A day to be glad and a day to be sad

 Hello Emma Grace Foege,       ~The month of July~

Your dad was born into a loving family on July 8th and he left a loving family on July 2nd.  

This is your grandmother who was one of your best friends at one time.  It was so good then.  Before your dad died we spent lots of fun times together.  We were close and happily loved one another.  It was natural loving relationship.  Today it’s a different story it appears.  You should know that Brainwashing is child abuse and dangerous and you are the victim in this terrible plot.  It leaves you with questions and a lot of untruths.  Lots of lies to hide their motive.  You have been brainwashed without question.  It’s a powerful tool of control and manipulation.  Who in their right mind keeps a child isolated, manipulated and controlled like you’ve been.  Who in their right mind teaches their child to hate their grandmother who is good and loving.  A very disturbed, to put it mildly, mother and her boyfriend.  That’s who and I don’t know why.  Why doesn’t she love you more than money expected and another man. There’s always a motive behind their actions.  

It’s been nine years since your dad had his heart attack and died and you were taken away like a prisoner.  Isolated and denied the right to see me or any of your real daddy’s family. 

Someday, maybe never, you’ll realize what has happened to you over the past nine years.   I pray for you everyday.  God is watching you and the other people in your house.  God will take care of you and he will judge the others. 

Someday you will know that.  Such a waste of time.  You will know. You have so many loving, caring people who are waiting for you, who knew you when before your life turned around so dramatically.  

My life continues and I have the freedom to love and be with whomever I wish.  Your dad’s family is loving and wish the best for you.  We are not into manipulation and coercive behavior.  I have freedom and I want that for you. 

I get to see my grandsons happy faces on FaceTime when I’m not in Naples.  I get to share valuable time with them when I’m in Naples.   They are precious to me.  They are happy.  Life goes on.  Remember you have choices and you’ve been brainwashed into thinking we are bad. I’m sorry you are in this position.  I really am and you’ve been dealt a very bad hand in life when the only person who truly loved you unconditionally, besides us, died before you could really know him and remember him.  You were so young.  

I understand you don’t know the truth and you may be confused or don’t even know what to think.  Why are you afraid of us.  Silly, disturbing and foolish yet I know it’s very real to you  I think this is downright crazy behavior, melodramatic and stupid.  Reasonable people talk things out, discuss the issues and eventually make some sense of a crazy situation.  We have offered and we had no takers.  

Emma, you are the victim in this and my heart hurts for you.  The people who caused this should be held accountable because they have deprived you of love and attention.  Life is too short to waste time with this garbage  

I’m still your grandmother whether you like it or not and I still love you but I only want the loving girl I once knew and somewhere inside of you, you still are.  

Grammie

Hi Emma G! How is high school? I am sure you are excelling academically. Your dad was very intelligent, and I am sure you are carrying on his legacy.

I had an amazing trip to Brazil (again) and wanted to share photos of the Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, and Iguazu Falls, which run along the border of Brazil and Argentina and are the largest waterfalls in the world. A must!

Once you are able to adventure and travel, you will be able to see the world and your community, including the people around you, in a whole new way. The best education is a global education. When your dad and I were younger, we started traveling abroad when we were 6 or 7 years old. We had the same plans of adventure for you, yet this has not been possible due to choices beyond our control that we will never understand. When you are free, you may explore the world...I'd love to know about it when you do! 

 

Summertime is definitely here

 Good Morning Emma,

A short hello to you this very warm day in June.  I can’t believe how fast the time goes by these days.  Grandpa and I will be going to Indiana soon for Grandpa’s sister’s 91st birthday.  Sounds old doesn’t it?  Well it is and Mary is lucky to still be able to enjoy family and friends and be in her own home. Isn’t that wonderful?  

I wonder what your summer plans are and where you might be traveling to.  Wherever you go have fun and continue to be the sweet girl I once knew.  As my dad would say to all seven of us as he left for work in the morning, “ Be good and be careful”.

Hope you are happy.  Love, Grammie

Good morning Emma

 Today is Father’s Day, 2024 and when I picked up my phone today a wonderful happy picture of your dad was right there . It was kind of like he was saying, “good morning Mom”.   Kind of surprised me at first but glad of being reminded of how much he loved me, where he is, with God in Heaven, his ultimate destiny.  My next thought was how proud he was of you.  He said that creating you with the love he had for your mother at the time was the best thing he ever did.  He was a man of great accomplishments and you were his greatest.  So Happy Father’s Day Todd, my son, your daddy, brother of Dama and Jody, uncle of Źan and Taj.  God’s Will placed him on earth with us and God’s will made him your dad.  For seven short years he loved you beyond any words or dreams you can ever imagine. I’m sorry his heart wasn't strong enough to stay here. Your life would have been much different, not isolated from family and people who love you and want the best for you.  

Thats all!  I’ve said my piece for today. You are always in my prayers.  Love,   Grammie

 Dear Emma Grace,

I have a very short note today for you.  Remember that whatever you’ve been told, your daddy’s family tried to protect you from harm.  We knew so much more and still do.  More than you’ll ever know.  From the very beginning when we were informed and had proof that you were living in a dangerous situation, we did everything we could to shield you from your predictable future with your mother and Scott.  Manipulation and control and isolation is not love.  Remember that. 

Love, Grammie

 Hi Emma,  your aunts and cousins and I were all together last evening and Auntie Jo gave me a couple things for me to keep for you.  They were yours when you were small.  Do you remember them?  I put the dolphins bracelet on and don’t you recall how popular those heart bracelets were?  You loved to play with them and dress up with them or pretty much it was your everyday wear!  You were the princess ❤️

Always remember you are beautiful, we love you and always will.   Your Grammie 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024

 Almost two months has passed since we’ve written you Emma and I hope your holidays were fun.  Did you go anywhere special? Well, I had a lovely holiday and the only thing missing was you.  Only you, my son’s only child, my only granddaughter,  my first born grandchild and the girl I used to know and loved to pieces.  Christmas was fun.  You had a present under the tree.  An invitation to join us here in North Carolina was mailed to you and your mother but your mother declined. I was upset and sad because I sent it in good faith and willing to put bygones be bygones.  Your mother had other ideas.  My present for you reflects a time we had together shopping.  You stopped in the store, knelt down to look at all these cute things on multiple shelf’s then picked each one up and looked closely at how sweet they were. Sweet, just like you, innocent and only shown love in your life thus far.  You were never denied love from those who loved you and your world was huge with so many friends of your Daddy.  He brought you everywhere.  Your present will be saved for you along with lots of other items we have for you.  If I’ve passed on before you return to us, your aunts will know where to find them here.  After last August when we saw you for the first time in eight years, I was not sure when or if you’d ever come back.  Your reaction saddened all of us because we have done nothing to hurt or harm you.  It is important to us that you know the truth someday and about how much your Dad adored you and what has transpired over the past eight years.  You deserve to know. You think you know but I guarantee you don’t.  Life can be so complicated and the simple truth is the best and that information will come from us.  Difficult for you and difficult for us.  

I will share some pictures of my Christmas with your Aunts, cousins and Grandpa.

Never forget that we love you and will always try to protect you and put your best interests and safety as our goal. You are my son’s child and since he’s not here to protect you, we love you too much to not care what happens to you.

Always your Grammie