Part 1 - Judge Meacham - Will dad prove that mom's delusional behavior should grant him custody?

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[@MineChanclas]

That poor 5 year old boy feels the weight of the world on his little shoulders. I'm sitting here bawling- NO child should ever have to bare this kind of burden and trauma at his young age. He will be in my prayers. ❤

[@jinny13]

The father is so in tune with his children ❤. When the “mom” was talking about the kids, she made it all about her and jabs at the dad the entire time. The father gets enthusiastic and praises the improvements his children have made and talks about how great they are. He’s attentive, proactive, and involved. The mom really has zero sense about the needs of her children. I hope the father gets primary custody and the mom gets some serious help. 🙏🏻

[@jaggirl]

It's great to know that the judge would have taken notes on all of that .

[@GMA68]

I’ve been watching the judge. She has a great poker face but I think she’s on side with dad. She is studying him closely. If dad doesn’t win this there’s no justice.

[@Katrina-qs2rl]

I couldn't agree more 🎉🎉

[@user-mg6in9cq9e]

I agree the father should be the primary custody. Mom should get phone calls and supervised visitation.

[@user-mg6in9cq9e]

I think the child needs therapy.

[@Lizzoom]

As an education specialist, I can tell you that those kids need to stay with dad period! Mom needs to get off drugs and get her shit together. I have dealt with mothers just like her. Dad is a stand up guy. Mom will continue to bring chaos into her children’s lives until she gets help. God bless this dad!

[@dananuspl618]

I just want to point out how touched I am with the school staff. Many times the students get labeled “bad kids” and school staff don’t know what to do and don’t consider their home life. Many times teachers and staff get frustrated and don’t have the resources and patience to focus on one child and have to try to focus on not letting the other children get distracted or affected. I’m impressed in the schools handling of this and think every school should know how to assess home issues and handle children in situations like this accordingly instead of sending them home every time they act out. This child needed some love and understanding and I appreciate what the school staff did for him. This should be standard.

[@jenny_b_]

@@dananuspl618 thank you for recognizing this…I’ve taught K-1 for 30 years and cannot begin to describe how willing teachers and admin are willing to help and invested in each child’s success. This child’s story is very similar to countless students in my class over the years. We truly love all of our kids!❤️

[@user-qd8ht3bf3y]

She not a single parent, she's a parent that is single.

[@Katrina-qs2rl]

I've got a problem with calling her a parent. Dad? Absolutely. Mom, not so much.

[@Lorjarca]

💯

[@JordanEmede_376]

She's just single.

[@CeceliaHill-vt5jd]

I appreciate a judge that makes them get on camera 📷

[@surpriseimblack]

Standard

[@user-rc3pk4xy6r]

@@surpriseimblackUnfortunately it’s not

[@Lorjarca]

​@user-rc3pk4xy6r, you are correct. I've watched various court cases where the person who is speaking is in the dark, driving or has the camera facing elsewhere.

[@brendaselzer9353]

Me too!!! The fact that Mom wanted to speak with the daughter before the judge talked to her says it all.

[@chastityporter6729]

@@Lorjarca Right! I just saw one where someone was in bed half asleep, some where they're driving around, walking around, smoking etc. And others where they don't have to be on camera at all, but just audio. Then, I just saw one where mom couldn't figure out her camera and actually literally used the "chat feature" to write her responses and the judge and everyone would have to wait for her written responses!! Unbelievable. I always wish the judge would call then out when they're driving and such. So inappropriate!

[@Starcatt966]

WTF? Every authority that was supposed to protect those children FAILED miserably! It’s gross negligence that the mother was granted primary custody for so long and was allowed to neglect and emotionally abuse her children in such egregious ways! And nobody informed the father of ANYTHING that was happening to his children! The school, the court, CPS, what level of incompetence is going on when this clusterphuck is allowed to happen? Why wasn’t the dad informed for so long and why didn’t he have a say in any medical decisions? Outrageous! I’m about to tear my hair out it’s so infuriating! 🤬

[@cindihowell6672]

This has always been my experience with people and agencies that are supposed to protect children. Currently, there is a woman who is physically abusive and neglectful. She lives away from everyone where they are isolated from society. The children only have ramen and soda, do not go to school, have never had friends, have never had a Christmas or birthday present (the mom gets presents for everyone's birthday), have never had friends, and have not had a working sink in their bathroom for over 10 years. The mother has men in her bedroom while the children try not to hear. The money the government sends and child support are spent on herself for Disney trips, vape, and gifts. She has an explosive temper and knocked out the front teeth of the. father of the youngest. He finally left after months of sleeping on the couch while her current favorite sleeps with her in his bed. He was the only one working, but she controlled the money and only gave him eough for gas to go to work and back. She met her new love on line and doesn't even know his name. He goes by Lucifer. The middle child snuck out two separate times while her mother slept, took her phone, and called police. When CPS showed up they didn't enter the house. They just asked the mother if any of the allegations were true. Of course she blamed "her bratty teenage daughter." There's more, but this is already too.long.

