[willowhawk]

I knew that there would many mixed reviews regarding this terribly sad situation. But, I think the nail was hit on the head when RAD was mentioned. I, too, sat in judgement of this Mom at first, then realized that I am not walking in her shoes. I, at one point had to have one of my adopted kids (not a sibling of these) removed from the house as he was a danger to the entire family as well as family pets. The difference was, is that I did not abandon him. I stuck by him and saw to it that he received the help he was crying out for. He is now 19 and home on leave from the Army and doing remarkably well. I know many will say poor parenting when they hear that my kids are doing fantastic. But, I won't get into the long story of how my road has been as a single parent with these children. All I know is that the damage was done to these children at an early age and it just goes to show that you can put a child in a beautiful home, give them all the material things they need, as well as vacations, music lessons, art lessons, etc. and it doesn't make any difference. If there is RAD....none of it makes any difference. Needless to say as a conclusion, I am thinking of how I can help these children. I will do all in my power to see that we don't lose contact with them.