I'm in need of some advice. I know I complain a lot on the boards and come to you guys for a lot of advice....often, but this is something I really can't make up my mind about.

I was so excited to learn my sister was coming home. To make a long story short, when my brother, mother, and I lived out in Powhatan, we rented rooms from a friend of hers who had a nice house. He wanted to adopt a child and did so, my mom falling into the roll of mom and us her siblings. When we moved back to Richmond, my mom moved somewhere else, and the family friend moved to the other side of Richmond with Courtney, my sister. When Courtney was 11, she was taken away from Mike because she was "uncontrollable". (Mike is in a wheelchair) and she went into the system for about 3 years. My mom spent those three years trying to get her back and finally they agreed. She came home, everything was great and life went on.

But, over the past 6 months, things have gone downhill. My mom drinks...a lot. And she blames all her life's problems on Courtney. My brother (19) has turned to drinking as well and both he and my mom constantly verbally abuse Courtney. She is constantly nagged about her weight (she weighs 135lbs, which is not fat), her hair, how she walks, talks, and eats. She does 80% of the chores in the house and does them purely to make my mom happy and all my mom does is find more flaws to yell about. My mom goes through a $50 bottle of Jack by herself in about a week or two, and she only uses about 4oz per drink. That's a lot of alcohol. She's almost always got a drink in her hand. When my sister took my car for a joy ride and smashed the front end, instead of me being the one who is angry and being hurt, I end up having to protect my sister. My mom was threatening to kick her out and telling her she is the reason why she drinks and and all that. I was prepared to take my sister with me that night, away from my mother.

I have a few options. I can either contact social services and tell them about the situation and have Courtney removed from the house, but she'd be put back in the system. Or, my sister could talk to my grandmother and try and move in with her. Or, my sister could come live with me. I won't have my sister abused in this way, but I just don't know what to do.

*sigh*. I don't expect you guys to tell me what to do, but some words of comfort or advice would be nice right now.