lmao that is awesome i like the way you think its quite entertaining, But a drone can be shot down by a simple shotgun. so after spending millions of dollars; You would be wasting it if someone like me were to see it around. I'm from texas we don't take shit lightly like that lol :) -patricia
If you have family that can be a support - a visiting resource - that might be enough. She will receive some support after she turns 18. In most states - If she is in school and wants to take college classes, for instance, she will get support. She will also get support if she wants to pursue a non degree program (you know, hair cutting). Or even community college.
Kids her age need folks to send cards and call. You may not have a relative who will take her in, but there might be someone who will fulfill that role.
As for not contacting you - she will be able to contact you directly, if she wants to. Kids are resourceful and she is nearly 18. You have this blog, for instance.
I don't know what she wants, at this point. But - for most teens, writing letters is hard. And she will be struggling with what happened in her life - and yours (why you went to prison is hard news and she has friends).
I wouldn't expect anything to her. I would tell her social worker that you would like to commit to writing every two weeks or once a month. Then send a short note. Just a simple one - no heavy emotional stuff. Tell her a funny story about your life - or talk about the weather. Just a page. Maybe a quote from someone that you like.
Keep in mind everything that you write here is easily (VERY easily) findable on the internet - it pops up with your name. So it will be read by everyone in the system, too. GAL and social worker.
All parents worry about 18 year olds. Remember that. There only so much ANY parent can do. I know if feels worse for you, but nothing in life is really all that different.
If this should be any consolation, love problems have been and are continually felt by persons all over the globe. Just read any love poem from ancient Rome, or a play by Shakespeare; or listen to a song by Bob Dylan. You're not alone! Stay strong, bro! G-d will determine whether or not you will find a suitable soul-mate on this Earth; perhaps your most perfect companion, who will bring you the same happiness that Adam had, lies not in this life, but in the afterlife. Or maybe you'll find her tomorrow. Never give up! As a last suggestion, perhaps that aching in your heart is not for a woman, although such a longing for the opposite sex may be a part of it; perhaps it's a longing for a deeper connection with G-d through Christ. It has at least satisfied me, as well as the saints and many others throughout history. Jesus understands us better than we do ourselves, and His love fills up the gaps in the heart. It actively works in our lives; as Kierkegaard contemplated, “To the Christian love is the works of love. To say that love is a feeling or anything of the kind is really an un-Christian conception of love. That is the aesthetic definition and therefore fits the erotic and everything of that nature. But to the Christian love is the works of love. Christ’s love was not an inner feeling, a full heart and what not, it was the work of love which was his life." Look for that woman who will join her soul with yours; if your soul should be complete with Christ, rejoice in that fact. Keep writing! Peace, Calhoun25
All I can say is Blah!! it's not cute :P I've gotten into the habit of saying a few…weird things :) About a month ago my teacher asked me to write a descriptive poem on an emotion…I tried to write one that was happy but I just ended up writing about lunch, an eagle and Depression *She still laughs at the fact I wrote about lunch* My best one, in my opinion, is this one:
The feeling of darkness It makes your day blue The pain of loss, to find a new. It’s like a cage you can never break. Trapped forever to never wake. It eats your soul and kills your spirit. It haunts your dreams and takes your joy. It’s what you love most that it destroys. Always alone. Never to wake
I wasn't trying to make it rhyme so blah. Lately we've been doing a lot of poetry. I just want to know what you think of that one. I have been writing some stories but again, they turn dark. I guess scary stories are for me :) I can never make a happy ending and not feel fake. hehe…kinda a fail. I'm just glad mom doesn't care. My teacher called home whenever she reads one of my stories if there is anything "inappropriate" so It takes me a lot longer then normal to write a kitty story. It's annoying. Ah well it's cool :) I'll have to write one and let you read it. Would you like one?
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Kids her age need folks to send cards and call. You may not have a relative who will take her in, but there might be someone who will fulfill that role.
As for not contacting you - she will be able to contact you directly, if she wants to. Kids are resourceful and she is nearly 18. You have this blog, for instance.
I don't know what she wants, at this point. But - for most teens, writing letters is hard. And she will be struggling with what happened in her life - and yours (why you went to prison is hard news and she has friends).
I wouldn't expect anything to her. I would tell her social worker that you would like to commit to writing every two weeks or once a month. Then send a short note. Just a simple one - no heavy emotional stuff. Tell her a funny story about your life - or talk about the weather. Just a page. Maybe a quote from someone that you like.
Keep in mind everything that you write here is easily (VERY easily) findable on the internet - it pops up with your name. So it will be read by everyone in the system, too. GAL and social worker.
All parents worry about 18 year olds. Remember that. There only so much ANY parent can do. I know if feels worse for you, but nothing in life is really all that different.
Take care
“To the Christian love is the works of love. To say that love is a feeling or anything of the kind is really an un-Christian conception of love. That is the aesthetic definition and therefore fits the erotic and everything of that nature. But to the Christian love is the works of love. Christ’s love was not an inner feeling, a full heart and what not, it was the work of love which was his life."
Look for that woman who will join her soul with yours; if your soul should be complete with Christ, rejoice in that fact. Keep writing!
Peace,
Calhoun25
The feeling of darkness
It makes your day blue
The pain of loss,
to find a new.
It’s like a cage you can never break.
Trapped forever to never wake.
It eats your soul and kills your spirit.
It haunts your dreams and takes your joy.
It’s what you love most that it destroys.
Always alone.
Never to wake
I wasn't trying to make it rhyme so blah. Lately we've been doing a lot of poetry. I just want to know what you think of that one. I have been writing some stories but again, they turn dark. I guess scary stories are for me :) I can never make a happy ending and not feel fake. hehe…kinda a fail. I'm just glad mom doesn't care. My teacher called home whenever she reads one of my stories if there is anything "inappropriate" so It takes me a lot longer then normal to write a kitty story. It's annoying. Ah well it's cool :) I'll have to write one and let you read it. Would you like one?