10 years ago God blessed me with a beautiful little girl. I was in a bad relationship to begin with, but I loved that little girl. Her mother and I split up and I met a woman (now my wife) about 3 years after my daughter was born. I fought for a couple years for visitation rights, and eventually trying to gain custody. I found out earlier that my daughter was born with FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome), PTSD, and RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder). My ex was not very loving and did not take very good care of my daughter. We eventually got custody due to the fact that her mother dropped her off on our doorstep and left. Over the years, my daughter’s condition got worse and her behavior was threatening the safety of herself, my wife and I, and our son (3 years old at the time). I sought help from Social Services (big mistake). Nobody was qualified to treat a child with RAD, but everyone tried, with no success. Social Services got to the point they took me to court for custody in order to get her the help she “needed”. She ended up in a foster home and her mother was notified. We spent several months in and out of court trying to fight to get her back. In the end I relinquished my rights and recommended she go to a home where she is the youngest or only child. To make a long story short, it has been about 3 years since I saw her last (wasn’t even allowed to tell her goodbye one last time). We received a phone call a couple weeks ago from the family that has her. They want me to be involved with her and allowed me to call her anytime and was given 100% open communication. I have waited years for this moment and I am so excited I got to hear her voice for the first time in 3 years! God is good and I couldn’t have thought of a better time to talk to my daughter!
