Sibling Visits

With holidays and a zillion work things, it's been awhile since I've written.

The visit we had planned back in November didn't happen.

Baby sis lost it and ended up in the hospital, followed by going to a residential treatment center.  It was rough not getting to see her for the holidays.

We got thru the holidays fine, despite that, and kiddo started getting more and more stressed about the lack of contact with her sister.

This week though, she has called kiddo every day and her therapist has been on a few of the calls and they have arranged a play date. It's going to be harder because she's even further from us now, but we're all excited to see her.

I think baby sis is anxious to see kiddo.  Today she called (5th day in a row) and said "so when is it you're coming to see me?"

I've been a little uptight over the whole situation, a little angry at the baby sis for disrupting the plans for the holidays, losing her temper and refusing to go back where she was.  Yeah, she asked to be moved and it wasn't pretty.  She tore up all her clothes.  We couldn't send her her Christmas gifts because it's not items on the approved list.  We send some of kiddos hand me down clothes so she'd have something other than Christmas to take care of her clothing needs.

S (baby sis) isn't speaking with her case worker currently, angry over her placement, etc.  I'm hoping this means she'll actually work the plan, realizing she's had it made with some of the group homes and that this rtc stay will result in enough healing to allow her to be able to live in a family setting.