You don't know me but I am your son's foster mom.
De is an incredible little boy. I know you know this.
He is adjusting so well after all he has been through. I am sure you are aware of what he and his brother have suffered through and experienced before they entered into state care.
The first few days were rough. He was scared. He didn't know who he could trust and who was safe. The adults in his life so far have let him down terribly. He had trouble trusting us and hoarding his food. Slowly he has opened us and in my opinion he is thriving.
At first the doctor was concerned about his size and weight. He is very low on the national percentile of children his age due to malnutrition. However, with a healthy and safe lifestyle he is eating and growing. As of now, he has no ongoing medical appointments or therapies.
Some of this may be hard to hear, but I want to be 100% honest with you. He deserves so much better than the life he has had so far. He deserves better than what the adults in his life have done or have allowed to be done to him.
Mom, he needs you to fight for him. He needs you to do everything you can to make his life better. And he needs you to start now. He needs you to be ready to be his mom again when you are released. As one mother to another, please hear my heart.
I will love him, cherish him, provide everything he needs from a mom, now right. I am filling in for you. But you are his forever mom. I won't keep him from you or turn him against you. I promise.
I need you to promise that you will do everything required of you and then some. I need you to promise that you will become self-less and put his needs and his brother's needs above your own.
We love him, and because you are his mom, we love you too. I pray for you daily and am on your team.
He deserves the best life ever, you can give this to him.
In this together,
Becky
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