1176 miles. From home, to the residential facility and back again. 4 days. The thing about driving. It gives a person a lot of time to think. Ruminations about fatherhood, about things that a person might have done differently for David. I keep coming back to one inalienable truth. We did what we had to do. Not…
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The first pass of this trip.
David has been on a plan. This relates to behaviors they display in the residence hall. As a result he was at risk of losing part of his pass / visit with me. I am not complaining. My reality is that if he is exhibiting behaviors, and I am in town, then he loses pass…
the greatest treasure
David turned thirteen years old last Tuesday. On July 28th, will be 11 years since his adoption was finalized. How quickly the time goes. For David’s birthday, we went out to the facility he lives in to visit him. Most of the family went. We arrived late Monday, spent Tuesday, Wednesday and part of Thursday…