The agency contacted her to see if she wanted to reconnect and she said yes. She is basically homeless, has been divorced twice and recently gotten out of an abusive relationship. She was living in a shelter but a friend took her in and she is working in a factory. She was told about the struggles we are having with difficult child and her comment was "well it is genetic." She is going to write difficult child a letter and we will communicate via email until we arrange a meeting with difficult child.
I made it clear to the social worker that I only had difficult child's best interest at heart and that I didn't want to do anything that would stop forward progress. However based on the fact that difficult child has been smoking pot basically every night and not coming home until the next day tells me that we don't have much to loose right now.
The social worker feels that this meeting may be good for difficult child and that she may decide she doesn't want that type of life. I'm not so sure but I guess we are going to find out.
Nancy
I made it clear to the social worker that I only had difficult child's best interest at heart and that I didn't want to do anything that would stop forward progress. However based on the fact that difficult child has been smoking pot basically every night and not coming home until the next day tells me that we don't have much to loose right now.
The social worker feels that this meeting may be good for difficult child and that she may decide she doesn't want that type of life. I'm not so sure but I guess we are going to find out.
Nancy