I got to speak with a former kid client yesterday. She's 21 now!

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I have kept up with the adoptive mom of a child I worked with in Oakland many years ago. The biological mom was nice, but had some issues that made it difficult for her to raise the child. The child was adopted by a "middle class" family at 3, and was raised by them in a city on the East Coast. I had worked with the child since she was about 18-months old until that point. Yesterday, I gave the adoptive mom a call, and her daughter, now 21, was there, as was the daughter's boyfriend.. Mon put me on speaker phone. We all shared some conversation,and then the daughter asked me an interesting question: Did I seem like a child 'with issues' when you worked with me?" I responded that we all have issues, but that she seemed like sweet and happy kid. We then moved on to other things. She sounded confident and articulate. I came away from the conversation in a good mood. I hope this little girl, now 21, continues to thrive.