Kate had her own children and they were taken from her by social services because of her own substance abuse. my maternal Auntie took her grandchildren in but verbally abused them as well. Social services neglected to help raise her grandchildren, claiming that my maternal auntie and her daughter Kate were conspiring together to get money from the government. Kate eventually recovered from her drug and alcohol abuse and returned to her children. However, one of her sons got into trouble with the law and was sent to jail. In order to protect her youngest daughter, Kate did not make contact with her imprisoned son due to his abusive nature.