[@tubblebub]

​@cindihowell6672 Oh yeah, great idea. Ask the perpetrator if they're guilty, I'm sure you'll get an accurate answer. That is disgustingly frustrating and so, so sad.

[@cindihowell6672]

@@tubblebub Sigh. These people don't do their job of protecting the children.

[@krystenburkhardt-hansyn]

These children have been abused. Go for full custody and don’t look back.

[@rawcombatdata]

Because he's a man and she's a woman.

[@djjones7226]

The drastic differences between this mother and father couldn't be more clear. The discrepancies include temperament, parenting styles, credibility, reliability, accountability and the ability to recognize what is in the best interest of their children. My sincere hope is that dad is named the primary custodial parent.

[@karenleigh31]

The school (Susan testimony) sounds like they were super supportive and went above and beyond. I'm impressed. I've dealt with my child struggling and the school made things 10x worse

[@Starcatt966]

The mother absolutely REFUSED to lift a finger to help her very obviously troubled son. The behaviours that were described are EXTREMELY concerning for a child that age and that poor child should have been referred to some kind of psychiatric treatment/ mental health support! Cases like these make me despair for the children involved because they are going to continue to suffer and nobody will ever do anything. So terribly sad. 😞

[@TheMamaPowell]

Im a school bus driver and my first permanent route was a special needs route. This young man sounds like he is likely on the spectrum of some sort from what everyone is saying. Especially when dad says “he says he doesn’t know where to put this on the counter”. That young man needs so much support that he will not get with mom. Mom sounds schizophrenic and like she’s on drugs. (I’m writing this comment only 3/4 way through this portion).

[@dananuspl618]

I thought the same thing. Some staff just label them a bad kid and don’t want to deal with them and don’t give them support and just want to write them up and send them home each time they act up.

[@gregglasto]

That dad is a hero. Well done mate you have been a fantastic father and an example to us all. When your kids are grown up you will reap the rewards of all the great fathering you have done. You should be proud of yourself as I know your kids are. 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lisajeter9511]

No child should have to worry about where Mom was going to sleep and where his belongings would go too. That’s a huge BURDEN for an adult, Can you imagine how heavy that would be for a CHILD?

[@MsNeonDion]

Nor should he even know about it! That broke my heart

[@foots-qt4pk]

Mommy dearest made it his burden.

[@user-yj9gl3ur6c]

I jokingly told my son when he was 5 that he had to move out at 18. He took that to heart. After telling my mother that he was saving for a couch, I had to explain to him that I as joking and that my home would always be his home. I felt so guilt and was very careful about not saying anything stupid like that again. Kids worry.

[@sonyamichaels9558]

My child at that age wanted us to take him to see the house he was going to live in when he grew up. So yes, they definitely think about such things.

[@pleasestopurcrap]

TO THE "MOTHER"- IS IT NORMAL THAT A MOTHER HAS SO LITTLE CONTROL OVER HER 5 YEAR OLD THAT HE RUNS THE HOUSE? TELLS YOU WHEN HE WILL GET UP, WHAT TIME HE WILL GO TO SCHOOL AND THAT IF HE WANTED TO HARM OTHER CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL THEN HE WILL AND THERES NOTHING YOU ARE GONNA DO ABOUT? NO. AND WHEN THEY CALL YOU AND HE IS IN CRISIS AND YOU CANT EVEN MANAGE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE TO PRETEND TO GO SEE HIM AND CARE...YOU MA'AM ARE THE PROBLEM...THE ONLY PROBLEM

[@ShoeChic5441]

The Crumley household is a prime example of failed parenting. The horses were more important than their son

[@user-yj9gl3ur6c]

It’s called lazy parenting. Rather than take control, it’s easier to give in. It starts when they start crawling and you have to teach them ‘no’ and move them onto something else that they can do. This takes time and patience.

[@southernparadise9896]

@@user-yj9gl3ur6cit always baffles me when I hear parents say that when their kids were babies that that was the easy part of raising them. Absolutely not!! That is the formative years that you teach structure and boundaries and respect (both ways) and good habits, and empathy, unconditional love, and the building blocks to a good education etc etc. it’s in no way “easy” if you’re being an actual parent. Too many people just stick their kid in a bouncer or high chair for hours at a time with zero interaction. If you’re raising your kids right, you don’t get a “break” until they are competent, fully functioning adults with a good head on their shoulders.

[@mburke0330]

I’m wondering what type of dude would return to cohabitate with a woman who made accusations, rising to the level of reporting him, of molesting or sexually abusing her children.

[@cherveny]

sadly, happens all too often. abusers, both to spouses and kids, are often master manipulators too

[@MsSassySean]

They met on a psych unit...

[@dandugan812]

A sex offender

[@peculiarpixils8777]

Not making excuses but maybe he really cares and loves her. Ive heard of ppl putting up spouses like this as they believe its the illness talking. Also that doesnt excuse her treatment of her kids mental illness or not.

