Rya update
We foster parented an exuberant 15 year old this summer/last year and she chose to return to her orphanage/friends/boyfriend this fall.
It was a painful experience for all of us, but perhaps some good came from it...
We hear from regular updates that she is doing better this year, much calmer, and has not been sent to the psychiatric hospital for chronic breakdowns like last winter.
We also connected Rya with her birth family, and it sounds like she has regular visits and contact with her aunt. At least a bond with someone she feels connected to.
I often remember the info we gave her on birth control/HIV and the meetings we held daily discussing communication, responsibility, honesty, etc. Maybe something rubbed off.
One can only hope!
It was a painful experience for all of us, but perhaps some good came from it...
We hear from regular updates that she is doing better this year, much calmer, and has not been sent to the psychiatric hospital for chronic breakdowns like last winter.
We also connected Rya with her birth family, and it sounds like she has regular visits and contact with her aunt. At least a bond with someone she feels connected to.
I often remember the info we gave her on birth control/HIV and the meetings we held daily discussing communication, responsibility, honesty, etc. Maybe something rubbed off.
One can only hope!