Good day
It was a good day today. My husband and I had a long drive to visit our son at the juvenile detention center.
We've always loved long drives. Good conversation happens on long drives and it did again today.
At the visit we were the only family who chose to use the courtyard area. We had a lot of privacy and no distractions from the other families and the conversation was mostly real and personal. We were talking on an adult-to-adult level. He is trying to figure out his life and understand the hard parts better. We are not the enemy anymore but rather allies on a journey that intersects with his.
There are hard parts ahead of him yet, but I am learning not to lose hope. I used to think that if he ended up in prison we would lose him forever. Instead we seem to be finally getting him back.
We've always loved long drives. Good conversation happens on long drives and it did again today.
At the visit we were the only family who chose to use the courtyard area. We had a lot of privacy and no distractions from the other families and the conversation was mostly real and personal. We were talking on an adult-to-adult level. He is trying to figure out his life and understand the hard parts better. We are not the enemy anymore but rather allies on a journey that intersects with his.
There are hard parts ahead of him yet, but I am learning not to lose hope. I used to think that if he ended up in prison we would lose him forever. Instead we seem to be finally getting him back.
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