OMFG
Got an email today from skids' therapist. It was a forward from their law guardian that SS9 called her upset saying he doesn't want to continue therapy. He said "My mom never told me I can't go" and said he doesn't think she listens to him...or something.
BM refuses to go to these appointments, which DH pointed out to him, when SS9 brought the whole issue up with him tonight.
I'm wondering how can any person think this phonecall from SS9 to his law guardian is legitimate? The child cannot provide an honest, substantial reason to not want to continue therapy. It's clear BM doesn't want him going, and it's clear she's manipulated him into not wanting to go. We have trial in a little over a month. WTH. I hate that the system takes her with any kind of seriousness in this. She keeps pushing and pushing, and it always seems ridiculous, but when we get in that court room, it just feels like there's some curve ball we're missing. Could there be?
Children don't get to choose
Children don't get to choose if they want therapy or not.
It's like the law guardian is
It's like the law guardian is taking everything at face value, and doesn't consider for one second that perhaps this child has been emotionally beaten by his mother regarding his therapy. He was doing so great all year long, and now the sensitivity, the waterworks, the irritability, all of it is back. SS12 was MISERABLE to everyone last night. Refused to have dinner with us, constantly rolling his eyes at me etc. Clearly he's back in his "I hate women" place because he's spent the past 5 days watching this garbage from his mother.
The therapist suggests a family meeting. I'm thinking a meeting between the parents and the therapist would be best, as they are the ones who get to decide whether or not to continue therapy. Of course, with mom's refusal to participate, it would never happen. Don't know what to do.