Also, other issues. My son repeatedly comes home with various boo boos (Not abuse, but knee scrapes, bonked head, etc.) and her explanation is that he runs away from her and won't come back when she calls. To me, she should be in control of him, since he is a 30 lb. 2 year-old and she is an adult. She constantly runs the road with him, taking him everywhere. While this is nice, I feel it invites the opportunity for him to be caught in an accident, etc. 1 or even 2 times a week is cool, but every day? I'm talking about driving 30-40 miles at rush hour, not just going to the park. She keeps coming up with different reasons why she cannot watch him at certain times and days. Her youngest child is freshman in college, and she drives him everywhere. Therefore, I have to bend to her demands and drop him off later than agreed, or pick him up earlier. She is constantly leaving to take her kids or grandkids somewhere, and leaving him with her husband, who is not a licensed sitter and also falls asleep while watching my son. I also pulled into her driveway today and nearly hit my son, who was running unattended in the yard. She was inside, and her husband was working on a bicycle 20 feet away with his back to my kid. Not to mention that she lives in a part of town that has traditionally been a ice neighborhood, but has recently sported a growing crime rate, and a lot of unsavory individuals. I think that she should be terminated, and the money she has already been paid in advance should be refunded. This is my first kid, and I'm not entirely sure what to do. Any input?
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