffer7291]

I think the judge’s point was that he would have had a better likelihood of being adopted as a baby/toddler than when she “returned” him at 10+

[@TheZogie]

Um.. it could've happened. It's very unfortunate that we can't even imagine a better life for our brown babies. .... now in all honesty I do believe his life might have been better without living with his aunt. She didn't have the tools to help him. Not to mention he probably lived in the same environment or lifestyle that got his mama those so called 70 felonies.

[@trueheart8739]

Very sad when people kill their children with their words. I have a feeling he experienced this during his entire childhood which led to the anger and behavior problems. She probably adopted him out of guilt but probably never really wanted him. Very Sad indeed! 😑

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

He was murdered

[@alfreddavis9116]

That's why men need their father!!!!!

[@thenatural5268]

Or a good mother, he didn’t have either

[@TiffaniTube622]

Yes! So please encourage men to be fathers!! Don’t come with excuses, you don’t have to be perfect to be a father. Tell a man men need fathers so they can stop being deadbeats

[@dariusx4829]

Preach! 👏🏾🔥💯

[@motorcity313]

@@thenatural5268no or. Men need fathers.

[@cantrellcandoitmaybe]

Naw- people act like they are hatched and Only the mom is responsible-

[@nimjacole]

I feel for this young man. Treated badly by his own mother if you can call her that and then by that awful aunt. Cant blame his angry. Sending him good luck from across the pond.

[@rashadhaughton22]

Well he passed away unfortunately. Before you asked details, just google his name.

[@megalines8888]

sounds like aunt was not equipped to deal with a troubled child and should have never taken him in the first place

[@aprilbouknightmarquez6340]

She wanted that $ bad didn't she.. ignorant old hag..

[@DJMookieJukebox]

70 felony charges ????? 🤨

[@susiesolangesimpson2828]

I’m not going to blame this young man. Not excusing his behavior. Just saying. He hasn’t had the right guidance. In and out of foster care. Someone taking you then giving you back like a dog because you’re “too much”

[@MindSetReset]

💯 and it's so sad😕

[@theresacoringgray6885]

I work around young people like this and IT! IS! A! CHALLENGE! They have no RESPECT for adults!!!! 😮

[@JamieBihhhh]

​@@theresacoringgray6885 lmfao , u keep saying thiz in every comment section stop plz , YOUR Bitter n being Ignorant to the Situation thiz Young Man haz to deal with OR... YOUR Probably just a Troll

[@tajavillasenor5923]

​@@theresacoringgray6885I'm sure ur experiences are valid. Unwanted, abused, and discarded children become difficult individuals to care for. But it primarily stems from trauma and a lack of guidance. I would know. I was one of those children.

[@yanna1993]

I know she was mean as hell to him. And acting like she was a saint in the church pews on Sundays

[@rashadhaughton22]

Sorry to this man. Unfortunately Lavel was shot & killed in his own yard October 2020. The shooter was a neighbor who was on meth, got mad over shingles blowing on his home. Note: If yall think I’m lying or want proof yourself, google works extremely well.

[@debdee9663]

Omg. Yes I just looked it up. Very sad

[@thefonzkiss]

No great loss.

[@QS0924]

🙏🏽🕊

[@Nia-xv9co]

That look at 0:53 AUNTIEE 🤣

[@GenXSigma-k7j]

Parents are NOT always the problem. It’s a case by case basis. Two good parents who stayed together with no abuse or neglect, etc can have 3 children. Two can grow up to be law abiding and successful. The other one can have substance abuse, anger issues, a problematic personality, trouble with the law, etc etc. Yet they all grew up in the same house. It happens.

[@Miss_Cherry]

This is the kind of case the news would say: "Aunt stabbed nephew over $100." It's never about what it's about. There's always more to the story.

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

The way she mentioned that $5000. She felt she deserved some of that money

[@msyayastewart6336]

He was a check baby for her. The check stop now he have to get out

[@jennyvanniekerk9600]

What a horrible sad old lady.🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@traceyaz125]

She talks about spending money to get him , but she also knew the state would be paying her every month to keep him. She had no business intervening in the kids life if she wasn’t doing it for the right reasons. She messed him up as much as his mother did.

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

T-700s

[@sunflowermama4297]

Of course the kid had behavior issues. He was born into the system! And this aunt abandoned him. Additional trauma for this poor guy. Smh. Shame on her!

[@thoughtsfromDavid]

The aunt is nasty. She was smiling as the judge started reading her horrible texts to her nephew. The young man was born into a toxic family where he didn't stand a chance.

