Each night, as I lay down to sleep, I dream that I hear David moving around in the house. He hasn’t been home since October 3, but still. I feel the urge to get up and check on him. To shine my light near where his head ought to be. My nightly ritual used to…
Category: adoption
Who makes major life decisions
for our son? Turns out, it may not necessarily be his mother or myself. Quite frankly, it may not be the team of psychiatrists or other professionals associated with his case. It for sure doesn’t seem to be the psychiatric residential treatment center where he is a resident, or the school where he is in…
Adoption placement date Plus 10 years
10 years ago today David came to his forever home. I can’t believe that it has been 10 years already. In that time, there were so many things that happened. The first laptop that he took apart when he was 4. The first desktop that he tried to take apart when he was 5. The…