Ray’s story was a bittersweet read for me, something that I have come to take for granted as an adult, it is the thought that everyone has a happy home and parents. A lot of this stuff brings back memories that I had dealt with a long time ago, through therapy and counseling, haven’t thought about for years, I digress. The delay of telling Ray that there was a couple interested in him, for six months, is a lifetime for a child. Then to dump it on him, the day of, must have caused much unneeded anxiety. Then making him work for weekend visits, again causing unneeded anxiety. At the end of Ray’s story he has nothing but good things to say about the residential treatment center, extremely gracious. I agree with the author that visits and
