There's always someone in the family...

that would be considered the black sheep.,whether it's the bum who has 3 different children by 3 women or the family memeber who sells drugs. I have a lot of that in my family. My mom has 3 brothers(my mom and my uncle Darren have the same father, my uncle John has another, and my uncle Don doesn't even know who is father is) and surprisingly being the only INDEPENDENT person in her imediate family, she came out all right. 2 out of 3 of my uncles have both been in and out of jail since I can remember, both have families, and both have been arrested for selling drugs and domestic abuse. I never could understand why a man would beat his wife, especially since they were raised by my grandmother,but then again, I blame her for most of their problems because she wasn't exactly mother material. Not blaming her for what they did because they, like all people, made a choice between right and wrong, and chose wrong. I blame her because of the way they are...lazy, dependent and abusive. Currently, both my uncles Darren and John are in jail. My uncle Darren has 3 kids, I only know two because those are his wife's children, the the 3rd is a product of adultery. My uncle called my mom a lot, and for awhile she would pick up the phone, but now she ignores it when she sees the caller id. I don't know if it's because the phone bill was getting high, or because the situation was wearing down on her emotionally, and she's JUST getting over my grandparent's death (my grandfather died in 01 and my grandmother died in 03, and then my grandfather's wife whom my mom was close with died in 04). Well whoa and behold today, my aunt calls to tell my mom that my brother is getting worse (he has a bad case of diabetes,and doesn't take care of himself at all i.e. takes his insulin ONLY when his feet start to hurt, drinks lots of alcohol, does drugs). He's sicker than usual, so much that he's had a few seizures. Not to paint a grim picture, but that's exactly how my grandfather was right before he died. It's almost like reliving his death again, but despite the toll my uncle's actions have on my family, I love him to death. Then my aunt goes on to say how she doesn't have any money, she's barely making ends meet living check to check, and it's hard taking care of Sydni and Darren Jr. My cousin Sydni was just diagnosed with a compulsive disorder, and my aunt has asked my mom if she could take Sydni in. My mom is kind of skeptical about this, because my mom doesn't have babies anymore, I was about to move out, Whitney's staying on UNO's campus, and Amber is about to be a junior in high school. On top of that, my mom just got a promotion yesterday, and was offered another job in Denver, which she is most likely going to take. I on the other hand am up for the idea of having her come stay with us. It would help my aunt out a lot, and probably help relieve whatever stress my uncle Darren is going through, and hopefully he'll get better (the infirmary in the prison sucks). I remember when my dad left us right after my mom found out she was pregnant, my mom couldn't even afford to keep Amber after she was born and sent her to live with my grandfather and his wife, so I know what's going through. I just hope everything falls into place.