
So the majority of you who are on here have known me a LONG time and are aware of my sister’s foster care that she does. I have a 9 year old nephew who was adopted when he was 2. He came into Janel’s life as a 3 day old. When he was born, he was born addicted to meth. His birth "mother" did meth the entire time she was pregnant and her first pre-natal check up was when she went into labor. She had Brian, went out and got high, and then came back to the hospital and asked for her baby. Needless to say he did not go with her, he came to my sister. At that time we didn’t know the long term effects of meth. He was such a quiet baby who slept a lot and didn’t cry too much. Well we know it now. Meth is such a horrible drug. Brian has severe learning problems which make him frustrated and makes homework a nightly battle. He also cannot put actions/consequences together. He gets angry easily and has trouble calming down. He is a big kid thanks to the steroids in the drug. Long story short (ha ha) he has a life full of disadvantages he never asked for. I can’t help but feel he feels hopeless and lost. I know he is 9 but he seems like a sad kid; he knows he is angry but he doesn’t want to be. Meth kids generally start showing their severe anger issues about 5 yrs of age. That was true w/ Brian too; it hasn’t gotten better. I think he also feels like there is always this chance he will be sent "back"; it is hard for him to decipher between adoption and foster kids. With the exception of him and Nessa (his adoptive sister who also used to be a foster kid) all the foster kids have been placed in other homes. I think he is afraid of going back someday. I could be way off but it’s just a hunch. He is a great kid who is battling things he never asked for and certainly doesn’t deserve. I worry about him on a daily basis. I guess I don’t really know why I am writing this except to ask all of you who believe in the power of prayer to pray to God daily for Brian. I think it is so unfair that he will have problems beyond his control for the rest of his life because some woman decided to take drugs while she was pregnant. So just pray God works a miracle in Brian’s life and takes these awful effects of the drug away. He deserves to have a good life where he is happy.
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