[@honestyisadyingvirtue]

Because a lot of them don't want to leave the children to be subjected to that alone. He also could've really loved her and deluded himself into thinking it would get better.

[@seanwexler8051]

"Has hacked my technology as proven through a pending felony case." Pending? As in no verdict has been made? It's almost as if the allegations made in that case have yet to be proven...this lady gives me "wouldn't rule out burning down an ex's house" vibe

[@cherveny]

the way she talked about it really, really sounds like it's part of the potential paranoid delusions others had mentioned

[@brettdavis4]

I loved Justin's lawyer's reaction to that claim.

[@chickychick126]

This poor little boy. Feeling worried about his mom. 😢 Breaks my heart. No child should ever carry that kind of burden. He’s a child. The fact he feels responsible for his mom breaks my heart.

[@phobos258]

you should have rage for the mom, who has manipulated him into this position, and whose behavior put her kids into this situation.

[@janessap1739]

That’s what was basically said…the little boy was not taken care of as he should have been by that terrible excuse of a mother….she is awful & thank God for this wonderful dad.

[@MineChanclas]

Yes. Hurts my heart 💔

[@jborrego2406]

She turning him into a son husband. She going to or is a boy mom ick

[@lonewolflife6938]

Did you see her smile when that was mentioned…like she was happy that he was worried for her…

[@asyablake]

To the dad- great job, and I can SO relate to the Pokémon trading!!! My sons school actually started a Pokémon group for kids to trade cards after school for about an hour 1 time a week so the kids won’t do it in class 😂😂😂 salute to you and the kids!! Keep up the great work!

[@danielleterese402]

I MUST find out what kind of coffee that lawyer is drinking!! Lol...wow😳😳🤯

[@kay7229]

🤣 Yeah, he was talking fast!

[@kenrolle2338]

I wonder if he has white powder on his nostrils.

[@asyablake]

He’s great!!!

[@jh9374]

And as quickly as he speaks, it’s still so easy to follow him because he speaks SO clearly. Awesome!

[@All.Outta.Pocket]

It’s called adderall

[@lbpalexcool1]

I love this school, trying to help this little guy, so sad Mom needs to put her children first or work with Dad to make their lives the best it can be😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@sarahxsays]

I’m 12 min in and calling it - Moms on fentanyl & meth. No way she isn’t with the state of her life, holyyyy cow. Poor kids, I’m sure they’re actually horrified when Mom pops up at their school with her crazy eyes and makes a scene. I can’t imagine all the neglect and abuse. Happy kids are with Pops and I’m certain that’s what this judge will order permanently.

[@nikkiwhray1598]

Currently raising a kid that came from a situation that is so close to this that it's eerie. The details are almost identical, even down to the retraction of seeing abuse, then trying to force a relationship with the offender. Except in our case, CPS removed after the initial allegation because the drug use was so evident in the home. It's 100% meth.

[@kayvee9094]

Mom was very interested in dad's new job. She was busy writing. $$$$$

[@jessicaskelton6094]

Thank you for all the work you do putting these videos together. Court sagas I can binge are the best!

[@Kthb80]

They are the best, reality TV

[@donnajones8601]

I feel bad for the male child. The bond with his unstable mom will be his doom.

[@sarahteagarden9409]

Sounds like he takes after his dad

[@jalcobo]

@@sarahteagarden9409seriously. The father is the problem here NOT the mother. She is strong and independent and that drives father crazy with jealousy.

[@DeviceAnathema]

Real weird you only point to the male identified kid.

[@DeviceAnathema]

@@jalcobo ....What are you on?

[@OnTropolis]

Mom is a basket case. Those kids need protection from her

[@GPJ1974]

It’s understandable when a mom forgets her kids birthday. I mean, how could she possibly remember?

[@missm108]

Right - it’s not like she there or anything

[@user-yj9gl3ur6c]

It’s not like it’s a major life event or anything.

[@MarieReederPianist]

This makes me feel better because for the first couple years I always got mixed up about whether my son was born at 12:54pm or 12:56pm and I seriously felt like the worst 😂

[@latebloomer7191]

I don't think a parent truly loves their child if they're more concerned about custody than they are about the child's well-being.

[@wandamccomas8628]

@latebloomer7192 What?? So him wanting custody to protect the well-being of the child shows he doesn’t love his kids? I would think him wanting to protect his kids and their well-being proves he loves his kids. JMO

[@michaelparker858]

I agree when it pertains to a custodial parent who is receiving child support and has no job. It’s more about money for them. I give credit to the father who has presented a well reasoned case why he should have custody

[@latebloomer7191]

@@wandamccomas8628 no. I was referring to the mom.

[@user-zl7ec2lg6e]

That’s a power play.

[@user-zl7ec2lg6e]

Bug bites? In Texas everything is bigger. lol. Could be true. 😂😂😂😂

[@ibelf2465]

“Is it the norm for a kid, well he was 5”, she then rattled off all of these adult worries. It hits me that they’ve discussed this child strangling slapping etc. He’s 5! Such a sad situation, it sounds like that young boy has so much going on around him!

