oe PROGRESS NOTES 04/04/13: Scheduled a meeting with the elder Y girls, Samantha and Gianna, at the Ireland Place home. They were Erensported by Ms. Olson, who dropped them off. They were reluctant to get out of the car, but she encouraged them to ‘step up to the plate’ and work with me. They got out of the car. They asked whether their father was in the house, and I said that he was, and I did want us to sit down for a short period of time and address whatever issues might come up. Phe girls stated that they were not going to go into the house, even if their father was not there. We (spent the next hour walking the cul-de-sac on which the ireland Place is located. I spoke with the girls about a continuing wish to facilitate their relationship with both Parents and to address whatever fears or concerns that they would have. Ty enbsured them that I understood their level of expressed discomfort and was not minimizing that, but presented a short description of management of fear, desensitization, short-term exposure. Samantha became somewhat dramatic and said “You're gonna take us out in body bags, right?” assured her that there was no such risk or danger to them. £ peiggy-backed” on Judge Knutson’s instructions in the previous court hearing in which all the children were present. ZT jboted for them that the supervision of the court, the Supervision of the guardian ad litem, and whatever advocacy they Sew me providing, would, hopefully, give them more comfort and more reassurance. i oesentially thought out loud as I was trying to reconstruct poe eooma what | 1 underscood! toWbes cil aa kealticeree World ieeet and yelling and argumentation that had happened in their home over the past seven years and how that could have placed everybody at a high fear level, parents included. Both girls declined each time I asked them if they would simply step inside the house and take a look at the refurbishing snd renovation that their father had made to their bedrooms, to theliving room and to other areas that had been proviousi{ aeryea prior to their mother exiting the home, The girls continuously questioned why any efforts are going to be made to, in their words, “force them” to have a relationship with their father. come Gata with regard to their experienced relationship with their father, at this time, to allow a proper and full custodial Secessment to be completed and then for him to review the results and come to a specific finding. Boe ego ooecedk Chat) Chen guardien| ad liter: aca 7e gor Somehow, against them and they would probably never see their mother again. Tose zed them that was not the case and I would hope they would jock back at our sessions together, as we have made efforts to schedule meetings with their mother, some sessions with their father, and that the expectations are that both parents participate openly in the process of bring the children back to some semblance of contact with both parents. Both Samantha and Gianna noted that no matter what the court ordered or what I recommended or the guardian recommended, that chey wanted a relationship with their mother and that wos the only custodial option that they would consider. Again, we spent approximately 1 hour just walking around and Regen seopty clicy ent tee tprocesa = theygiat woreet canst ts sa or bolt or elope. After approximately 55 minutes, Ms. Olson arrived at the ee ermanedaeamery |W iwentiupy coe hescarsand cold) ner cae es were not successful in getting into the house, but that the girls and I had an opportunity to speak, and so I believed it was 2 valuable session, nonetheless. prcicnerse Coes ito Me) Olecnle| (conte. Tithenkeqe then ror rete coeeeg on im, at least, coming to the address, and they returned. OF che Rucki children, the two elder girls are certainly more Glmost implacably aligned with their mother, and any suggestion gf any other relationship that might interfere with thet is immediately rejected.on ZT am going to contact the aunts and speak about a more assert: we )* Rosture in terms of the children’s return to the Ireland lice home. I am going to have to think that through on that gould be Gone. I will coordinate my efforts with the sue, che pre enone ane) hed guardien¥aaliaren@ ici isisereas: