July 20, 2007
Today is Skylar's first trip to visit her biological family. This is hard.
When we were told about Skylar, Chad and I were told that parental rights had not been terminated but it looked highly probable. Because rights were not terminated Skylar by law was to have a weekly visit with her biological family. As we were introduced to taking her we were informed that her family had not been showing up for the weekly visits. They occurred Friday's from about 9am to 2 pm.
Chad and I soon learned from the transporter that not only were Skylar's parents coming to the visits but also her grandparents. And because of the positive strides Skylar's family had been making they were allowed "off campus" visits. This means that trips to McDonald's were frequent and unchaperoned. Skylar would come back with soda in her sippy cup along with several toys. Chad and I were being her disciplinarians while her weekly visits consisted of fun, food, and freedom.
Week after week Skylar would come back grumpy and not using her words or signs. It would take half the weekend for us to get back in our groove. She was a very timid little girl and rightfully so. She'd been in more homes than Chad had ever lived in at 26.
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