Would you put your mom in jail?
If she did this to you would you put your own mother in jail? My mother works for H& R block and is allowed to do I think up to 2 tax returns for free (basicaly family) She has done my taxes the past couple years and I let her do my taxes this past year (2009) I was living 500 miles away from her and she got my adress over the phone to mail me the return and I faxed her my w-2's. I never got my tax return check and she said it came to her house because she was talking me into moving back and staying with her. I am pregnant and she offered to help my bf and I get a bigger place near her. When I came back I found out she forged my signature cashed my $795.00 check and spent it all. Now I have no saved money to fix my car or pay the move in fees on the apartment and I'm stuck staying with her!! My bf is struggling to get a job because she won't drive him anywhere and I have no money to fix my car. Sometimes I think about contacting IRS because I would get my money but my mother would be put in jail and if her financial situation is bad enough to steal from her daughter i kinda feel sorry for her. I have a little girl due in 16 days and this has been a major set back. My bf is pissed and thinks i should contact IRS but thats my mom....what would you do?
Can my dad go to jail for emotional abuse?
Tell your counselor at school the pressure and stress you are under because of violent threats toward your mother. Really cry and lay it on. They will report this to the office of child protection. Ask them to do this so that someone can make this all stop for you. (your dad will know that he is monitored and he will cool his jets.) These people here are not aware that the office of child protection listens to teacher reports! So you have to really be upset.
Would you let a 14 year old girl visit her mom in jail for eight months for check fraud or is that too young?
Face-to-face contact is almost always better because the two can read each other's facial expressions and body language in addition to hearing each other's words and tone of voice. Check fraud is not a crime that inherently poses a risk of harm to children and presumably the daughter is not the victim of the crime of which the mother was convicted. So there is no reason to prohibit personal contact. The goal is to promote the parent-child relationship, despite the mother's relatively short-term incarceration. The penalty for violating the law in this instance is a period of incarceration, not the dissolution of family relationships—and the daughter has not been convicted and shouldn't have to suffer any greater loss of contact with her mother than necessary.I am in no way condoning the crime of which this mother was convicted, or any crime for that matter. But we do hav a system under which the punishment is expected to fit the crime. A seven-month sentence suggests that the crime didn't warrant a stiffer penalty. Moreover, since the crime was not one for which long-term removal from society was deemed appropriate, it makes a lot of sense to keep family and other positive relationships intact so that the mother can successfully reenter society and resume the parenting of her daughter, ideally without committing further crimes. This is in the daughter's best interests.
Will I get any jail time for beating up my mom?
My son who hit me at the time he was 19-20 spent the night in jail. He has autism and a few mental illnesses so the detective and I decided that pressing charges would do more harm then good. Since then he hasn't laid a hand on me. It depends on your state, the detective, and your Mom, and possibly the prosecutors office If you are a first time offender you may get probation, community service, and/or you may have to take alcohol abuse and or anger management classes. They may also charge you with under age drinking. I hope it all works out for you.
Will u go to jail if you hit a parent?
You are in a very tricky spot. Most authorities are reluctant to get involved in parental discipline issues unless the corporeal punishment seems excessive to whoever responds. Yelling you can't do anything about, but that CAN reach the level of emotional abuse. Physical things are a little more clear-cut. If she causes a cut or a bruise, take a picture with your cell phone, and either call the cops then or tell a school counselor the next day. By law, schools are required to report suspected abuse cases to the authorities. Just be sure you are not overreacting. People at your age do not like being told what to do, even though they still need parental direction. This causes conflicts, which is normal at your age. It is the parental hitting that concerns me here. At your age? That's not normal. Not much you can do about that though unless it is documented first either via video or willing witnesses. Don't hit back. Take care of this before you reach the explosion point. Be sure you aren't over reacting, then do what you need to do with documentation and reaching out for help. I will repeat, do NOT hit your mom, it will put you in the wrong and you could BOTH go to jail for domestic abuse instead of just her. At age 14, the law will most likely take your side of things so long as you have not provoked it, have documentation of the attack, and do not retaliate. Make very, very sure that you are all on the right side of that situation before you call for help. This is not a disagreement that you want to lose. And it sounds like it needs you to address it before it becomes worse for you. .
My moms been in prison for 2 weeks now and I HATE it. I miss her so much!?
I know this is hard on you - I can't even guess how hard it is. But the courts can't decide not to punish someone because they have a child who loves them. Your mother did something wrong, and she has to pay the price. Unfortunately, that hurts you too - but the blame for that lies with your mother, not the court system. I'm sure she never realized how much it would hurt you, but it's still her responsibility. That doesn't mean you can't love her and miss her. Write to her every week, and call and visit as often as you're able. And please, try to remember how you feel right now when you're tempted to do something wrong. It has effects that you can't even imagine at the time.
How can I stop my mom from hitting me?
I want to tell you to tell someone. A friend. Someone at your school. You don’t want your mom to go to jail, but why not? She shouldn’t be free to hurt you or anyone else. It’s her choices that will put her there.Love of family is a funny construct. I don’t love my mother, but society and programming make me think I do. Why should I? She abused me in many, many ways for 30+ years. And would continue to if I hadn’t cut ties. The scars she left will never heal fully.My mother never loved me. She saw me as a means to an end and a scapegoat for everything that went wrong in her life. I think she resents me because I didn’t work in the way she wanted to keep my dad in the house to support her. (I have a great relationship with my dad in spite of my mother’s attempts to destroy it. )You need to get out of there. Please. Get help for yourself.*This was my original beginning, but I wanted to put what I wrote at the end up above. I leave it here because why not.I can only speak for my own experience.I think I was around 16 or 17.I passively defended myself.My mother abused me physically and mentally for many years. She took joy in it.She also knew martial arts. I did too, but she had been training for a lot longer.We were about the same height.She grabbed me and I reacted breaking her grasp and stepping back into a ready-to-fight stance.She froze and my step-father made some comment.I turned and walked to my room. Closed and barricaded the door.That ended the physical violence.The mental violence lasted until I cut off ties.Here’s the thing though. If you do plan to do this you have to be ready for a couple things.Do NOT back down. You don’t want your mom to go to jail, but are you ready to physically defend yourself? Mentally prepare yourself for that. Plan how you are going to incapacitate her efficiently.Be prepared for police intervention. My mom used to threaten to call the police on me a lot. I remember a couple talking-tos I got, and the deaf ears of the police. Followed by more abuse.Where can you go? You are underage and if she goes to jail, who will you live with? I say this not to frighten you but to make sure you have a plan. I had a friend who I could crash with no matter the reason. The parent’s were fine with that, and I am trying to create the same safe space for my kids friends.Be ready for the other forms of abuse. She may not hit you, but she probably will (and probably is already) abuse you in other ways.