[greenrobin]

So, backstory first: DFPS contacted me and basically demanded that I take 2 days a month off of work to take Bubba and Sissy to a 2 hour visit with mom and grandpa in a town about 1 1/2 hours away. After much wrangling and emailing, the visit supervisor said that it would be possible for her to come here, pick up the kids and take them to their visit if I could come get them. Okay! But it works best if we move the visit to after school hours so that I get to keep my job. Okay again!

So we're all set.

Until today.

Apparently the visit supervisor has been talking to the sw about Bubba's behaviors. She said seeing him in person made her doubt that she could transport him safely for the whole trip. We're talking about the to visit trip, not the one home.

I'm scratching my head wondering what the devil she's talking about. I'm assuming he was his normal visit-controlling-out-of-control-self in the visit room. He was a bit hyper when he came out, but that's pretty normal. He does have a few issues about not stretching out his seatbelt while riding, but usually responds well when I put on my angry eyes in the rearview.

I'm totally puzzled. It's okay for ME to drive 3 hours with Drama Boy in the back seat of the Bug with his sister, but not her?

I know we're all scheduled out the wazoo, but this is a really, really tough time of the year for academic teachers. We're getting ready for state high stakes testing, so I have extended teaching days 2 days a week and grad class on one. We live 20 minutes from where I work and the kids are in school in our home town. That leaves 2 days each week for us to do the visit, and one of those is a church night.

I've sent a letter to the sw asking her to please explain what those troubling behaviors are. I'm trying to think up a reasonable compromise. I'm thinking of suggesting that we do visits in a town not far from me and about 2/3 of the way from them. We used to do it, but there were "issues" with that too.

Any suggestions?