she makes the sign of the teaspoon

C has entered another treatment centre. This is round 5.

I used to dream of her recovery, of being a happy family in which I could support her efforts with Little J while she became self-actualized and put her demons to rest. Now her half-assed attempts at recovery make me nervous because I fear her ability to charm people into believing her in the short term. I fear her getting just sober enough to convince a judge to send her daughter back in for another round of abuse and neglect.

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