start over again because i know i can see. that s what i want to add. i just want kymyada to understand my concern is always for the baby. she s a helpless individual. if you re acting out of her concern first and foremost, that s the only thing i want to see happen. so if even my comments make you do that, then i ve accomplished what i want. mr. ruck, anything else? judge, i think kymyada has done what we hope happens when someone is not released home to their parent and that s that they think not just about what they did but what the people in this courtroom told her. the structure s in place at home. kymyada s ready to take responsibility for herself and her child. and the court should reconsider at this point releasing her to her mother today. i think for her and for a lot of kids her age it s growing pains and we just have to figure out how to help her get through that. today what the court will do is grant your request and order that she be released and
she s always had issues. i ve always tried to address those issues. through doing and being the best mom i possibly could. unfortunately, for kymyada, she needs more attention than i can give her because me and my husband both work. to the point where we are now, it started with being disrespectful with me. after that we laid down the law. either you abide by our rules or you need to go somewhere else. she chose to go and be with her godmother. that s fine. i know where you re at. you re safe. we ll work this out. and you were okay with that. in fact, you presented her with that as an option. exactly. because i trusted that person and i knew she would be safe with that person. okay. so she didn t leave the house with your permission, did she? today the court is considering two difficult cases. there s kevin, a repeat offender who s been incarcerated for
i just needed some me time, away from the baby, away from everything. after that we didn t call nobody or let them know we was okay. so of course they re going to make them reports. because they didn t know where we was at or i didn t call anybody. well, kymyada, since i think a large part of what the outcome of today s hearing is likely to be is going to involve what your mother has to say, do you have anything you want to say to her to influence her decision as to whether or not she thinks you should come home with her today? well, the being disrespectful, cussing you out when we get into it, i know i do it. everybody does it. but this time i really have changed. yes, i slipped up. but it s not like i m continuing to do the same things i was doing when i was 14 years old. so i have been making progress.
the fosters have been taking care of their granddaughter while kymyada s been locked up. but attorney don ruck knows some tough decisions need to be made. there s two options really. at 4:00 today kymyada s going to go to a home where obviously there s a lot of structure like you were talking about. or she could go home and be released to you guys today with the list of interventions and services that the court has said. we re still at odds on that view. so. they re talking about it now. and i know deep inside with my dad s help that i ll be going home and be placed on house arrest. kim, as her mother what s best for her? yeah. as kymyada s parents struggle with their decision, jamie pays kevin a second visit since yesterday s incident. but this time she brings good news. kevin s going to placement finally after being with me for
arrangement. today what the court will do is find probable cause to believe that this young lady is in need of services. that no matter where she s placed kymyada be provided parenting classes. that she begin the process of working on her g.e.d. if the parents decide not to take her home with them today, i m going to order that she be placed on or before 4:00 p.m. today at an alternative house and they ll provide those services. and last but not least, i m going to order individual and family counseling. this hearing s adjourned. thank you. okay. i ll be in touch with you. i ll let you know what they what they decide. okay? let me talk to you guys outside. okay. i m working on it. we re going to see what we re doing. i love you. okay? i love you. i love you. hey, mom. man. unlike her mother, kymyada s stepfather believes that placement outside the home may not be in kymyada s best interest.