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Sounds like my son
Originally Posted By Mike
Jimmy didnt come into foster care till he was almost 11. He was abandoned by his mom and has a lot of trouble realizing that she didnt fight to keep him.
In addition to regular counseling, I've found that Jimmy feels better when he's allowed to talk about his mom. I always listen when he talks about her. (Apparently, the Creamcheeses thought he shouldn't do that because he was just being "ungrateful" to them). I never pass judgement on her, nor offer any opinion. Most of it is just his emotional venting.
Sometimes, my heart just aches for this kid. I don't think he's ever been allowed to grieve his losses in any of his earlier placements. His workers think that this is why he's taken to me so much, because I'm adopting him AND his past. The evil Creamcheeses just wanted to adopt a cute kid and tried to lock away his past.
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