Mother: I need my job more than my daughter

A NEW MEXICO WOMAN CLAIMS THE ECONOMY IS SO BAD ... SHE HAS TO GIVE AWAY HER 9 YEAR OLD DAUG...  More »

A NEW MEXICO WOMAN CLAIMS THE ECONOMY IS SO BAD ... SHE HAS TO GIVE AWAY HER 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO STAY FINANCIALLY AFLOAT. SHE SAYS IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR HER TO WORK ... THAN TO HAVE A KID RIGHT NOW. ERIC KAHNERT IS HERE WITH THE UNBELIEVABLE STORY, ERIC? THE LAS CRUCES WOMAN WORKS THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT AT WAL-MART ... AND ONLY GETS TO SEE HER DAUGHTER ABOUT AN HOUR A DAY. SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO GIVE HER 9 YEAR OLD TO SOMEONE THAT CAN PROVIDE HER WITH A BETTER LIFE. TIMES ARE SO TOUGH FOR 41 YEAR OLD BLANCA ROSALES ... 10:48 'it's come to where I need my job more than my daughter.-2' BLANCA RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO AN EL PASO T-V STATION ... PLEADING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE HER 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WE'RE BLURRING THE GIRL'S FACE, BUT THESE ARE PICTURES FROM HER YOUNGER YEARS. 11:03 'people think I'm giving her up because I can't take care of her, I've taken care of her, but right it's just come to where I need my job more than I need my child.-10'BLANCA WORKS A 40 HOUR A WEEK GRAVEYARD SHIFT AT WAL-MART. SHE SAYS SHE ONLY GETS TO SEE HER DAUGHTER ABOUT AN HOUR A DAY ... WITH SCHOOL AND ALL.... 11:54 'the way the economy is, the economy, I cannot be without a job, who can survive on minimum wage? I can't do it.-9' BLANCA SAYS SHE'S ASKED WAL- MART TO CHANGE HER SHIFT -- BUT SAYS HER REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE STORE'S G-M SAYS THAT'S NOT THE CASE. AS FOR HELP FROM THE STATE? ... BLANCA SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT HANDOUTS. 12:13 'how's it going to help me being on welfare, how's it going to help me going back to square one, if I go and apply for housing. Yes, it's out there but I don't need it. All I need right now is that daycare center opening late hours.-11'TODAY, THE SAME NEWS STATION BLANCA SENT THE LETTER TO ... APPROACHED HER WITH FEEDBACK FROM VIEWERS. THEY WANTED TO KNOW HOW SHE COULD AFFORD A TV, LAPTOP, AND NICE NAILS ... BLANCA SAYS THE T-V WAS USED, SHE DOESN'T HAVE CABLE, THE LAPTOP WAS BOUGHT WITH A TAX REBATE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE INTERNET, AND SHE ONLY SPENDS 30 DOLLARS A YEAR ON NAIL POLISH. THIS STORY DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING TONIGHT. AFTER THIS NEWS STORY RAN YESTERDAY IN THE LAS CRUCES AREA ... BLANCA GOT A PLEASANT SURPRISE FROM ONE OF HER OWN SIBLINGS. HER BROTHER HAS DECIDED TO TAKE CARE OF THE 9 YEAR OLD WHEN BLANCA CANNOT. BACK TO YOU. FOR THE FIRST  « Less