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Barbara Ellen Roebuck-Reid...A Dead Beat "Mom" *REBUTTAL
Barbara has a daughter, age 11, who she lost custody of due to abuse and neglect. Barbara had several cases of neglect brought upon her in Georgia in four different counties from 1994-2001. She moved frequently and many times, didn't follow the case plan set forth for her by the state, and so many years went by, with her children being abused and neglected. On August 10, 2001 her 6 1/2 year old daughter Christina died of strangulation by the mini blind cord of her bedroom window. When the police arrived at the home, Barbara was intoxicated, and was found to have speed in her system as well. The home was described as "filthy." Her 11 year old daughter Jessica, and Jessica's half brother Christian, age 4, were removed from the home and placed into foster care. Both children had severe cases of head lice. (to the point of having scabs and sores) Jessica had missed between 6-7 weeks of school each year from 1st grade on, and in when placed into foster care, was found to only have a 2nd grade reading level.
Jessica's father had been looking for her for 2 years at this point, but the Georgia Child Protective Services Dept. found some paperwork in Barbara's home that listed his address and phone number, and called him right away. Jerry was granted full legal and physical custody of Jessica, and her brother was placed with other family members.
Barbara was ordered to pay $40.00 a week in support, but has not paid a penny. What is worse, is that she has not called her daughter once in 3 months time. Jessica still loves her mother, and leaves messages for her to please call, but her mother never returns her calls. There are many people who say that Jessica is better off not talking to or seeing her mother, but a child loves their parents no matter what, and through all the hardships, Jessica still has love for her mother. It would be so easy, as Jessica's step mother, to say that I am glad that her mother stays away, but on the contrary, I am the one who see's this little angels sad face every time she goes to the mail box hoping for a letter, only to find none. And I am the one who comforts her at bedtime, when yet another day has passed with no call from her mother. This is hurting Jessica badly, and it hurts me to see her so disappointed and confused. The child support is one thing, but the worse kind of dead beat mother, is one who shrugs off her own child as if she no longer exsists.... I, as a woman, and mother myself, can't fathom it... This young lady, Miss Jessica, is innocent, and does not deserve this kind of hurt...This kind of hurt that no mother should give a child.
To make things worse, we found out that Barbara put two different phones in Jessica's name and social security number, and never paid the bills. They have been taken to collection, and Jessica, only 11 years old, has a bad credit report! We called the phone company, and they said we can persue fraud charges.
My son is also eleven, and he can't understand most of how this could possibly be happening either. I told him, just because women give birth, that doesn't necessarily make them a Mother.
I know that all I can do, is give Jessica tons of love and support, and always be here for her. She will never, even for a second, doubt that she is loved and wanted in our home. I can never take the place of her real mother, but, to tell you the truth, I would never want to be compared to her anyhow.
18 Updates & Rebuttals
John
Plymouth,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Straddling the fence
#19Consumer Comment
Tue, September 12, 2006
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
John
Plymouth,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Straddling the fence
#19Consumer Comment
Tue, September 12, 2006
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
John
Plymouth,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Straddling the fence
#19Consumer Comment
Tue, September 12, 2006
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
John
Plymouth,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Straddling the fence
#19Consumer Comment
Tue, September 12, 2006
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
T
Anoka,Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Not Everyone Deserves To Have Children
#19Consumer Comment
Tue, February 01, 2005
Just because you have a child doesn't mean you automatically become a good Mother. I'm sure she loves her children, and the death of her child, no matter how bad a Mother she is, will still grieve for that child that died, but when drugs are involved, sorry to say it, but drugs become more important than anything, all that matters to a drug addict, is where am I going to get my next fix, not when are my children going to eat.
So This lady obviously needs help, but only she can help herself, it will not do her any good to go in a treatment center, if she doesn't want to get clean.
Laura
Sierra Vista,Arizona,
U.S.A.
Just a quick question...
#19Consumer Comment
Mon, January 31, 2005
To the stepmom: You sound like you're doing a good job with the daughter. However, I'm just curious, if the "bad mother" is really as bad as you say she is (and I do believe it) then what does that say about your husband who married (or at least conceived a child with) her? I know it's none of my business. Just wondering did she all of a sudden turn bad or was there simply lack of good judgment on your husband's part?
Deanna
OROVILLE,California,
U.S.A.
some social worker you must be!!!
#19Consumer Comment
Thu, January 27, 2005
you sound like the kind of social worker that sends kids back into abusive homes simply because "she looked like such a good mom" without finding out the facts. thats why so many kids get sent back into danger. i dont know why the stepmother chose to post her problem on this site unless she knows that the mother would read it here, but i think we should thank god that she loves her stepdaughter the way she does. and if jes is really the son the posted, if you are having problems with your stepmom then you should seek legal help cause its out there for you. and if you are not really the son than the person that posted is a sick as the mother. this is no joking matter. there are alot of abused kids out there and you nasty posters dont help matters any.
