Coach asked her son Seth if he could talk to his mom (Flo). Coach asked her whether she'd ever considered taking in a foster son. She had four boys, one still at home, and said she hadn't.
Her son Seth encouraged her to take in LD to avoid LD being sent back to Memphis. She'd met him at a football game. Said she knew immediately he was the boy in question.
"He was very much one of our children. I was never afraid of LD. We were frequently alone and I never feared him. Always treated me respectfully, politely, helpful. Did his own laundry, he liked his jeans ironed so did it himself... Responded better to discipline than my own children. Did what we asked him to do."
LD's mother never called or inquired about her son. Was never concerned about who he was with, or what he was doing. Never checked w me. We were willing to take him to see his family. Only met his mother once. LD had a football game in Memphis.
One night LD disappeared and didn't come home. Found out he was in Memphis with his mother. I was "hacked" (mad) at being scared to death. Told him we would talk about it the next day when we were calm. He didn't understand why we were so upset. We discussed at length to ensure wouldn't happen again if he remained in our home. arrot:
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