So in addition to CPS being involved for truancy, SS11 was sent home sick yesterday from school (we've had the stomach bug in our house SO had it the day prior) and he can't go to school for 48 hours.

I picked him up as I was bringing my BD to daycare and got him home, settled in and set up with all the things a sick kid could need (ginger -ale, ice chips, The Price is Right etc.) and we had an okay day apart from the intermittent vomiting.

Anyway, when I got home I texted BM to make her aware (since she's the subject of the truancy case) and because if it was my kid I'd want to know. Her only reply was:

"_____ (her middle child) had it Sunday-Monday". No mention of "how's he doing? what happened? This is what I do for him that works..." NOTHING. Not even a check up text or call to speak to him.

This comes the weekend after Mother's Day when SS made her a card and gave her a plant he grew at school and she gushed all weekend over her other two children and what they did for her.

How does she not see how beautiful this child is and why doesn't she seem to care? SS doesn't seem to notice her absence and when I ask him to call her he says he doesn't want to (he's not a phone kid, and is reason is that "it makes me sad" but he never appears sad or upset when I do finally tell him it's time to). With the impending custody hearing date, I'm not sure if I should be making him call if he doesn't want to-CPS told me he's old enough to decide if he wants to call her). I've hired a lawyer for this case, but I'm starting to wonder if she's even going to fight it.