Housing Grant
Without Prejudice
There are times in your life when you can change the course of others. For the better. It doesn't happen often as most people don't want to hear the truth, fear the truth.
I was at my daughter Alena's one day. We were there for a a BBQ and hers are legendary, no one cooks better than Alena, no one. So we girls were chatting inside and the boys were outside firing up the BBQ with a few Jim Beams. My Son In Law with his friend Grant. Let me decribe Grant. He's very tall, looks like a biker or Ned Kelly, flanny shirt, jeans. A real Ocker but giggles a lot.
So we girls were chatting inside and Grant's baby came up. His girlfriend Jay had taken off pregnant with his child to Newcastle where her Mum lived. Her Mum was an addct and so was Jay. When up there she had started living with a new man, and then he did something and went to jail. His name is not important. Grant was totally peed off with the whole situation and refused to see his son. Jay was only turning up irregularly at the hopital to see the baby. Cody.
Cody was not doing well at all. Struggling to live, covered in tubes we heard, and the nurses were disgusted at Jay's beahiour. Grant also had a new partner who was sitting inside with Alena and I. We were drinking Jim Beams too and I am not good with drink and should probably never drink as I turn into a loudmouth.
I asked what was happening with the baby and Alena had filled me in to the last few day. I was disgusted and said so. Through the window I could see Grant acting around, laughing, joking, getting pissed and there was a baby, his, ill.
"He might die", I thought " and he will have never seen him."
So I launched,
"Why the fuck is he not up there ?", I am also tactless and swear a lot when I am drunk.
Alena shushed me in case he heard,
"I don't give a fuck if he does hear me and I'm sorry to say this in front of his new girlfriend. But something has to be done. Grant has a son , a baby fighting for his life and he that baby might die."
"He neeeds to put his feelings aside about Jay, she's not even turning up at the hospital. He should go up and get custody of him, this is rubbish "
Alena again told me to lower my voice and I thought I'd rather go than stay here. I was furious.
So off I went, collapsed on the bed in the big starfish position, vomited and vomited back to bed.
Woke groggy and dry mouthed. Alena rang,
"Hallo" it came out as a Heeellloooooo"
"Grant's going to Newcastle" she said excitedly. I was instantly awake.
"He heard what you said and he came inside and there was a big shit fight with him and the new girlfriend he was raring and shouting, but he's going and he's going to fight for Custody of Cody."
Yaay.
Tick one for the loudmouth drunk.
Grant went up there stayed six weeks and was awarded custody of his beautiful little boy. He brought him home and even though he was a bikier dude type of guy he was the best Father imaginable and I have seem some really good Fathers. The baby was always immaculate, always well fed, his needs were first.
Then the house that Grant was in was being sold so he had nowhere to go. So Alena asked him and Cody to come and live with them. They had a massive Family Room with closed doors and a lock that would be his own private quarters. He paid them and Alena fed them both and was thrilled to do so. Grant was very happy at Alena's and Cody was a happy baby and Alena said Grant was just such a good Dad.
Alena went through the Ministry to get Grant housed and he lives with his son at Healesville and is happy as a clam, him and his beloved son. It's a great story all the better as it's true and we are all thrilled for him.
Love Janette
There are times in your life when you can change the course of others. For the better. It doesn't happen often as most people don't want to hear the truth, fear the truth.
I was at my daughter Alena's one day. We were there for a a BBQ and hers are legendary, no one cooks better than Alena, no one. So we girls were chatting inside and the boys were outside firing up the BBQ with a few Jim Beams. My Son In Law with his friend Grant. Let me decribe Grant. He's very tall, looks like a biker or Ned Kelly, flanny shirt, jeans. A real Ocker but giggles a lot.
So we girls were chatting inside and Grant's baby came up. His girlfriend Jay had taken off pregnant with his child to Newcastle where her Mum lived. Her Mum was an addct and so was Jay. When up there she had started living with a new man, and then he did something and went to jail. His name is not important. Grant was totally peed off with the whole situation and refused to see his son. Jay was only turning up irregularly at the hopital to see the baby. Cody.
Cody was not doing well at all. Struggling to live, covered in tubes we heard, and the nurses were disgusted at Jay's beahiour. Grant also had a new partner who was sitting inside with Alena and I. We were drinking Jim Beams too and I am not good with drink and should probably never drink as I turn into a loudmouth.
I asked what was happening with the baby and Alena had filled me in to the last few day. I was disgusted and said so. Through the window I could see Grant acting around, laughing, joking, getting pissed and there was a baby, his, ill.
"He might die", I thought " and he will have never seen him."
So I launched,
"Why the fuck is he not up there ?", I am also tactless and swear a lot when I am drunk.
Alena shushed me in case he heard,
"I don't give a fuck if he does hear me and I'm sorry to say this in front of his new girlfriend. But something has to be done. Grant has a son , a baby fighting for his life and he that baby might die."
"He neeeds to put his feelings aside about Jay, she's not even turning up at the hospital. He should go up and get custody of him, this is rubbish "
Alena again told me to lower my voice and I thought I'd rather go than stay here. I was furious.
So off I went, collapsed on the bed in the big starfish position, vomited and vomited back to bed.
Woke groggy and dry mouthed. Alena rang,
"Hallo" it came out as a Heeellloooooo"
"Grant's going to Newcastle" she said excitedly. I was instantly awake.
"He heard what you said and he came inside and there was a big shit fight with him and the new girlfriend he was raring and shouting, but he's going and he's going to fight for Custody of Cody."
Yaay.
Tick one for the loudmouth drunk.
Grant went up there stayed six weeks and was awarded custody of his beautiful little boy. He brought him home and even though he was a bikier dude type of guy he was the best Father imaginable and I have seem some really good Fathers. The baby was always immaculate, always well fed, his needs were first.
Then the house that Grant was in was being sold so he had nowhere to go. So Alena asked him and Cody to come and live with them. They had a massive Family Room with closed doors and a lock that would be his own private quarters. He paid them and Alena fed them both and was thrilled to do so. Grant was very happy at Alena's and Cody was a happy baby and Alena said Grant was just such a good Dad.
Alena went through the Ministry to get Grant housed and he lives with his son at Healesville and is happy as a clam, him and his beloved son. It's a great story all the better as it's true and we are all thrilled for him.
Love Janette
