Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most

Re:Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most by aidenn0 on Saturday November 22, 2025 @12:18PM (#46016356)

Entered foster care at 2 due to abuse and neglect; we were her fourth placement in 7 months; weekly mandated visits with neglectful mother and monthly mandated visits with abusive grandmother for 2 years before termination of parental rights. She had nightmares until 3am after every visit with grandmother. We adopted her at 5.

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Re:Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most by balamatom on Sunday November 23, 2025 @04:21AM (#46021991)

This sounds terrible. Thank you for saving her.

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Re:Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most by aidenn0 on Monday November 24, 2025 @03:22PM (#46038787)

Believe me, we didn't save her; she's doing as well as she is because of the hard work she put in (particularly in her later teenage years). I hope the environment we provided helped her in that, but I don't think I can take much of the credit.

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