I'm tired of talking about the mess with my niece and The Newbie and I'm not going to do it anymore. Except, of course, for these last little bits of information: My niece did actually take the baby to the doctor the morning that child protective services came. She took the baby to the same general practitioner that the baby's great-grandmother works for. The doctor examined the bruises on her ears--one of the clearest signs of physical abuse--and proclaimed there to be no problem. The baby's grandmother, the woman who taking care of the baby when the bruises occurred has now changed her story to suggest--get this--that the baby could have gotten her ear caught in a door hinge. (So if you're keeping score on your Abuser Lies Scorecard at home: Cross out the original lie that the baby tripped and fell and check the box next to the baby caught her ear in a door hinge. The other lie, the one about the bruises on one ear being the result of falling while trying to climb out of a high-sided toy box, stays the same.)
My niece is pretty much gone from my life and frankly I'm relieved. I have little patience for this kind of shit. Hopefully she and The Newbie can get counseling at least (it's not known now whether anyone will face criminal charges) and The Newbie can grow up in a less abusive environment.
So there it is.
New Work
I'm done thinking about the family, so instead here is some new work:
This is a new direction aesthetically for me, this layered underglaze and glaze look. There are about seven different underglazes and, geeze, maybe the same number of glazes on this plate. The jury's still out, but I'd like to try something similar but larger. (This plate is about the size of a large saucer.)
This is a plate that I call the "Monkey Balls Plate" or "Showing Your Ass." (What is the meaning of the slang "showing your ass"?
Click here to find out!) Dave really likes this plate. It's design is from the same book of sixteenth century woodcuts that I did the eel from a while back.
There's more at RosaCraft.
6 comments:
Rosa, I've been reading about the situation.. now I do love my mother but in the event she would be unfit to be around my child for example.. I would react the same as you...
A mother is a mother, but your child and your child... a mind and body that a parent is still enriching, and things at least mentally can never be undone.
Reminds me a little bit about "Its a wonderful life" when he gets smashed in the ears...
You know, I've never seen "It's A Wonderful Life" so now I'll have to watch it. I hope it's not too wrenching though, because, man, it's been quite a week already...
You know.. I should check my comments.. grammar, spelling before I hit submit.. ERR.. opps.
Eh, I don't think you should worry about that stuff, chica! Seriously, sometimes the words are enough--grammar doesn't matter when you're saying what's important. :)
I've just read your last few posts. It's a heart breaking story, and I totally sympathize with your concern. I share your hope that your niece gets counseling and support with mothering her child. You don't say her age but she sounds very young herself. So sad.
It is sad, no? My niece is now being given lessons in how to discipline by a CPS case worker, which should help to clue her in on what is appropriate and what is inappropriate when it comes to disciplining children. Hopefully that knowledge will help her realize that what her mother did is not okay!
It's been so frustrating watching all of this.
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