Nobody’s Son: Part 3 of 3: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own

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Cathy Glass. Nobody’s Son: Part 3 of 3: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own

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Chapter Sixteen. Say Something Positive

Chapter Seventeen. Not to Blame

Chapter Eighteen. Labelled

Chapter Nineteen. Conflicting Emotions

Chapter Twenty. Not Mum and Dad

Chapter Twenty-One. The Family

Chapter Twenty-Two. The Line Went Dead

Chapter Twenty-Three. Before It’s Too Late

Chapter Twenty-Four. The Hug

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That night Alex didn’t have a nightmare as such but did a lot of sleep talking, clearly grappling with the issues he was having to deal with. One time when I went into his room to settle him I had to smile, as he was talking about his social worker being eaten by a lion. Simba? I reassured him there wasn’t a real lion and he went back to sleep. Dreams are nature’s way of cleansing the subconscious.

Jill arrived first and as I took her coat she asked me how Alex’s behaviour had been since the last time we’d spoken. I said mixed. I’d go into more detail at the review. She looked in on the children to say hello. Adrian and Paula managed a small, shy hello, but Alex kept his head firmly down and, true to his word, said nothing. Debbie arrived next and as I took her coat I told her that Alex was refusing to attend his review and we hadn’t completed his questionnaire. ‘Perhaps he’ll join us later,’ she said. I showed her where the children were and she said, ‘Hi, how are you?’

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