My attorney managed to arrange some visits to the ward. He had been making toys out of paper. He had a gift for me of a holder for marbles. Later I noticed that the paper layered on the inside of the holder was this note. To see more of Child D's letters and Child D's art . See also History of Psychological Abuse of Child D

I raised child D full time and we were inseparable. D and I were avid campers. Early on D traveled in the pack. Initially we hiked parks and a neighboring preserve. Then we took trips and hiked in state parks. Child D traveled without complaints glued to the window. We made "plans" or did reading and math lessons at stops and when camping. One woman who watched us doing a lesson at a restaurant interrupted and said she was in child care. She was very impressed that a child paid attention to an adult for such long periods of time. When Child D became enamored with steam trains we went and road the Silverton Line out of Durango. For more information about D and Dad see A History of D_ and Dad .

When Child D was 5 we started sailing on lake Travis, and he really took to it. Child D was inspired by the story "Treasure Island", so when he was 9 D and I bought our own sailboat and kept it in Galveston. It was a big project and D was involved in everything from rebuilding pumps to rigging sails. We took up coastal sailing with aims of making longer passages. It was wonderful to see child D apply his math lessons to reading maps and basic navigation. D made good friends among the other yacht owners. There was an outpouring of paintings of places he dreamed of sailing to, such as St. Lucia, the sea, and even the weather. Read more about Child D and dad sailing.

Child D made this, see more of his art .