I found out a couple of days ago that one of my uncles is in the county jail. I am so :angry:. He was told by the judge the last time that if he got another felony charge he would get the habitual here in Texas, which means 20 years. I also found out that they are trying to give him 25 years for a felony weapons charge. He knows he is not to have any type of gun, he is a felon here. He shot at someone trying to steal his truck. He was out on parole for the same reason, felony weapon charge that he got 10 years for. Now he is headed back to prison, he will be 70 or 75 when he gets out this time. I told him if he went back for that long I wasn't going to write to him that long. He has been in and out of those places since he was young. I don't understand what is wrong with him. The family is pretty much sick of it also. Not very many family members wrote to him or even went to see him while he was in the last time. I don't plan on writing to him this time. Am I wrong for feeling that way? I am just so :angry: at him right now that it is not even funny. Why would he have a gun in his house? It was a shotgun. I had enough trouble writing to him the last time, ran out of things to talk about and that wasn't no where near the amount of time he is going to get this time. I feel bad for him, I just can't commit to writing to someone that long. He would expect it. I can't even post anything on here due to his lack of respect for females. He is a pig. I won't subject anyone else on here to his foul mouth or what ever else he might say. I would like to slap him upside the head and ask him what is his problem. I have my son and a couple of cousins in prison also. Now I have to let them know he is on his way back in and they might see him. I love my uncle but I have limits. Mixed emotions is not an easy thing to deal with right now, I am waiting on an answer from the parole board to see if my son gets to come home.

Hey there girl...........haven't been on in awhile but saw your post and No I don't think your wrong.Hope you can work through your anger and try and set it aside you have done all you can as a niece and a believer. State your side and then let it go you have enough on your plate...Good Luck and I hope to hear from you soon.YEA IM BACK WE GOT SOME CATCHING UP TO DO...

Thanks girl. I will work through all my anger. You said a mouth full about me having a enough on my plate. I am sure we will catch up here pretty soon. Glad you are back.

Good Luck In Whatever Choice You Make. I'll Be Thinking Of You As Well As The Many Others In The Pto Family.

Please know that you will be in my thoughts. It's hard to let go of anger, but in time the anger will disappear and understanding will be left in it's place.

I can relate to everything you said. My brother was exactly the same way, he was never out of prison more than a few months. The last time he went back, I did not write to him. I tried to forget about him. He committed a terrible crime that tore my family up. I did not write for over eight years, neither did anyone else. I have not seen him in ten years. I finally did write to him in August. And we are building a relationship. I cannot tell you how badly I feel leaving him all alone all that time. I don't understand why he did what he did. I for gave him, and I need to forgive myself. This is not meant to make you feel guilty, just another side of the coin. You have every right to be angry at him. Best wishes to you.

Thanks everyone for understanding me and this situation with my uncle. I feel bad about him already, I won't get to see him unless I go and see him for the next 20 some odd years. He had another uncle call and tell me, he didn't have the guts to tell me himself. I know why, he doesn't want to hear the *ss chewing that he knows I would give him. I have to concentrate on my son and one cousin who's in there on their frist and hopefully last time there. My other cousin went back on a parole violation, and he needs my support also, so he has only one charge on him also. Maybe oneday I will change my mind about my uncle.