Boyfriends, girlfriends and other exciting developments put paid to that, but, as any parent will probably attest, in a good way.As for the children from school, well of course I went back after the holidays ready to face my new challenges, and happily I got to see Chloe, Jonathan and Tommy almost every day. They were back in mainstream classes and each of them went on to do really well. Chloe and her mum got the support they so badly needed, and they thrived on it. So much so that it was decided to hold off looking for a new specialist school for Chloe, particularly when Mrs Jones started to attend AA meetings and, finally, to everyone’s delight, stopped drinking. She said that she felt like she’d been woken from a very long sleep. Fingers crossed she doesn’t drift away again.Jonathan continued to live with the Halls, and although he watched other foster children come and go, I found out recently that he remained with them until he was 18, and when he was old enough, he even got sponsored to go to work at Camp America for a full summer, where he assisted in outdoor activities for young people.Tommy never changed, and I’m glad of it.
