All the letters on this subject took me way back.One thing I remember is......I didn't ask questions beyond a simple "are you ok to go home?"...when they finally did.The only thing we provided was a dinner table....or brfast as the case was & a hug or two.
Funny how many posters had rules.We raised our girls pretty strictly & insisted the other kids follow the same rules while in our house.This past summer.a young man stopped by & asked DH if he remembered him? Not sure he did, but anyway, he stayed for a couple hrs,telling us about his life etc.He said DH was a great example for him in the way he worked & the way he didn't pull any punches about right & wrong.We don't know what went on with his family, but it was a reminder of how we can all be an example without even knowing how much it affects some ones life.
Off my soapbox now. Have enjoyed the thread.