No letters for us today. Hopefully that means he's beginning to accept that he's there for a while, and is beginning to work the program. It could just mean he's given up on us rescuing him, but I think I'll try to be optimistic.
He did write to his sister today. This means we have a decision. The therapist suggests we screen the mail, to make sure he's not asking her to pass messages to his friends. Part of me thinks that's a good idea, but the rest of me feels that's a real violation of an 18 year old's privacy. I think the best way to handle it is to explain what's at stake and ask if she's comfortable saying "no" to him if he asks her to contact anyone for him, or if she'd prefer us to act as a buffer.
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