[@lorimcbrayer8431]

I work as a guest teacher and 5 year olds are suspended ALL the time for different reasons. I have been telling people that the parent is the FIRST teacher. Everything starts at HOME.

[@asyablake]

I can’t wait for this judge to get that smirk off of “mommy’s” face. 🙄 this dad is great. She has tried to tear him down as much as possible and it’s always easy to see who actually has their best interest at heart when they actually want their children to have access to adults who can counsel them and still want to facilitate a relationship with the other parent even tho they shouldn’t be with that other parent full time. He clearly cares about his children, isn’t trying to alienate them from adults who care about them and he shows up when it really matters. And just because. Dad is doing the best he can with as much as he can. He cannot make their lives perfect while she still has access to just remove them and remove all the progress they’ve made and when she keeps him out of school and starts the process all over again with keeping him behind. Mom is straight up keeping her son behind and struggling. Period.

[@janessap1739]

Thank God for this loving dad ❤ The smile when he saw his family’s picture was everything 😊 He speaks positively & proudly & HONESTLY about his kids & he is genuine. Glad he got rid of that baggage named Carrie & that those 2 children have at least 1 sane, caring & invested parent! Mom needs HELP. BADLY. Supervised visits if any at best til she does. Kids need both parents- but not when 1 of them is potentially harmful to their well being as this mother appears to be…the stepmom can fill that void if need be, at least til bio mom steps up & better herself. That poor little boy having such a hard time & mom not doing what she should for him- making him worry about HER! Shameful. Again, thank goodness Dad is doing so much, doing it right & has his children’s best interests at heart :)

[@hhunstad2011]

It sounds like dad is getting them a lot of really good support and services.

[@Geauxldngurl]

"He's a know drug user." Well no crap, his name is Mr Weed. 😂

[@tanavogel834]

Just in weed must have been cool at school 😅

[@awkwardautistic]

Sounds like Jake is doing some kind of speed too lol

[@stephenmarcus7051]

Does this lawyer ever stop talking?

[@OnTropolis]

@stephenmarcus7051 lol eventually!

[@rhanBo]

@@tanavogel834 he was 😀 he was a football player that partied, but she was known to be right there with him at those parties.

[@tinaward100]

The mom smiling and laughing is really creepy.

[@kayvee9094]

That kind of reaction IMO, is when the person thinks they're smarter than everyone else.

[@amisoamboy]

Yes rolling her eyes as soon as his new girlfriend was mentioned. And it looked like on something the way she grounded her teeth. And boy did she start writing quickly when his new salary info was being said. Get the I want child support not what’s best for them.

[@MsNeonDion]

She seems high honestly… the way she’s like moving her head back and forth when she’s fake reading her papers and her eyes get really wide then she keeps moving her mouth a lot… something is definitely going on with this woman

[@BlackStump172]

@@MsNeonDionAt the very least she is drunk .

[@darrinatorrr]

Dad better get custody or hes paying 4k a month in child support

[@bonniehare2372]

He's got to be broke and in debt with lawyer fees, therapy, tutors, and still ordered to pay child support. That's a bundle.

[@MsNeonDion]

@@bonniehare2372he was making 150k plus bonuses, also has VA benefits plus retirement…he’s doing fine, would be doing much better though without all those expenses for sure

[@gwynethkattman214]

I am 15 minutes in and this is already the craziest court case I've ever seen.....

[@magi267]

I'm here 5 minutes and can't believe what's going on. CPS who investigated SA should have contacted the dad at that time. They are his kids also. And then, when mom goes missing...emergency hearing to keep both kids. If/when mom comes back, they have to go to court.

[@onemorething100]

Lock her up. She crazy.

[@pleasestopurcrap]

As a mom of 3 boys, one with severe ADHD, on multiple medications, has an IEP at school (no behavioral parts to the IEP just academic) and just overall takes more time , attention and instruction I find this "mother" and I use that term VERY LIGHTLY, to be extremely neglectful and abusive. She has zero care or thought for the consequences the kids have to deal with for her laziness, inattentiveness and chaos that she brings into their lives...very selfish and destructive to them..she needs NO CHILDREN IN HER CARE..Also, in my state and I thought was more a federal requirement, if your child does not attend school, 10 days absent or a mix of absent and tardy I believe (not really sure because all of my children go to school everyday) then the PARENT GETS CHARGED FOR THE TRUANCY OF A CHILD! She should have been in the court system well before this JUST FOR THE TRUANCY ALONE...HOW HAS SHE GOTTEN AWAY WITH TWO KIDS BEING TREATED LIKE THIS??? SHAME ON EVERYONE'S PART

[@ebonymorgan1467]

Same my son has severe adhd, when I first heard how the child is acting out in school, this was my first thought. The mother isn't invested enough to get him evaluated. Such a shame 🤦🏽‍♀️😞

[@meaganlewis6077]

I am a firm believer kids need to be in school daily ....but as a therapeutic foster parent who parented kids with severe behavioral issues and missed a lot of school. For therapies and treatment and such which is why the school would have an aard meeting and create an IEP which included excessive absences so that I could even keep them home because it wouldn't be safe to send them to school Those IEP were the trick to working around things like truancy

[@wilfordbrimley689]

The thing i noticed is dad is doingnhis best not to trash talk the mom on to the record

[@ashailamcnair4056]

WHY didn't anyone step up and have the balls to bring in CPS.... they gave enough opportunity to mom to get her crap together, and they could clearly see little man was struggling!!!

