My Ebenezer

Posted Sep 10th 2007

by Ebenezer

One of the things that I did for Stella last week was gather her things from the foster home. 3 small duffle bags, a small radio, and 3 garbage bags.

Broke. My. Heart.

When I brought some extra clothes to her, I asked if she’d mind if I moved her things into another bag – I didn’t want to “go through” them without her permission. I found 2 big duffle bags on clearance at Target and moved all of her things from the garbage bag into the duffles. So now, at least she doesn’t have to carry her things around in a trash bag.

I’m making labels for all of her bags – like labeling her bags is going to fix her life. I just want to make sure that her things go with her when she moves. I guess I should really embroidery them so the tags can’t be removed. Everything she owns besides a few pairs of clothes is right now on my living room couch in 5 duffle bags. I should point out that when moving her things from the trash bags to the duffles, I came across no photos. For some reason, that made me really sad. I wonder if she even has a photo from when she was little.

She seems to be making some progress, but then again, she may also be playing me like a fiddle. Frankly, I don’t care. I think she needs someone to be on her side.

How many momentos do you have from the first 15 years of your life? Do you have an outfit you wore as a baby? A photograph? A favorite toy or doll? Special certificates you received? A baby book?

tags: Child Abuse / Advocacy 1 comment