When someone threatens parents with calling CPS, it can definitely send them into a panic. However, data shows that in the U.S., up to 64.3% of maltreatment reports turn out to be unsubstantiated. Still, that doesn’t stop family members from causing parents unnecessary stress and stirring up drama.
The kind of drama this “Hamburgler” stepmother unleashed on this young family is one for the ages. The wife shared their story online in a seven-part saga, and what started off as stolen food from the pantry and a call to CPS turned into a Hollywood-worthy thriller involving a golf club to a window, police, and a heartbreaking loss of a pregnancy.