[@MsNeonDion]

Yeah I thought it was weird that CPS hasn’t been called on her

[@kayvee9094]

90 minutes in and it's obvious that dad should have soul custody. Hopefully mom moves on with her boyfriend and gets lost. It's harsh but in time it's best. There's no need to keep exposing the child to mom. 3 steps forward 10 steps back.

[@chastityporter6729]

At the VERY least a GAL right? But I agree completely. Poor kiddos 😢

[@brettdavis4]

My heart goes out to Justin Weed. He’s living my worst nightmare. I always feared marrying and starting a family with the wrong person. I wish more people would be careful with choosing their partner.

[@MidgetPunter]

Or do like I did. Leave a good women and have a child with a woman who barely sees her son. She bounced when he was 10months old 3 days after a work fall I had left me unable to walk. Luckily I was able to walk later but I've had our son 100% of the time since she left. Granted bloodwork showed my sons blood type doesn't match mine or his mom's but to my son and I it didn't matter. His mother doesn't know that we know the truth but she will never try for custody as she only wants to see him when she gets a new man and wants him to think she's an amazing mother.. I fell for that trick in the beginning.

[@keylebrown4524]

I think the problem is a lot of people don't find out they've married/partnered with the wrong people until the kids are here...

[@keylebrown4524]

​@MidgetPunter your baby doesn't sound like he's missing out on absolutely anything.

[@rhanBo]

She was crazy AF back then when they were together in high school. I graduated high school in 2004 and they are 2 years younger than me. That’s how long he’s been dealing with this.

[@Jess-sm7vh]

​@MidgetPunter so who's baby is he then? If his blood type doesn't match yours, or his mothers, then he couldn't have been birthed by her. Did she just steal him from someone else? What's going on here? 😮

[@kyndkristen]

What frequently boggles my brain is how many people end up needing to get involved in a child’s life and wellbeing when one or both parents struggle or fail. So many people, time, money and concern for one child. It’s frustrating and sad.

[@piva1358]

So, basically, mom is tripping and still has the children? Shelton boys, the Blanchard girl, Timothy Pitzen,Harmony Montgomery!!!! How come the judicial system does not protect children?

[@MsSassySean]

Watching these hearings has convinced me that the entire system is irreparably broken. I feel stupid trying to live an upstanding life when I could have been getting away with everything. Cut some deals and delays...

[@sixxygrrl]

Because, in general, people refuse to admit and see that women are just as capable and likely to be violent, abusers and the aggressor, even more so to children, as men. Women are statistically more likely to abuse or kill their own children. But.... The legal system and a large portion of society in general, refuse to admit or acknowledge this fact and only even agree to a woman's guilt in a case like Shanda Vander ArK, Jodi Arias (not to kids though) Hell, even Casey Anthony got away with murdering Kaylee, because she was "too pretty" and didn't "look capable" and people were more comfortable believing her lies that her father S.A'd her and had something to do with Kaylee's burial, if not her death. (He just recently took a polygraph showing he did nothing of the sort, and Casey lost it when she saw the show). Women will make all kinds of accusations against a man about r@pe, SA, S. Harassment, assault, etc. because people will believe that she is a victim easier than admitting she is the aggressor/perpetrator/abuser/killer/etc. They cry, and use the "I am just a little girl, and he's so much bigger than I am..." and they abuse the battered woman/wife syndrome defense to get away with their behavior. Women hit men, grab them s3xually, destroy property, etc, right out in the open in front of people/cameras etc with zero fear of being arrested. 9 times out of 10, she won't be. She turns it around on him. It's gotta change, and people need to treat women the same as men when they break the law.

[@meaganlewis6077]

@@MsSassySean I've been saying it for years I avoided drugs and alcohol because I planned on being pregnant and didn't want it to hurt the baby.......turns out I was infertile I could have partied hard and slept around in high school.....but no, I was at church doing service

[@latebloomer7191]

No comparison to Harmony Montgomery. Both her parents were heroin addicts! This mom has issues - probably mental health since she won't approve mental health assessments for her kids. But, that doesn't compare at all to a homeless heroin addict.

[@MeganSpruce90]

Glad you're mentioning these names. We need to keep advocating for these children, so those cases don't happen any more. It is so sad to see courts/cps involved in these cases, and they just seem to be slipping through the cracks..and the worst happens...

[@latebloomer7191]

Im not a child counselor, but mom should have supervised visits until she gets her stuff together.

