To: Governor Mike Parson

Return the Roderick Girls

My children were taken. Once they realized I wasn't at fault I still didn't get them back. It's been nearly a year

Why is this important?

Hi I'm April I created this in hopes some one can help I want to bring awareness because I'm pretty sure what's happening to me and my family is not right I guess I'll start from the beginning I'll try not to leave any thing out and explain every thing so any ways back in September of 2014 my daughter started having bruises I contacted her preschool they said they weren't from them she wasn't sick didn't complain so I figured every thing was fine I went to work that Friday and got calledat work to come home to what I can only describe as a night mare two police officers and a cps worker were at my home had my husband in handcuffs my oldest was awake and terrified my baby was luckily asleep the cps worker explained how some one had called on me w and the fact the house was a mess didn't help I told him it was her bed time I normally don't clean till I come and they're in bed and the gun by the front door unloaded and we do live in the country he didn't seem to care then lied to me and my husband told me my four year old told him I hit her which I have dozens of people who will tell any one that she won't talk to any man unless he's her daddy or family he pulls me upstairs while I'm packing her clothing he asks me if my husband beats me and I just look at him amazed like seriously and I ignore him they haul us into jail that Friday night since it was labor day weekend we got stuck there for 4 days before we got bailed out by his family I didn't even get a shower or a change of clothes all weekend and I was kept in the drunk tank so we start the slow process to get our children back reluctantly I go threw there hoops I son find out days later that my daughter was found to have a low platelet count they held her down bruising her farther to draw blood admitted her to the hospital didn't find out til I was released so she gets better I think OK it's gonna be easy enough to get both my girls back but I go to the next court hearing no lawyer because at the meeting at the office they tell me they're gonna recommend we get them back etc this is a month later I get to court and the stuff hits the fan my baby isn't my husband's I had a one night stand 3 Years ago the guy never wanted her so my husband stepped in I have messages proving that we'll he decided he wanted custody told them I was a prostitute and unfit mother that I travel to much etc not gonna lie I posted ads on back page and Craigslist but it was for massage nothing sexual and certainly nothing to do with the children work is work I guess me being a bartender is bad to if that's his thinking so I found out I needed a lawyer well Christmas comes closer and closer and it looks like we're getting them back permanently or so we thought that guy had a friend call in a hot line tip and we started back at square one and haven't seen them since I had to move back to Texas for work because I didn't have a home for them there not could I provide for them there and I'm just at a list of what to do I can't keep doing this court and meetings game I have to work so I can be there for the children and the way it looks is like I'll never get them back they have is going thru the icon process since we moved but I so Jane no idea if this will help me get my children back fingerprinting back ground checks more home visits so this is why I'm reaching out I'm sorry this was so long but I need help it's been nearly a year and this court date in June is I'm hoping the endI doubt it because the lady in the Texas office will not do a home study thanks to the charges they gave me in Missouri but yet I can't get my kids back with out home I honestly at this point doing it the lady in charge of it here will not do the required home study because I failed the background thanks to charges they pinned on me in the beginning of all this don't know what to do more so I'm asking for help