Well the people moved in next door about 6 months ago and the have 2 little girls age about 2 and 8, i will call them A and B, now A is the mans real daughter and B is not. My dd and B get on really well and go to the same school and in sep their classes were merged together and are in the same class, they play together all the time B goes to my mums on a wed with dd and they swap over and have tea at each others houses and have had sleep overs. i get on with B mother quite well.

So about 6 weeks ago B mothers asked if dd would like to go on hol with them in half term they were going to a haven camp for 4 night so i said i would let them know, hubby and i thought about this and were in two minds but eventually decided we would let her go. Then last week before they went on the mon social servives came round to see her and from the way they spoke they seemed to know each other , i am not one to judge so i didnt make any assumtions about it, it just made me a bit un easy as dd was going away with them.

Hubby and i had a fight about her going as he didn't want her to go and i didnt really but thought it unfair to stop her as she was all excited and had started packing so we asked her if she wanted to go and she said yes she really did want to go, so we decided to let her go.

The day came and she was all excited and off thet went at about 11, then i got this really uneasy feeling as did my hubby. The next day at 2 oclock here she comes in the doo looking really upset and then B's mum came to the door and said that she had come back because her partner was being nasty to her and that he was a shit and she hated him and then she went, we have not seen hide nor hair of her since but she has been in and he has been back.

Dd was really quiet and we got out of her that mr X next door had got drunk and been nasty to B and pushed and poked her and made her cry and that he had kicked off and started thumping B's mum and tryed to strangle her infront of the 3 kids so they had all gone to sleep and mrs X had got the kids up while he was still sleeping and packed their stuff and come home. i was furious as he has also had a go at dd and made her cry but he hadn't touched her i had to restrain hubby as he wanted to go and sort him out, but i said that wont help. since then he is still their and we have been ignored by them.

Then yesterday i took dd uptown and then to the pics to see the michael jackson movie as she loves him and we had a good day but i also learnt from her that mr X is always nasty to B and she doesnt like him which got me thinking there has been a few times i have noticed things but never picked up on them like B stayed for tea and said she didnt want to go home as she liked over here better then when she slept she asked if she could sleep always and she always wants to come here and up to dd bedroom not her own, i just thought it was kids being kids but now it has got me thinking.
When i got back yesterday hubby was like i need a word so we went into the kitchen and shut the doo and and he said he had had the police here and not the ordinary police, they wanted to know about dd going on holiday with them and asking questions about Mr x and they wanted him to speak to me to see if they could speak to dd, he mentioned SS being round the other day and they said they were involved along with ss and he asked how tis had come about and they said it was B's nanna had brought something up about b and her mum. They also said in not so many words not to let dd over there.

I am so stressed about it all and i said to hubby well they are not speaking dd until i know exactly what about and what for and what they are going to ask her and i am going to be present at all times to which he and my mum agreed, but she has been really quiet and i dont want tjis to scare her or make her worse, i feel so bad for letting her go i wish i had just stuck to my instincts and said no then she wouldnt of had to see that. Which had led me to start thinking about them next door and lots of things come to mind that just don't seem right, i feel sorry for B as its as if mr and mrs X would be happy she wasnt there as they seem to have a go at her all the time.
I am so confused as if something bad was happening then i want to help but i dont wanrt to seem like im stirring things and it must be serious if the police are with ss and want to speak to dd, but on the other hand i dont want to upset and scare dd at ther same time.
if you have got this far thanks for reading and im feeling a bit better for getting this out.
v x

Dont really know what to say but didnt want to read and run, what a sad situation and awkward for you. xx

sounds like they were child protection officers, tony has had to do that rotation n found it really hard. for the sake of B your lil one needs to let police know what went on, it will be handled delicately and they will make sure if dd needs any support or counciling she will get it. you mustn't beat your self up over it hun, it sounds like a nightmare situation but you will all get through it. huge hugs hunny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for the replys i feel a bit better about it as hubby and i sat and talked about it and they are comming to speak to dd on sun, there is a trained officer comming and hubby met her on thur and she is really nice he said, and they said that i can be present at all times so feeling abit better today thanks again.
vikki xx