[@Sparkyinbozo-xe9fn]

Mom was in the hospital for 15 days for "bug bites." That sounds a lot like a psych hold relating to these delusions.

[@wb1460]

Makes me think morgellon's syndrome, where the patient thinks they have bugs on or in them. They also think that they have like threads or worms coming out them sometimes.

[@bethewalt7385]

Sounds exactly like meth induced psychosis, paranoia and meth bugs under her skin

[@bethewalt7385]

​@@wb1460with everything totaled up together, the attorney mentions paranoia, then the bugs, the seeing things on the screen, that's text book methamphetamine psychosis, paranoia, the meth bugs, they think they see bugs moving under their skin so they pick and pick and dig at them, this is pure ochams razor, the simplest, most obvious explanation is the answer

[@maryholden3136]

My first thought was meth mites

[@dawnagoad9745]

I thought the same. Reason for her not turning over those records

[@Crazylab1616]

My son when he was little was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder...we did EVERYTHING for our son .. hard to learn when u have anxiety...and having a nut job of a mother is almost impossible to be balanced.

[@yawn6986]

I understand! My mom was dealing with her deep trauma and own mental health issues when I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression at age 5. It severely stunted my mental and emotional growth... I felt I had to anticipate her emotions in an attempt to keep the peace. I still do this, but I realize how unfair it is to me. I have no personal identity, as I learned to mask and Fawn to "keep the peqce" and to hide what I was experiencing because it was always faced with harsh advice or "why are you like this?" I'm 31 and have had my fair share of my own trauma. I am furious. It was not fair how I was treated. I was a child with mental illnesses, not a burden. And now I'm having to develop my own identity and pay attention to myself (which causes severe anxiety bc it feels like how I felt back then... I stayed out of attention) to learn about myself and become emotionally stable. BUT I'll say I am so glad I always have used protection. I am in no position mentally and emotionally to become a mother.

[@phyllistaylor5634]

You found another good one! Im totally shocked theyve been in court so many times and Mom still had custody! WTH! Bet Moms cross is very interesting!

[@julierochell80]

This is a heartbreaking situation for this young 5 yr old boy name Kase. (Prayers go out to your sweet soul) My daughter is 5 and I couldn’t image her being upset about housing.

[@xxxLoveyDoveyxxx]

i was severely mistreated and failed by the DSISD special education program so i truly pray for the poor kids and hope the staff is working for their best interest.

[@brendapatt7712]

Sounds like amphetamine delusions.

[@sherrileduc4220]

WOW... i look forward the additional parts of this. Mom sounds like a mess.

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

While I will always have compassion for someone struggling with severe mental health, this woman isn’t stable enough to care for herself, let alone 2 innocent, vulnerable, totally dependent children. The courts failed these kids by dragging their feet moving them to the clearly more stable parents custody. These kids didn’t have to go through all of what their mother has put them through through, she has permanently harmed both of these kids mental and emotional health and thus will inevitably have to revisit therapy through all the stages of their lives to be able surmount that damage their mother caused to them during their most informative, crucial childhood development years. Dad is a ROCKSTAR. He may be imperfect, as we all are, but he has proven to the courts AND his kids, repeatedly as many times as the courts NAD his kids have required him to, that their best interests are always at the forefront of all he does as a parent. Their kids should remain in dads custody for the remainder of their minor lives.

[@heatherhamel4442]

I feel so bad for these kids, mom is failing and what has to happen before the damage destroys them

[@chickychick126]

Is “mom” high?! Tf?! Sorry but wow she is oblivious to anyone but herself. Imo.

[@Fern635]

It's not often you hear a Dad speak so insightfully about his children. Good job, Buddy 👍

[@beckygraham5041]

Dad needs full custody and no visitation with the children for Mom. Dad gives the children the stability the children need.

[@SteveWillNotDoIt1984]

😂😂😂. Jake Gilbreath's facial reactions and to the point sarcasm kills me. I would hire him in a heartbeat

[@kalligirl4374]

Cant wait for part 2! I was a bit upset the way the judge was acting especially at the beginning! This is extremely emotional and difficult to go thru as a parent! These poor children! Let’s hear what the mom has to say about all this in part 2!

[@phobos258]

in what way? the judge seemed firm but fair.

[@jaiyiddah]

Mom is unstable as hell and it’s crazy that it’s taking this long for dad to get a resolution. These kids weee abused and the courts allowed it

[@anitaadams2161]

It's very disturbing that mom doesn't care about her kids and they don't need to worry about where they are going to lay their heads

[@rhianabrooke]

My niece is in school in Texas and has to be on the bus pretty early too for elementary. It just is what it is. As a parent, you adjust your kids and your own schedule for their education. Even if school dtarts at 6am.

