Potty Training

[Oath]

Is this considered abuse?

My nineteen year old cousins two year old son is being neglected. She almost never changes his diaper, never takes him to the doctors, and she begs for me to buy her baby formula and etc. She also leaves him alone in her apartment. Her boyfriend moved to Detroit and she unfortunately cannot get into contact with him . I offered to babysit him many times but she feels ashamed since I have two children a four year old daughter and a three month old son who are taken care of very well.

I now just got through texting my cousin and she said she went to a party a left her son at the house. She said she gave him some baby aspirin and that knocks him out.

:(

My husband works the graveyard shift which means between 9 pm-6 am. So during the day he is asleep so I can't really bring this up with him because he doesn't want to hear it really.

I don't want to call CPS on her because she's my cousin but I don't have a choice. I'm really getting sick of it.

Should I call CPS is this considered abuse? Or should I just mind my business and just talk to her a bit more?

[NTTHRASH]

Try to fix the issue first, but it will definitively need addressing if this behavior doesn't stop.

[PinkFloyd]

If you notice that the life is at stake, I would definaltely call CPS.

[xmojox]

It's abuse and leaving a baby alone is wrong on so many levels. I'd tell her to get her priorities straightened out or you're gonna do something. What if there was a fire while she was out partying?

[Smeagol]

Well she's only nineteen and has never cared for a child before, but that is not much of an excuse. Tell her she has to get her priorities straight and that she CANNOT go and party leaving her son unattended. She must change his diaper regularly, etc. if she cannot do this, you might have to call CPS or maybe take her to some parenting classes.

[workingatperfect]

I would call them. It is absolutely abuse. If she doesn't realize that leaving a two year old all alone while she's partying is horrible, she shouldn't be a mother. Maybe threaten to call them, and see if that knocks some sense into her.

[lyriclover]

Drugging a baby to make them sleep so she can party? I'm not very educated on the topic, but if that doesn't count as abuse than it should?

[abbie]

Is this considered abuse?
I don't want to call CPS on her because she's my cousin . . .


that doesn't make sense - shouldn't matter if she's your twin sister never mind your cousin :what:

[Texas warrior]

Actions speak louder than words, call CPS. A baby's life is on the line. And if CPS does not do anything offer to take the baby, not officially adopt just take care of him.