Another Missed Visit

Wednesday I headed down to DCFS for the normal visit from 10-12. At 9:50, when I was just 4 blocks away from DCFS, the scoial worker called to say that the parents weren't coming in today. But since I was so close, and he hadn't seen the baby since March 14, he said to come down and we would visit about the case. So we spent about an hour talking, and I feel much better about him (the sw) now. When he first took over the case, and I wan't sure what to think - he didn't seem too invested in the situation. But now I know how he really feels. He told me that this is usually the time when the parents start to show their true colors - it's been 2-1/2 months since they lost their baby, and they may be getting tired of all the requirements that they need to meet. He also said that maybe they really don't want to parent this child, but felt they had to "show a good fight" in order to not feel guilty about the state taking their baby away. He said he'd have a nice long talk with them. He said he has been successful in the past with getting parents to do willing relinquishment, and that may be were this case is headed. We're supposed to have another scheduled visit on Monday, but the sw said to wait and talk with him Monday morning about whether to bring Little Guy down or not. So, for now, we just wait, and pray. Maybe this will be over before sooner than we thought!