[@user-qd3nl6lb6c]

Equal under the law. Treat men equally as they do women. If one parent is out of their mind, unstable, child lashing out, so selfish to affect the relationship between the child and the other parent, then they should be held accountable, responsible and punished accordingly to the law. When the selfish, self centered, entitled, manipulative, liar parent plays games remove the child and place them into the other parent’s custody. Mandatory mental health, therapy and emotional treatment. Poor kids, and father. Dads need to always get attorneys.

[@jalcobo]

That will never happen. Single mothers are one of the largest voting blocks.

[@kayvee9094]

How is the court reporter getting dad's lawyer on the record? Speed talker.

[@veronicamurphy9535]

Mom ask questions, then stares at the computer like she’s trying to catch THEM in lies or something

[@kimmaried.7313]

This woman need to take her ball and go home. She is not ready to play this game. Girlfriend needs a lawyer more than she needs that man in her life that she claimed hurt the kids 💯

[@MeganSpruce90]

Ugh, to hear the school reaching out on multiple occasions to mom because her child was heavily struggling there, and she couldnt be bothered to show up? Are you kidding me? Any time my kids school calls me, say if my kid was sick, i get right in the car and go. I cant imagine the kind of stuff that the little boy was going through.. which he shouldnt have been informed of his mothers "adult struggles". Such as housing and food.. that poor boy, needing to worry so much about the well being of his own mom.. no wonder hes acting out..

[@cheetoesgal5229]

Mom comes across as a meth head ( if not meth, then some other type of drug user, maybe fentenyl), a neglectful and self-absorbed individual who shouldnt even be in charge of a rabid, wild dog or a riled-up rattlesnake. Some of the details divulged were wild. She is royally screwing up her children's lives. 🤬🤬🤬

[@peterb2272]

57:50. "Dad was rude" How was he rude? "He made me put on shoes or got to school". Yeah. Seen that before. That is the mother putting a concept of "dad is rude" into his head and that is his way of verbalising things he doesn't like. Any other kid would say "mean" or something like that.

[@chickychick126]

Can’t wait to get access to the second part. Happy Weekend.

[@veronicamurphy9535]

1:17:31 Kari (mom) is so quick to write notes, yet doesn’t know how to ask a question. Wtf. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@aliciacarstensen7904]

She's doing scrabble😂

[@CeceliaHill-vt5jd]

Maybe she's doing scribble 😅

[@jen-a-purr]

My face when she would “ask” a question: 🙄Wtf did she say…

[@tiffkimbrel71]

I taught kids in this exact scenario. Mom would have to come pick up early from school because “behaviors”. She would drive away sticking her tongue out at the principal. Yes, she did that. Dad would calmly come in, sit with admin and ask all the questions. He agreed to all the support and it made a world of difference. ❤

[@teddiev2720]

Again I am so thankful when my parents were divorced there were no problems with custody. We lived with my Mom and saw Dad every weekend. He said he didn’t think it was right to take us away from our Mom but any time we wanted to go with him we could. He always wanted us with him though. I hated leaving him every time I left him even as an adult and we lived in different states I would get the biggest lump in my throat.

[@rhianabrooke]

This is my first tme seeing this judge and im just starting. SHES SPICY!😂

[@rhianabrooke]

Poor Kace. My son struggles with some of the same behaviors, but not for the same reasons. School staff and i are in contact daily, even on his great days. He missed days last year do to illness, but theres a way to handle these behaviors. But you have to be hands on and present constantly. Work woth the school staff. She clearly isnt.

[@gayledrewry3727]

Lady he was living with you and he was worried that you were losing your home

[@tamaraperras9853]

What a crazy case!!

[@OnTropolis]

Part Two is rendering..it sure is. Part three will stream tomorrow! Lol

[@aliciacarstensen7904]

Allll my kids friends whos parents pulled this bull$hit dont speak to them now that theyre adults

[@jacquelinenash8071]

45:26 IM LITERALLY CRYING because of what that 6yr old boy had to deal with. And yes I’m a mom (11yr boy) and NO I’m not pregnant, that is just sooo sad. There are over a million examples of kiddos dealing with 2 parental households, the amount of mental health complications this mom INFLICTED (unintentional or not) is f-cking ridiculous. And no, however bad her mental or physical health is, that is not an excuse for some of the hardships these children had to deal with

[@user-rc3pk4xy6r]

Did some accuse you of being pregnant 🤔

[@jacquelinenash8071]

@@user-rc3pk4xy6r LOL No, in the past when I’ve commented something made me emotional, I’ve had replies asking that question as a way to say whatever the topic was, I was overreacting

[@hollies5841]

If i didnt see these cases on channels like this, I wouldnt believe half the crazy stuff that goes on. Seems the kids always bear the brunt of the fallout.

[@Dont_be_a_Silly_Wombat]

In Darwin in Australia, school starts at 8 am because of the heat. It's a tropical climate, so school lets out as the days get towards max heat.

[@SuperCelliott]

The school should have offered alternative placement if they can’t educate the child I.e. requesting mom take him home. Mom should have taken advantage of a FIE. It doesn’t make sense she wouldn’t want an eval.

