To Hell and Back

PBN's last blog blast asked, "how far would you go/have you gone for your child(ren)?"

I intended to participate, but every time I started, I had to stop.

I would put myself and my family upwards of $20,000 in legal fees debt for you.

I would endure hours of interrogation and scrutiny at the hands of people who had never before met me.

I would risk termination from my job to get you to and from the countless therapy appointments and psychiatric evaluations and meetings with a guardian ad litem.

I would beg, plead, demand and cajole every preschool director who threatened to expel you.

I would put a very new marriage under incredible stress and hope the foundation was strong enough not to crack under pressure.

I would give up night after night of sleep and countless tears.

In summary, I would go to the darkest, innermost circle of hell and back again, if I knew it would keep you safe and happy and allow you to grow into the adult I know you will be.