giving up temporary custody back fired

  • July 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM by dwit
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when i sent juliette to horizon last year and pulled her out after five months. i really thought i had the tools to help her succeed. i also went through 5 months of parenting and self help seminars. it is required by the facility she is in. i eventually ended up staffing the seminars because i had learned so much. i felt her lack of progress in the school and my commitment to the program, that if i took her home i would be able to handle what ever came my way. well it didnt turn out that way. after two months juliette returned to her old self and spiraled down and mocked me for being a progralm mom. when i decided to send her to a new and better facility it was under the conditions that since my inlaws were paying for the program i would give them temporary custody so i could not pull her til she graduates and then custody will revert back to me. i had agreed to not pattake in th weekly rep calls but would receive letters from juliette and write her as well. now that she is in the program and the papers are filed they have cut me off from communication from her. i appreciate there paying for the school but these people her grandparents have had no relationship for the last seven years. how is it going to help her by not resolving the issues of our home? as they felt i betrayed them by taking her out early the first time i feel violated they would prevent me from communicating with her now. how is she going to come home after we havent spoken for 18 months or how ever long it takes her to graduate and have any issues resolved?????? ugh!

Comments:

redho...
wow...that is hard,so sorry you are going thru that.

redhottmama01 Jul. 17, 2008 at 5:12 PM

tlcfl...

Sorry you are going thru that. Sometimes it is best for the custodial parent to step back (and you tried to do that and keep communication) and sometimes the facility recommends zero communication.

As she goes thru the program and truly works thru her feelings, she will want to talk to you. It is hard to be patient but try to be patient. You made a very hard decision in giving up custody to inlaws and in the long run......your daughter will see that also.

Hang in there!! Make your life stronger for when she comes home. Eventually, the counselors will ask to speak to you, in the meantime, I would send a certified letter to the facility director, keep your copy of it, ask that it be placed in her file and that they contact you when it is time for family theraphy and why you did what you did by giving custody to inlaws.

I sure wish you the best......you have been thru alot, but you can handle this also.

Hugs, Tina

tlcflorida2005 Jul. 19, 2008 at 11:56 PM

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