A Dream is a Wish--Mini-TR [UPDATED WITH PIX posts 316 & 320] - Page 13 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Thx! I'm loving the ER docs right now. who have said that while he is a huge problem at home, and at risk for hurting himself, he seems to be ok if allowed to just play and watch TV. They advised against inpatient because they felt it would do more harm than good at this point. Dsis is going to take him home and let him watch TV and stuff and see if he can be manageable. He's on a waiting list for a therapy day school and they think he will get in within 10 days. So relieved! He has attachment disorder and instinctively I just don't think separation from mom and dad is a good idea.
So glad for those compassionate ER docs! I'm sure there will be ups and downs, but hope this goes well now and he gets into the new school soon.
Me too. We may go up to Portland this weekend to get him out to a park. He's never flipped out completely with anyone except his parents, so I'm not worried about taking him out.
Sadly, but it's a relief, they have decided that with DS so unstable, they are not able to be foster parents to other children. They are looking into moving DfosterD. My poor sis feels like the biggest failure right now.
Thanks for the Pixies, Pam, Cheryl, and Mayra. My heart breaks for their little family.
More pixies needed for DSis, this time for their good friend's son. Little "O", 6 years old, and his brothers were playing when a freak accident occurred, causing bleeding in his brain. He is in a coma at the local children's hospital. They have the bleeding stopped and pressure in the brain stabilized, but Docs don't know if he will every wake up.
There's so much tragedy in my Dsis's life right now. Yes, this is the one that may or may not join us, with her son and foster daughter. At this point, I really doubt they could come so soon, since her son has been in crisis for the past few weeks.
We did go up last weekend and spent some time with DNeph. His behavior was pretty normal with us, we were with him one evening while my Sis and BIL went to a support group and then the next day we took him swimming. Seems like the bulk of what he's going through is identity stuff with having been moved from what he thought was his forever family at age 4 and then adopted by my sis's family. He talks a lot about not really being a part of our family, that my son isn't his "real cousin" etc. But he seemed to enjoy our visit and said he'd like us to come see him again soon. So that was good.
Thanks for all your good thoughts. Although I'm surrounded by tragedy a lot right now, I'm doing well. I'm feeling pretty excited about our trip as we march through another month!
Sounds like your nephew had "reactive attachment disorder" which basically has him striving to get those who love him to reject him on his terms, seeing as he believes he will eventually be rejected. It is very common in children who are adopted at an older age and yes, 4 is older.
Many, many thoughts and prayers for your DSis. Parenting one of these children is very, very hard and so many adoptive/foster parents just give up. I hope you and your family are able to provide her with a bit of support she will need. And this poor child, behaves so people will not love him and needs love more than most.
I have worked in the system for 40 years, first as a social worker than a lawyer. The system needs to put as much money keeping kids in their homes as they do once they take them out. I have told social workers if they gave my client half the money they are paying for residential care for his/her child(ren), my client could parent the child.
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What terrible news! That poor family with the little boy who was injured. Glad your nephew was doing well when you were there. So sad for him and for your sister and her DH that he has to deal with these attachment issues. He needs to know that this is his family now and I hope time spent with extended family and a cousin will eventually help him with that.
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