[@Itssummerælexandriąą]

I just want to hug him 😢

[@MrsAB-fk8yd]

Just read through other comments he was shot in a dispute 😢

[@blackdiamond696]

Exactly. That's all he needed😢

[@QS0924]

🙏🏽🕊

[@TheMamaPowell]

I feel like that woman only took him “because he’s family”. She didn’t take him because she cared for him. When he started acting out, instead of getting him help-which would have been an inconvenience for her- she kicked him out. I hope this young man gets the help he needs to deal with his trauma and is able to break this generational trauma loop.

[@ladeiiluck]

He was unalived back in 2020 by a neighbor following a dispute

[@poshpearls23]

Sooooooooo I hear both sides. If yall have not dealt with a raging child you really have no idea what it's like. It can be downright terrifying- especially when youre not the direct parent, and the child KNOWS that you cant really discipline them the way a parent would. Plus, her bring a woman trying to raise a boy... boys can overpower a woman QUICK. If he really was raging like that, often times there isn't much recourse EXCEPT to place the child back in the system. That being said, if she got him back, she was trying. There are a LOOOOOOOT of people in here coming from the perspective of either lack of knowledge or experience. On the flip side..... that young man is HURTING and telling him to essentially "stop crying, be an adult" is NOT the way to go. He literally doesn't know how to. Holding his stuff for $100??? Lady, get a life and let it go. Whatever you got from the system more than paid for those glasses. Sometimes it's best to just go separate ways and find a new family. Wishing love, true family, and success to him.

[@vivianpatton5692]

That poor man , what a crappy life & NO thanks to his Aunt. I hope he can get ALL the help he deserves & have a much better life. Everything n life should NOT Always B about $$.

[@moniquemonique4372]

Where is the thanks for his aunt? She didn’t have to take him in at all but did and clearly faced hard times.

[@aprilbouknightmarquez6340]

Why? Shes worthless.. idc what you think but she only step up bc of $.. ​@@moniquemonique4372

[@lolamaude3449]

Very sad, it matters who you are born to.... it likely would have been better if he had been adopted. I hope he can raise above his beginning and make good life choices.

[@lauraanne5175]

That woman is evil. Disgusting the way she blames a child for his behavior when SHE is to blame and his mother. He would have been better off in the system not with that vindictive cruel woman.

[@MarquitaD]

Where did his behavior come from…speaks volumes but this women is sad

[@ralphtime]

That’s a hurting man😭. I hope found somebody that actually finally loved him for once in his life.

[@Carolyn-vu5bt]

According to a few other posts, he was killed. So sad😢

[@ebonyadams8384]

She seems extremely verbally abusive, toxic and mean as hell. I’m sure she contributed to his behavior as a child.

[@shergirl92]

I felt her spirit she wants him to kiss the ground she walks on for doing the bare minimum

[@layahYasharahla]

It's not her child it's the mother who should be ashamed of herself . But shame on her for holding his stuff hostage .

[@joeymims5852]

shes just as gross as her sister, prob only took him in for the check! That woman made me sick

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

She adopted him. So he is hers

[@Ruthforme]

He needs therapy

[@inukoko2012]

Doesn’t seem like she ever wanted to take him in from the jump smh. The defendant could’ve left him in the system and maybe he could’ve gotten a better family.

[@cynthiaprice3528]

Everyone is saying that the aunt only wanted him for the money. When she explicitly said that his mom begged her to go and get him. No one pays $6000 to get that little bit of money from social services. He was just probably too much and she didn’t know how to handle it. But if she only took him in for the money she wouldn’t have taken him in at 17 and 18, or as an adult. It’s crazy how people only saw his side but sometimes kids act up because they want their parent back, so they purposely give you a hard time because they don’t want to be there with you. That’s not easy!

[@queenmonea4966]

Exactly

[@dark8prince201]

facts

[@IMharshh]

I really feel for the plaintiff and this happens way to much. Kids are just so precious and innocent and he gets brought into this world, his mother has him in prison. He enters the system. It really is sad but shout out to the foster parents and people who adopt or help when these kids are in need

[@ashleycarr4974]

This auntie is wicked plain and simple

[@raycurry4168]

A family TRAIT !! Wonder how MANY arrests she had.

[@yahira6928]

So judge made arrangements so nothing bad would happen and years later he was still killed😢

[@BiterAvid]

Defendant and her deeply felonious sister do not know how to talk to another human being. Neither one of them play well with others. She is adversarial with the Judge. No wonder he grew up with behavioral issues. WOW This young man has my sympathy.

[@lir9875]

This guy's family cares nothing but for themselves and then they're surprised that he "acts up."

[@rashadhaughton22]

The Judge: Don’t yell at me The Judge, YELLS ALL THE TIME 🥴

[@QS0924]

💯

[@AP-uo7sp]

The adults in his life really failed him. JM was right, they should've let a loving family adopt him.

