So....I am about done here

[KarenMarieS]

CONGRATS FA!!!

Wayyyyyy tooooooooooo goooooooooooooo
yehawww!!

[Trip]

Flight in was great. Nice view from the sky, too!

So happy to be here with FA to help him celebrate.

Talked with his daughter yesterday and she sounded worn down. I think that basically not having any other sort of life has got to her. I am sure all of that will change once she is with FA. For one thing she won't be trapped in house with absolutely nothing to do. Can you believe her mom doesn't even like her reading?

I thought that perhaps reading some good books would be a good thing for her to do while she is not allowed to watch tv or use a computer or even visit with friends.
But nope, that's sitting around apparently. Anyhow, I can tell her spirit is broken from her voice and her tone.

Any suggestions for over the phone? Thats the only contact for now.

[fig]

can she sketch or is that sitting around too?

I spent lots of my time with a sketchbook in hand

can she go to the park or is she locked inside

um

what about doing a penpal type thing

you can send her pretty stationary and postage and she can write and mail letters

ummmmmmm

anything that she could plan or plot out
like a road trip to Mn or something and she can use an atlas to plan the way

[fig]

you could do phone type games with her

like maybe

you could get her a bird book and you have one and you could have contests for who spotted the most different kinds

my mom did that with my boys when we first moved so far away

so like a magazine you could read together over the phone of something that she could discuss with you like it is your own special thing

[Trip]

Yeah, I think she can do some sketching and I know she does most of that at school. She loves drawing and arts and crafts. Most is limited at home though.

Phone stuff can be limited,too. It depends on if her mom is around or not. I can write her but she can't back as her mom does not help with the postal end of it. Perhaps, I can send stamps and hopefully her mom wouldn't take them.

That is why I thought there maybe something I could do to encourage her and keep her spirits up over the phone until she is back in her dad's home.

[fig]

could you send her pics of her room now and then have her make like a portfolio type thing of how she wants it to look

so she could be sketching
planning
all that stuff

then when you get a chance to talk to her she could tell you about the progress or changing of the colors or what have you

[Trip]

That sounds cool. I will ask her.

[shoeprincess]

glad you had a good flight! I feel so bad for FA's daughter. WHy is she beibng deprived of those things

[Trip]

I wish I knew why. It's upsetting.

[Deliberate]

Trip, maybe you could send FA's D some stationary and pre-place stamps on the envelopes? Maybe a style of stationary that mom wouldn't want to use but that D would enjoy? Maybe even with return address labels with D's name on them? Just some thoughts.