I'm about as exhausted as anyone can be.  I don't have the strength for all the details, but I'll "sum up."  Tiffany showed up again last night, completely defiant and not at all remorseful.  I told her that her puppy had found a new home because she left him alone and was not taking care of him.  She called the police to report me for theft ( ( Read more... )

Tiffany came home yesterday, but unfortunately left again.  Literally within 5 minutes of my going to get her, she was belligerent and demanding.  No apology, no reasoning, just ....  well, a bi-polar, damaged teenager.  Took her to the therapist.  Tried tough love.  Her birth brother called yesterday because she had called him.  He told me that ( Read more... )

Tiffany called and talked to the Detective last night.  She was clearly already second-guessing this situation.  She called me this morning and she is willing to let me come and get her.  She still doesn't want to live at home, but I told her that we could sit down with her therapist and her mental health support caseworker and see what ( Read more... )

Tiffany called briefly last night.  All she would say is "I'm not coming home.  I can be myself here."  She said she was with "a 20-year-old I met on myspace."  The fact that she stated his age leads me to believe he's probably much older than that.  How sad that she sees herself in such a way that she can't "be herself" in a family that loves her ( Read more... )

I am completely overwhelmed at the support and help I'm getting in the search for Tiffany. I have seen TONS of cross-postings of my appeal and I can't thank you all enough!  This is what lets me know that people ARE good and kind overall and what makes our world wonderful ( Read more... )

She ran away again on Saturday night.  But this time she hasn't come back.  The last "issue" I had with her was that she had left the house with some older man she met on myspace.  I don't know if that's who she ran away with or what. 

Haven't updated you on my life in a while. So here goes:

( TIFFANY )

today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#27971282

Here's the link to Tiffany's story aired on Thanksgiving Day.

Well, the word from the producer today is that our story will air at 8:44 am tomorrow on the Today Show. If you know anyone interested in adoption, tell them to watch! I haven't seen it either, so I hope it's good!