[@Hdexh]

So very sad. Heartbreaking.

[@davidperez5089]

With family like that you have foes included, 2 in 1.😢

[@thebigkidzpodcast]

2:05 “she made a choice” sounding real ungrateful

[@keiariabailey8739]

She did make a choice 🤷🏾‍♀️ she obviously didn’t want him fr. She kept putting him in and out of foster care like a dog

[@thebigkidzpodcast]

@@keiariabailey8739oh yeah, she definitely made a choice and should’ve known what she was getting into…but when you’re a grown man and want to act like she owed you something is the issue I have…take that energy to your mama and dad.

[@YoungBlaze]

How's he ungrateful He didn't make a choice He was a kid let alone a baby

[@thebigkidzpodcast]

@@YoungBlaze he needs to take that energy up with the people who shouldn’t of had a “choice” his mom and dad, not his aunt.

[@dianebryant4684]

No one recognize that he needed help. He did not need to go back into the system. He was traumatized from birth. This is so sad.

[@KittyLewinsky7]

This family has deep rooted issues. U can see it all throughout the great aunt so it’s no wonder how this man & his mom have been affected. God bless this family & heal the trauma they’ve all experienced.

[@joyslove3858]

I hope the plaintiff gets the counseling he needs. Counseling will help him to make a success of his life without the bitterness that would naturally follow him

[@stacybstacyb]

Counseling is worthless

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

He was shot and killed

[@ladyc7989]

@@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini was he really?

[@rashadhaughton22]

@@ladyc7989yes, google his name

[@gooniemo8658]

I feel bad for him. Being in and out the system his whole life. I’m sure he has problems.

[@83kiarra]

So many people failed this man in life, i hope he heals and find people that really love him. And true stability in life

[@ladeiiluck]

He was murdered by a neighbor following a dispute

[@sillyme1642]

Judge is behavior is her usual disrespectful rude self that young man doesn't need her smart mouth he knows he can get kicked out at 21

[@syndyangel9098]

You can tell he’s traumatized

[@carmenultra1]

He’s right, you don’t get respect unless you give it. Older people have entitlement issues, just because you’re older, it doesn’t grant you anything. These are different times.

[@bellefemmekenisha]

15:18 she was getting money for caring for him, she is mean spirited…

[@AzucaNegra16]

I think I understand the great aunt. I don't know what their relationship was like, but it seems like she took him in and tried to raise him. She said his behavior was too much for her. Having been around an out-of-control nephew, I understand how she felt.

[@lakeishag76]

Yess! As someone who has worked as a CPS social worker, I know how challenging it can be for some caretakers to work with children struggling emotionally and behaviorally. It’s easy to look from the outside and judge but until you have experienced that, you wouldn’t understand. Turning him back over to foster care was likely painful for her too.

[@AzucaNegra16]

@lakeishag76 Very true.

[@thoughtsfromDavid]

Did you hear the words she texted her? She has hatred for him. Even from the beginning stressing that she spent money to get him out of the system is a clue that she never really wanted him. Judging by her own nasty behavior she didn't raise him well at all and didn't provide any of the emotional support he needed or got him the help he needed. She was just plain old callous.

[@AzucaNegra16]

@@thoughtsfromDavid I don't understand what you mean by saying she spent $6,000 to get him out of the foster care system, therefore, that's a clue she never wanted him. She said she spent her own money to get him out of foster care. To me, that means she cared enough about him to spend quite a bit of money to get him. I also understand her not being able to deal with his bad behavior and ultimately returning him to foster care. I'd rather see a person give up custody of a child rather than physically or verbally abuse them.

[@ljiljanasusa867]

I feel bad for him because he never had a loving family!

[@zehriwilliams9491]

I feel like that boy was acting out at 10 yo and its sad that he got thrown back in the system at an age where it would be hard to get adopted its so sad

[@joyslove3858]

Would be interesting to hear the foster family's experience with this guy

[@megalines8888]

probably felt so abandoned. being put into the system multiple times by his own family

[@Jujubeforreal]

The effects of slavery runs deep

[@MegaTy21]

RIP to Lavel Myers. He was k!lled a few years back.

[@loribryant884]

OMG 😢 What happened 😳??

[@MegaTy21]

@loribryant884 he got shot over a dispute with a neighbor

[@yahira6928]

Unfortunately, he had anger issues

[@deewah1698]

Over an Xbox? ​@@MegaTy21

[@michelleroyall351]

This young man was dealt such a tough hand..

