I just recently found out that my 13 year old cousin Hannah almost died yesterday.

First, let me tell you about Hannah. She's having a pretty tough life right now. Her dad (and my uncle) just died two years ago. Her dad was also abusive and overweight. He drank constantly. The out of the blue he started having uncontrollable seizures. Then one night he had a badseizure...and that was the end of it.

Her mother (and my aunt) is very irresponsible. She began dating other men almost as soon as my uncle died. The men she was datingwere slimy dirtbags. She would leave Hannah (11 at the time) home alone almost till 3 AM hanging out at bars looking for men. Once she even let Hannah and her friend hang outside in the front yard past midnight while she went to bed.

Let me just say that my aunt is very screwed up at the moment. She acts as though it's all about her and nothing matters about Hannah. She's dating this guy who drinks constantly and comes home drunk. They aren't even married and they are sharing a home and "sleeping with each other." Hannah also has two adult sisters. One is already pregnant and she isn't even married. And if you know me, I think that is very unacceptable.

My aunt even let's Hannah walk around the neighborhood by herself. Hannah is a very innocent girl and is helpless against any attackers. And that's what almost happened yesterday.

Hannah and one of her friends were apparently strolling around the neighborhood, unattended. Suddenly a gang of male bikers rode up to them. They said they had a gun and would shoot them if Hannah and her friend didn't give the biker's their iPhones and cell phones. So of course, Hannah gave them their electronics and the thieves got away with it.

Wouldn't that be scary if you were an inncocent 13 year old girl and something like that happened to you? What's even more shocking is that her mother didn't even care that much.

So that's what happened yesterday. My cousin was almost shot by some punks. And that's the world we live in.

~LittleGreenDog