Jes
Grandville,Michigan,
U.S.A.
eww sick that is my mom
#19UPDATE Employee
Wed, January 12, 2005
how can you talk about my mom like that. and how can you guys talk about machele like that? she is not a good step mom. she kicked me out of her house when i was 13. i am now 15. she kicked me out when my dad was away on army duty so he couldn't do anything about it. right now i am in school so i will write more at my house.
Jes
Grandville,Michigan,
U.S.A.
eww sick that is my mom
#19UPDATE Employee
Wed, January 12, 2005
how can you talk about my mom like that. and how can you guys talk about machele like that? she is not a good step mom. she kicked me out of her house when i was 13. i am now 15. she kicked me out when my dad was away on army duty so he couldn't do anything about it. right now i am in school so i will write more at my house.
Jes
Grandville,Michigan,
U.S.A.
eww sick that is my mom
#19UPDATE Employee
Wed, January 12, 2005
how can you talk about my mom like that. and how can you guys talk about machele like that? she is not a good step mom. she kicked me out of her house when i was 13. i am now 15. she kicked me out when my dad was away on army duty so he couldn't do anything about it. right now i am in school so i will write more at my house.
Jes
Grandville,Michigan,
U.S.A.
eww sick that is my mom
#19UPDATE Employee
Wed, January 12, 2005
how can you talk about my mom like that. and how can you guys talk about machele like that? she is not a good step mom. she kicked me out of her house when i was 13. i am now 15. she kicked me out when my dad was away on army duty so he couldn't do anything about it. right now i am in school so i will write more at my house.
David
Bullhead City,Arizona,
U.S.A.
Sickos
#19Consumer Comment
Thu, February 20, 2003
Yep your right those are some real sickos to make fun of this situation. Also the social workers is an idiot and probably not a social worker but a baby raper or worse.To the stepmother I take my hat off to you for giving all the love you have shown. Hopefully by shaming her in the RIP OFF REPORT (which is all about human rights) the mother will get it together. God Bless you
John
dallas,Texas,
How Sick
#19Consumer Comment
Thu, November 14, 2002
How sick can you be to JOKE about a serious matter.
Mike
Akron,Ohio,
I think I screwed her to !
#19Consumer Comment
Thu, August 22, 2002
We used to pass her around like a cheap bottle of Wine. Man ! I hope none of those kids are mine !! My wife would be Pissed !!!
jay
atlanta,Georgia,
barbra
#19Consumer Comment
Sat, March 16, 2002
This sounds like the same barbra i used to screw. She lived in newman had 3 kids and was a drug user, If this is the same person everyone is right she is not worth a crap.
Brian
Roseville,Michigan,
to the crying social worker hopeful
#19Consumer Comment
Thu, February 21, 2002
While it may seem that this woman who has abused and neglected her children would be a candidate for help, justifying her behavior and not holding her accountable for her behavior is a gross injustice to her and everyone she comes in contact with.
If we excuse this behavior without making her accept her role of abuse is to condone. She can not receive "help" if she does not own up to her faults.
The first step in getting and receiving help is to admit there is a problem. This woman it seems is beyond that, and therefore could not ever be helped. She abused her children when she had them and she continues to do so by ignoring them again. The children may still "love" their mother, but it is undeniable that they are much better off without her. Her stepmother may be better off getting "counceling" for the children instead of venting her frustrations on the web.
Maybe this is not a proper forum for this discussion, but this topic needs to be talked about or else there could never be a solution.
Brian
It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life
#190
Fri, January 11, 2002
They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:
Their email: ayuhange@aol.com
Their name: Angela
Their relationship to the company: Consumer Suggestion
Rebuttal:
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
As an aspiring social worker, I'm thinking that as the childrens'
stepmother, you might want to concentrate on finding counseling for the kids, instead of wasting your energy slandering this woman all over the web. If you had any compassion for these children, you wouldn't be airing all of this dirty laundry. Looking at what you're doing here, and what you're saying about the mother, no wonder she doesn't dare to attempt contact with the child! I'm sure if she tried, you would reject her.
I don't know this woman, i live out in the boonies and normally mind my own business. But i think this forum isn't exactly meant for this type of gossip.
This is for consumers who paid for a service and got ripped off. Maybe you should be advocating for children in your state, try looking up a referral agency for such an organization.
It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life
#190
Fri, January 11, 2002
They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:
Their email: ayuhange@aol.com
Their name: Angela
Their relationship to the company: Consumer Suggestion
Rebuttal:
I am in no way choosing a side here. It seems Barbara has made many many mistakes and will pay for them for the rest of her life, especially the death of her own child. Seems like someone needs to throw this lady a life line!
As an aspiring social worker, I'm thinking that as the childrens'
stepmother, you might want to concentrate on finding counseling for the kids, instead of wasting your energy slandering this woman all over the web. If you had any compassion for these children, you wouldn't be airing all of this dirty laundry. Looking at what you're doing here, and what you're saying about the mother, no wonder she doesn't dare to attempt contact with the child! I'm sure if she tried, you would reject her.
I don't know this woman, i live out in the boonies and normally mind my own business. But i think this forum isn't exactly meant for this type of gossip.
This is for consumers who paid for a service and got ripped off. Maybe you should be advocating for children in your state, try looking up a referral agency for such an organization.