[@Pgschool37]

Hard to understand why they would blame him after he's been traumatized most of his life. I hope he heals from these bad experiences.

[@Mitch-Alex]

"I'm done, I'm done" It's always very sad when these family cases end it complete finality.

[@lovemealways7]

LMBAO...I'm sorry but Grandma looks like Rick James

[@thankthelord4536]

That's his aunt. And don't do that to Rick James.

[@MsAndaction]

I understand his anger. She was probably feeling burden of trying to parent a child she did not want-and he has always felt unwanted. I hope he heals... I hope all these people in these types of situations heal...

[@leoismylastname]

This poor man has SO MUCH PAIN from his upbringing. The only person he ever connected with continued to throw him away in his eyes. He may of had a place to come back to, but it wasn't a home. 😢

[@lorithesalukidiver308]

This woman has no business around children Period!

[@ChelNoelle]

He’s ungrateful asf. She wasn’t required to take care of him or get him out of foster care. The only people that were required to take care of him as a child were his parents. He needs to be thankful that someone cared enough for him to take him out of the system. Pos. Smh

[@champdavidson1492]

Bring me my “hunnit dollas “😂😂

[@supreemcourt9181]

“I want my hunnid dollar” 😂😂😂

[@natnathello]

They all failed him!

[@CoolageAce]

Family ain't shxt frfr!! Im glad he is moving on i hope he can heal from this and keep being a better person

[@jaybo619]

Not everyone knows how love. You can tell his aunt is one of those people. The kids life has been rough because of what he’s been through and doesn’t appear anyone around d him was there to love him the way he needs.

[@Happey67]

The poor young man has no examples to follower. Shameless!!!

[@karlena8756]

Sending positive vibes and prayers to the guy. I know how it feels to be involved with the system this same. I understand his pain . Bigs ups to you, my heart, hope youre holding up🙏🏽

[@Bebe777333]

I say the following as a black American woman: The broken/dysfunctional home has been a huge problem in the black community. It's sad and frustrating. We need to restore the nuclear family.

[@cdickerson8759]

What did he do at 10 yrs old that couldn't have been handled as a teachable moment? I hope this guy finds healing and success in life, he deserves it.

[@purplereign1121]

I work with troubled kids, trust me it’s not as easy , as you think .

[@sdays59]

My 10 year old cousin tried to burn down his foster care family's home. Any questions?

[@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini]

He was killed

[@romainecoles2259]

Glad she is not my aunt

[@HeLivesForever25]

I pity the young man, but he is angry, vengeful, entitled, and thinks the entire planet owes him. This is a generational sin in the family. I also agree with every word out of the defendant's mouth. She is the queen of generosity.

[@newbeginning8095]

And the cycle continues….

[@toiswanigan8558]

This sad

[@dominicanbutterfly8620]

It is😢

[@megalines8888]

extremely.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Ikr. Plus, someone in the comments said he was murdered a few years ago.

[@bethluci4239]

It’s awful she doesn’t know how to love. My heart breaks for her

[@ninosimone]

He was born in a toxic environment and it’s messed up no one had his back .

[@kimberlyadorno280]

Generational trauma. I obviously don't know these people or their family, but it's safe to assume most, if not all of them are screwed up in one way or another because of passed down trauma. I'm going to give the aunt the benefit of the doubt that her intentions at first were pure, but she ended up biting off more than she could chew. Putting him back in the system inevitably caused that young man a plethora of issues. I'm just going to assume the aunt was never given the tools on how to raise a well-adjusted person, never mind one who was born into the unfortunate circumstances he was. I was in the system for years, more homes than I could count on both hands and feet. Some tolerable, most devastating, few good. As an adult, I had to seek help with all the wounds and much needed healing I desperately needed and deserved. The aunt should have sought help for him when she got custody of him. But again, I'm going to assume she just didn't have the guidance, knowledge, or even the desire to understand the amount of effort it would take to help this young man become well-adjusted. I pray for healing, forgiveness, growth, and change for him and his family. Especially to stop the vicious cycle from continuing for the next generation born into this dysfunction and others alike.

[@619chrisoriginal]

He may be 21 but he’s still a kid mentally

[@cheechdagoat3331]

Don't yell at me 😂🤣🤣

[@virgo7956]

While she is yelling too😂😂😂😂😂

[@zoebakogiannis3094]

I feel bad for the guy. His great aunt doesn't seem to care now or ever. Shameful of a "Christian woman"!!

[@brittneyb3083]

This is one case where I think he would have been better off in the foster care system. Maybe he could have been adopted out to a better family.

[@johnsradios484]

Grannie is a gangster!

[@LeRoszay]

He looks like the man who delivered the pizza to the cops from the movie Blue Streak