Thank you jez51. I am asking for advice. 20 year olds should not be raising children, it is not fair to either party. jez51, thanks for the suggestion, we'll see what we can do. For all of thoes who say that I should just take these kids and raise them, remember, you are not being realistic. I would if I could, but I neither have the time, money, desire, nor resources (such as a home, parenting experience, etc.) to raise them properly. While they are half my blood, I have only met them a handful of times, when they were very young. I have no idea what they are like, except that they do not attend any schooling (which is one reason why they were taken from their mother, since the oldest should be in 2nd grade by now).
Furthermore, their bipolar mom is still alive, and wants to have them. The courts declared her unfit for parenting (the judge did not think she was capable to even care for herself). She obcesses over them. For example, she calls my dad about 300-400 times a WEEK to rant and yell about anything (her cell phone bill, as submited to the courts as proof, had over 23,000 minutes on it in one month alone just to my dad). She will ruin anyones life who comes into cantact with her. Trust me, there is not much that can be done about her either, as no laywer or judge really wants anything to do with her. She has had 3 DWI's and a cocaine charge aginst her in the past year alone (bipolar people tend to have substance abuse problems).
I want nothing to do with her. She is dangerous, and will ruin and make miserable anyones life that she can. I have found that as long as you remain out of her sight and are never mentioned to her, she forgets about you. So, I have managed to stay as far away from her as possible. Taking her kids, while half my blood, would bring her into my life also. Let me tell you, someone with a severe case of bipolar disorder is one to stay very far away from, you will never win with them.
These two children will require a lot of hard work. They are behind in school. The oldest should be in 2nd grade, but has never attended school, cannot read or write, and acording to their laywer, does not even know his ABC's. I am neither qualified or knowledgable in how to teach or raise children. That coupled with their nutty mom, lack of momey, desire, and time, would make taking them on suicide for everyone involved.
