New Message to Austin Knightly

Hi Austin. I felt I needed to write to you again and give you more information that DCYF won't tell you and I'm sure they never told the people who adopted you.

I'm sure you were never told Leah and Brenda did a home study so you could come live with us. They both told us they were advocating for you to be placed with us. They both told us we had nothing to worry about. That you belonged with us. They knew, CASA knew, Lucy from St. Charles knew and your Counselor all knew the strong bond you shared with Grampie. They even testified in court to the fact that you wanted to live with us. Lucy even told us how you cried when you were placed in the Children's Home. She said she asked how she could take your pain away and you answered you wanted Grampie and your dog Belle.

The Home Study was turned in unfinished. Tracey Gubbins made many false statement's and signed it off as finished, but it never was. It took eight month's and before you were to be placed with us, they found another family who wanted you, so of course they went back on their word like alway's. If that family didn't come along, you would be with us today.

Lorraine Bartlett told your grandfather and I that they were afraid I would take you off the medication they put you on, therefore we couldn't have you. That was their excuse. You see, if we took you off the medication, DCYF would not get the extra federal funding for you. One of your uncles was much more hyper than you. He even got into more than you did. He was ten times more hyper than you, getting into thing's and never sitting still. Grampie and I handled it. We never put any of our kid's on medication. Keeping a hyper child busy is the key. DCYF and many of the foster stranger's don't know how to deal with hyper children, so their easy way out is to drug them.

They first fed you drug's after you tried to hang yourself because you couldn't see Grampie. They drugged you for violent behavior. Then DCYF changed their diagnosis to ADHD. It's odd, but when you were in school in Nashua, you were tested for ADHD and didn't have it and you never had violent behavior either.

Also, the people who have you were only told what DCYF wanted to tell them. They were never told the truth. If they were, they would never have gone along with keeping you drugged and keeping you from your family. If they knew, they would have felt guilty about adopting you. They would have known we were promised placement of you if they hadn't come along. I hope they're treating you good and I hope they understand how much you love us and we love you.

Do you remember your Aunt Candy now, because you couldn't remember her at the Children's Home when you were first drugged? She loves and misses you and so does the rest of your family.

Oh, one last thing. One of your new cousin's comes over the house often and takes your picture from next to the computer and walk's around kissing it. We keep telling her, "This is Austin, your cousin and someday you'll get to meet him." I hope that someday is very soon.

We love and miss you Austin. Please don't forget us. We will be right here waiting for you for as long as it takes.
And below is a video Uncle Bob made for you. I hope you like it.
Love Grammy and Grampie