What should we do?!

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Received a call from my sis-in-law on Friday night. We were told that she smelt something in the room, not sure what my eldest gal was doing.

We (I brought along my younger gal and baby) immediately went over to my parents-in-law's place to check. Upon reaching, my hubby told us not to go up, just wait inside the lorry. We waited for an hour or more in the lorry and I was getting impatient. I was praying hard that nothing serious had happened as I had a hunch that my eldest gal could be sniffing glue behind our back again (she was even caught by the police and was almost sent to the Girl's Home but we pleaded to give her a chance as her exams are approaching. The police quarter even referred this to her school as they needed them to fill up a form to 'recommend' if she should be sent to the Home or put her under probation. I told her form teacher to give her a chance by stating 'Probation' instead and he agreed).

When my hubby's back, I anxiously enquired what had happened and true enough, she was indeed secretly sniffing glue in the room! *Sigh* Here's what happened...

Once my hubby stepped inside the house, he went straight into the room. The room reeked of strong glue! My hubby demanded the glue from my eldest gal but she denied having it and smelling it again. So my hubby ransacked the whole room but found nothing. Then my mum-in-law (my sis-in-law called her too) told my hubby that the smell on her body is very strong. So my hubby searched her body and finally felt something soft on her right pocket...

*Smack*!

My hubby told me that he slapped her face a few times and told her that he's going to report her to the police as he wanted to save her. My eldest gal answered him angrily that she will hate her if he did! My hubby then asked her :"It's alright. Now you are still not so strongly addicted yet so still can help. I just want to save you. How about letting you hate me for 10yrs? By then you'll be 26yo or if not enough, how about 20yrs? By then you'll be at our age."

After telling her these, he really picked up the phone and dialled --- 9 9 9 (my heart was thumping fast now, I interrupted and asked "and you really call?"

"Of course!", came the answer from his mouth. I wasn't really very mad at him but I thought he's just threatening and scaring her only. I know he meant well and he's trying to help but I just can't help feeling sad and worried for my eldest gal. I was just discussing about her future, her course of study and job some time ago!

But my hubby said that the lady who answered the call also not sure what can be done as my hubby asked her what will happen to our gal if he, as the father, reports her etc. She told him that she has no idea too but she gave him some helpline number. My hubby tried calling them but no one answered. He also tried yesterday but no ans too. He's also feeling very upset about it as we just bailed her not long ago only and she also promised me that she will not touch it again (haizz, to think that I really trust her words again).

I still remember vividly that I told her that should she does anything that's against the law again, things that she shouldn't do and is caught again, we WILL NOT bail her out anymore and we will just let the police take you to the Home since there's no way that we can help you change, and if we still continue to help bail you out, plead for you or give you another chance, we are NOT loving you but doing you more harm instead! So, we would rather let you go the the Home as you may change after that and we don't mind you hating us for that because if you did change after going to the Home, you would become sensible too and you'll understand that we did that out of REAL LOVE and you'll forgive us, so I'm not afraid of you hating us for that.

To think that this conversation happened not long ago only and now it happens again! I am indeed very disappointed and feeling of betrayals again (yes, she has betrayed my trust and empathy for her again and again which my hubby scolded me many times for that too). I also hate to think that she also always make use of my weak point to get things that she wants (she knows very well that I have a 'soft' heart). Oh no, I really hate myself to the core at times!!

God, can you kindly please tell me what should I do now? Should I stop my hubby from calling up the police or any organisation that may bring my gal to the Girl's Home? Or should I just let her go as she may really change after that? Can someone tell me the future? Can someone tell me what will really happen if we do that?

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