[@lorimcbrayer8431]

The school can offer many things but the parent have to give their consent to ok it. This is why so many children suffer for so long because parents want things to be they want them to be. I work at schools so I know.

[@asyablake]

This judge is so Vigilant. I have never seen her cases but I really like her!!! She is vigilant I really can’t wait to hear what she has to say. I’d like to be in her brain and seeing exactly what she is thinking thru this case. 😮

[@chickychick126]

This “mom”? 😑 These poor kids. 😢

[@darrinatorrr]

Kids need to be with dad

[@brookstevick3051]

Yes, I'm in Texas, they are there by 7:30, but everyone gets breakfast no matter your income etc...😊

[@tishhobbs6998]

Mom's wiggly, searching for a nonexistant miracle and laughing at proven accusations is not doing her any favors. I dont know why the woman just doesnt accept she's not in a good place and explain to kids shell get in touch with dad when she made some progress getting her shit together. She can not keep a schedule on facetime calls, much less anything else. That is so disappointing and hurts so bad. It would be better they do not have the let down. Those kids can not believe one word she says or plan she makes. OH, LAWD. dO NOT let them overnight yet. they need supervised visitation for awhile & no overnights.

[@rhianabrooke]

Damn.im not even 8min in and this mother needs help. She seriously needs so.eone to step in as a conservator and help her.😢

[@thomasinamccain9894]

Somebody please explain to me why 'mom' is being allowed to constantly shut off her video? Why is the judge not addressing it? I'm confused

[@veronicamurphy9535]

It’s around this time 59:39, Dads attorney (Jake) realizes Susan and the judge are sisters 😂

[@JustMe-zt2zj]

Literally identical 🤣

[@linds8056]

Wait, what?

[@phobos258]

​@@linds8056the school consular (Susan) looks and behaves identical to the judge.

[@konasmom2457]

Great layout!!! ❤❤

[@lindseywaidelich9831]

Judge Meachem is me if I was a judge and in only 2 minutes in!

[@notmyfullname909]

Dad’s lawyer summarized this like we were at a gossip lunch ‘we asked where she was living, guess what, with Matt!’ 😂

[@beckasmith6725]

Is someone in the room with Mom? She glances to her left frequently, and turns her camera off.

[@wowyathink5982]

Why was the school not contacting Dad when Case was with mom and was having all these issues?

[@JustMe-zt2zj]

They tried to call *somehow* they had the wrong number for him, they finally did get his correct information

[@serchizm]

Good gawd I work in a hospital. I see these people ALL THE TIME. On medi-cal, so they use their free healthcare for ANY and EVERY reason under the sun to come into the ER. Bug bites, the baby has a runny nose, his eye looks red, my toes itch, I’m feeling “tired” lately, I’m dizzy, my stomach hurts, my nose ring feels irritated, the list goes on and on.

[@emma2370]

I worked in an ER for a few years and i agree with you! it is ridiculous how many people refuse to obtain a pcp and go into the ER for every concern.

[@lorimcbrayer8431]

I have Medicaid and I have enough regular appointments during the year. Who the heck wants to go sit in an ER for hours???

[@serchizm]

@@lorimcbrayer8431 I’m guessing you don’t live in an extremely densely populated, majority Hispanic community. The attitude of the patients I see on a daily basis seems to be, I want to check in and see a doctor on my time, when it’s convenient for me. And I won’t think twice about checking into the ER, at my convenience, because I don’t have a $50 copay, I don’t have a $150 ER copay, heck, I don’t HAVE TO PAY, a copay at all.

[@seanwexler8051]

There seems to be signs of a trend in these custody cases. When it comes to support, father pcps seem more likely to not seek child support from the ncp than mother pcps.

[@TherealLumpendoodle]

The poor lad was obviously in a class of children who (at least a number of them) liked him, and wanted to look out for him. Unfortunately, he ended up getting messed up and striking out. The first lesson in life for some of us, is how to survive our parents.

[@kimberlyjeanpierre7540]

really sad , courts often won't do anything until there's a tragic event..God forbid

[@chandrad951]

I love your new opening on this video!

[@claricecaulfield7380]

I zoomed in on mom's face while dad was talking! It's interesting

[@sandeeclingerman2992]

How do you zoom in on a face please 🙏

[@lisa66616]

Texas schools - in my district, elementary school starts at 7:45, middle school at 8:25 and high school at 9am. This way all of the age groups aren’t all on the bus at the same time. Young kids get up early so it was never an issue for me.

[@lisajeter9511]

I’d Live to know if Mom has a sweat test and how hers would turn out. They skipped past that her boyfriend thought she was using Heroin.

[@DocBree13]

Yes - it’s normal for elementary to start at 7:45, here in Texas. Middle school starts a little later, and high school even later - which I think is really smart, especially for the high school students. It also allows for fewer school buses in the fleet. Every district (town/city) is independent, though, so it’s not a state rule.

[@beckasmith6725]

Here too in rural Minnesota.

[@dianegarletts9111]

Simple give the father Custody🙏🙌🏻