It has taken over a year, many arrests, several restraining orders, losing custody of her kids and multiple trips to jail… but I think BM might be figuring it out. At the very least she is learning how to use her superpower of ‘sneakiness/bending the rules/taking short cuts to get her own way’ for the kids instead of against them.

Our attorney’s office called last night, they had received from BM’s attorney paperwork for me. One signed and notarized medical power of attorney, authorizing me to make any and all decisions, sign for and seek medical care, dental care and psychological care. I am authorized to approve any and all treatment plans etc: Acting in place of the mother, for the minor children listed below: Skid2, skid3, skid4.

We had been having a problem getting skid 3 into counseling due to BM having to sign a consent form and participate in an intake interview: Kind of hard to do from jail. So now, apparently I can sign, I can do the “mothers” interview and the kid can get started seeing a therapist!!

I am thrilled the kid can see a therapist especially as she is asking to! I am even MORE thrilled however that BM has for once, placed her child’s NEED over her own demand to be the one and only “mother” the kids have.

And we had no idea she was doing it. Last we had heard the therapists office told us to have the CO modified and the wording ‘sole medical decision making awarded to the father’ so the kid could start therapy. Our attorney estimated with case back logs, it might get signed off on by Christmas. That was with BM stating she would agree to it, so the kid could get counseling. Everyone was disgusted with the time frame it would take.

Apparently sneaky BM found a way to speed things up! Waiting for 8:30 and office hours to start and I am calling the therapists office to schedule skid3 her appt, as DH and I have already done “our” intake interview all they should need is me signing the consent, by POA, for BM.