I know this woman as an acquaintance from the ice skating rink where my kids skated with her girl for years. I saw her bring both the younger adopted sisters in the beginning and I watched her home school them and correct their writing. The youngest I know, had skating lessons for a while and looked cute on the ice at only 2 or 3 years old. SHe was visibly strong willed when she adopted them. Sylvia actually confided in me and told me of how the girls would urinate on the family's tooth brushes and wipe their defacation on the walls of her home if she let them run free. They also threated the family and stole constantly. I don't know if this was in reaction to being locked up or not. She told me of the bunk bed and how she had to put bars across the front to keep them in. SHe shared the youngest was learning the bad behaviors from the older one. The oldest girl did seem to have a fairytale princess kind of life and was always well dressed and had very good and expensive coaching.Sylvia drove at least twice a week from Santa Barbara to Oxnard (about an hour each way) to get her training. I don't remember hearing much about the boy but I thought he played in the orchestra too. I would have thought she could have gotten help for the kids through the county but perhaps she thought they wouldn't believe the bizarre behavior. This is a single mom who didn't really have to adopt these troubled sisters in the first place. I think there are things that could have been done besides locking the kids up but why would a well dressed, intelligent business woman confide in a rinkrat mother that she was doing these things if she didn't need someone to counsel with? My prayer is that all involved will be able to lean on God's strength and love and that they would learn to forgive as we have been forgiven. God can change hearts. I would hate for these kids to carry this burden and strike out by abusing others in the future or by being mentally scarred for life. I pray for all of them and you should too.
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Posted on April 30 at 8:31 a.m.
I know this woman as an acquaintance from the ice skating rink where my kids skated with her girl for years. I saw her bring both the younger adopted sisters in the beginning and I watched her home school them and correct their writing. The youngest I know, had skating lessons for a while and looked cute on the ice at only 2 or 3 years old. SHe was visibly strong willed when she adopted them. Sylvia actually confided in me and told me of how the girls would urinate on the family's tooth brushes and wipe their defacation on the walls of her home if she let them run free. They also threated the family and stole constantly. I don't know if this was in reaction to being locked up or not. She told me of the bunk bed and how she had to put bars across the front to keep them in. SHe shared the youngest was learning the bad behaviors from the older one. The oldest girl did seem to have a fairytale princess kind of life and was always well dressed and had very good and expensive coaching.Sylvia drove at least twice a week from Santa Barbara to Oxnard (about an hour each way) to get her training. I don't remember hearing much about the boy but I thought he played in the orchestra too. I would have thought she could have gotten help for the kids through the county but perhaps she thought they wouldn't believe the bizarre behavior. This is a single mom who didn't really have to adopt these troubled sisters in the first place. I think there are things that could have been done besides locking the kids up but why would a well dressed, intelligent business woman confide in a rinkrat mother that she was doing these things if she didn't need someone to counsel with?
My prayer is that all involved will be able to lean on God's strength and love and that they would learn to forgive as we have been forgiven. God can change hearts. I would hate for these kids to carry this burden and strike out by abusing others in the future or by being mentally scarred for life. I pray for all of them and you should too.
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