Communications Through A Fence: Conversations Between A Jailed Mother And Her Young Children

By Janice Elliott-Howard

A young mother makes bad decisions that affect the welfare of her children. They are too young to understand why mommy behaves the way that she does. All they know is that nothing in their life is constant except disappointment. The parents do not feel remorse until their way of life is compromised. These conversations are all that the children have to keep the connection with their mother at the top of their little minds. They want answers but fail to get any. The only constant is a grandmother who refuses to allow them to be forgotten. She showers them with love and attention because it is evident that they feel as if she toss them away, never to be seen by them again. You feel their anger, pain, and disbelief that this is what their life has become. Will they forgive her transgressions? Can they love her unconditionally once again? Join me to find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Janice Elliott-Howard
• Release date: Sep 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370295050

Janice Elliott-Howard

J Elliott-Howard is a native of New York, New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She has had a successful career in corporate America. A divorced mother of two adult children and a grandmother of three. She enjoys photography and water color painting. She had been known to always see her glass as half-full instead of empty. She has a very interesting way of relating to people and her peers always seem to gravitate to her idealism. She has always been told that she ought to be an author based on her delivery methods of good, bad or indifferent news. She always manages to keep herself and those around centered in thought and action.

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Communication Through a Fence

Conversations between a jailed mother and her young children

Copyright 2017 Janice Elliott-Howard

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement

Preface

Trouble Lurks

Face the Music

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Free yet still Trapped

Where is Daddy

Make it Work

About Janice Elliott-Howard

Other books by Janice Elliott-Howard

Connect with Janice Elliott-Howard

Being a Grandmother Preview

Acknowledgement

My grandchildren have had the awful experience of losing their mother to a jail sentence. They are too young to understand the ramifications of their mother’s actions. This happens more often than not; we do not recognize the significance until it lands at our doorstep. For those of us who wipe the tears, faced with the questions, and try to keep life for the little people as normal as possible, I say keep the faith because I understand. You do the best that you can because one day they will thank you for being there and appreciate that you protected them. All proceeds from this book will aid in the betterment of my grandchildren’s upbringing through education.

Preface

This is a story based on true accounts of actual experiences. Names have been changed for the other participants to protect their identities in the eyes of their peers. It is not meant to shame or damage anyone’s character. This is a journey that some face and others can learn from. This is a diary that will draw you a picture of how a young child deals with the separation from a mother.

Trouble Lurks

"They are coming for me. It is just a matter of time now." Krissy calls the father of her children in a panic. She asks, What can I do to prevent the inevitable? The father of her children recognizes by the tone of her voice that she is scared and at her wit's end. He offers no helpful advice as he realizes that she is in too deep and there is not much he can do to help. It is the beginning of October 2015; Krissy finds herself in a tough spot. Each time she gets herself caught up in some mess the first person that she reaches out to is, of course, the father of her children. Krissy knows that she will have to face the music. She knows that she cannot absolve herself of this issue without guidance. The father of her children knows that she's going to have to go down for this. They both know it's not her fault; it is beyond her control. Her boyfriend can't seem to keep his nose clean. He drags her through the mud. Everything that stains him automatically sullies her reputation as a person and upstanding citizen in society. This should be a warning sign to her that she needed to get out. However, that doesn't happen. She's sticking by his side.

Krissy and the father of her children are typically young adults thinking that they can conquer the world. The two together is like three-fourths of an adult. They are competitive with each other. The male is book smart, trying to learn the streets and be a tough guy. The female recognizes her weaknesses but tries to compensate for what she believes to be common sense. It is a match made as a cosmic joke on their parents respectively. As a couple, they were all wrong for each other, but that does not stop them from creating a family. Having children is a disadvantage for both of them. Neither is self-supporting, responsible or has the commitment necessary to nurture another human being. Both are selfish and self-indulgent. They have their firstborn son at the age of only twenty-years-old.

Sure things seem like it will work out in the beginning, but that dream quickly fades for the daddy. He knows within ninety days of the birth of his son; his relationship is already going downhill with Krissy. The father of the child does not fight the foreseeable. It is just like watching a ship slowly sinking into the ocean while you stand on shore powerless to render aid without subjecting yourself to drowning in the process. Only a fool would put himself in a predicament where he/she has no chance of winning, escape, or being able to rise to the occasion. We all know that love is blind but it does give you clues and you have to be keen enough to recognize the signs. Most young people don’t