hat day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements ha

Julia had been struggling to raise her son, Jonathan, alone for several years following her divorce. There were months when she didn't know if she could make ends meet, but somehow things always worked out. Jonathan was eight when his father, Mike, walked out of their lives. For the first several years Julia and Jonathan were a team and had a very tight bond. Ron walked into Julia's life and before long they were married. Though Jonathan was happy for his mom he couldn't help but feel a void and slipped into depression.

When Rob moved into their home tensions formed. Julia became pregnant and during her pregnancy they discovered Jonathan's grades were slipping and his depression was getting worse. Rob began to pressure Julia, telling her he had heard of programs that would help Jonathan with his grades and his depression. Feeling pressure from Rob, Julia got on the Internet and began researching programs for troubled teens. With so many websites to choose from her head was spinning. They all promised wonderful results for her son.

She finally called an 800 number and found a calm, cool, and collected person on the other end. She was asked countless questions about Jonathan and was told he was headed down the path of destruction. The admissions counselor, Patty, assured her there were wonderful programs for her son. Within 24-hours she received beautiful glossy brochures for programs inside and outside the US. Her intuition was telling her no, but the pressure from Rob and Patty was so great that she finally gave in. The baby would be born within a month and so, as Patty said, time was of the essence.

The following day Patty called back. She said after reviewing the online questionnaire Julia had filled out she believed Jonathan was suicidal and if she did not act quickly time could run out. Julia's head began to spin. How could things go from her child's grades slipping to him being suicidal, just like that? She felt trapped in her situation and though her mother's intuition again told her no, she agreed to send Jonathan to a program 3,000 miles from home.

Patty told Julia she felt it would be best if Jonathan were transported there by a teen escort service. Julia was adamant that she did not want him transported by strangers. Rob overheard the conversation and said he felt it would be best given Julia's condition. She pleaded with him to take Jonathan since she could not travel such a distance this late in her pregnancy. He refused, saying the timing was not good for him at work. Again feeling trapped, and again against her own intuition, she agreed.

Later that day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements had

es were slipping and his depression was getting worse. Rob began to pressure Julia, telling her he had heard of programs that would help Jonathan with his grades and his depression. Feeling pressure from Rob, Julia got on the Internet and began researching programs for troubled teens. With so many websites to choose from her head was spinning. They all promised wonderful results for her son.

She finally called an 800 number and found a calm, cool, and collected person on the other end. She was asked countless questions about Jonathan and was told he was headed down the path of destruction. The admissions counselor, Patty, assured her there were wonderful programs for her son. Within 24-hours she received beautiful glossy brochures for programs inside and outside the US. Her intuition was telling her no, but the pressure from Rob and Patty was so great that she finally gave in. The baby would be born within a month and so, as Patty said, time was of the essence.

The following day Patty called back. She said after reviewing the online questionnaire Julia had filled out she believed Jonathan was suicidal and if she did not act quickly time could run out. Julia's head began to spin. How could things go from her child's grades slipping to him being suicidal, just like that? She felt trapped in her situation and though her mother's intuition again told her no, she agreed to send Jonathan to a program 3,000 miles from home.

Patty told Julia she felt it would be best if Jonathan were transported there by a teen escort service. Julia was adamant that she did not want him transported by strangers. Rob overheard the conversation and said he felt it would be best given Julia's condition. She pleaded with him to take Jonathan since she could not travel such a distance this late in her pregnancy. He refused, saying the timing was not good for him at work. Again feeling trapped, and again against her own intuition, she agreed.

Later that day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements ha

wonderful programs for her son. Within 24-hours she received beautiful glossy brochures for programs inside and outside the US. Her intuition was telling her no, but the pressure from Rob and Patty was so great that she finally gave in. The baby would be born within a month and so, as Patty said, time was of the essence.

The following day Patty called back. She said after reviewing the online questionnaire Julia had filled out she believed Jonathan was suicidal and if she did not act quickly time could run out. Julia's head began to spin. How could things go from her child's grades slipping to him being suicidal, just like that? She felt trapped in her situation and though her mother's intuition again told her no, she agreed to send Jonathan to a program 3,000 miles from home.

Patty told Julia she felt it would be best if Jonathan were transported there by a teen escort service. Julia was adamant that she did not want him transported by strangers. Rob overheard the conversation and said he felt it would be best given Julia's condition. She pleaded with him to take Jonathan since she could not travel such a distance this late in her pregnancy. He refused, saying the timing was not good for him at work. Again feeling trapped, and again against her own intuition, she agreed.

Later that day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements ha

in her situation and though her mother's intuition again told her no, she agreed to send Jonathan to a program 3,000 miles from home.

Patty told Julia she felt it would be best if Jonathan were transported there by a teen escort service. Julia was adamant that she did not want him transported by strangers. Rob overheard the conversation and said he felt it would be best given Julia's condition. She pleaded with him to take Jonathan since she could not travel such a distance this late in her pregnancy. He refused, saying the timing was not good for him at work. Again feeling trapped, and again against her own intuition, she agreed.

Later that day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements ha

hat day she received a phone call from the escort service. They informed her that due to their travel plans they would need to pick her child up at 3:00 a.m. She was outraged, saying she wanted him picked up during the day. They told her that most children in her son's condition will resist and will not want to go. They told her it would put undue stress not only on Jonathan but on the entire family. She was told they had years of experience dealing with children and assured her he would be fine. Though this did not sit well with her, she again reluctantly agreed.

They faxed the forms, she signed them, and before she knew it the arrangements had been made. Her son would be picked up the next night. The following day was very difficult for her. As she tried to go through her day she could not help but feel she was making a huge mistake. She tried talking to Rob about it but he said she was being overprotective of her son and that this would be the best thing for him and for them. He told her it would give them a chance to start their new family while Jonathan received the help he needed.

That afternoon she took Jonathan out for an ice cream. She wanted so badly to tell her son what was about to happen but she remembered being told he would most likely run away. She held back the tears as she watched him eating his ice cream, longing for the days when it was just her and Jonathan. She questioned herself over and over again, but ultimately felt she had no choice but to send him away.

That night she tucked him into bed. She went into his room many times before 3:00 a.m., watching him sleep. Thoughts rushed through her head of waking him up, getting in the car, and taking him away from it all. She felt torn between her relationship with her son and her relationship with Rob.

She got no sleep at all that night. At 3:00 a.m., right on time, there was a quiet knock at the door. She was shocked to see two large men standing there, not at all what she expected. They assured her everything would be fine. They sat down with her at the kitchen table, going over forms and telling her it would be best if she went into her bedroom while they woke Jonathan up and took him away. How could she do this, she thought? Rob stood over her shoulder, assuring her everything would be alright. Her hand shook as she wrote the $1,800 check.

Tears welled into her eyes as she was escorted to her bedroom. She sobbed as she stood by her door, straining to hear what was going on. She heard Jonathan scream, then he was silent. What did that mean, she wondered? Was he reassured as they said he would be? Or did they do something to him. She couldn't take it any longer and opened the door. Just then she saw them - two large men, one small child - she looked hard and realized her son was in handcuffs. His head turned and their eyes met. She ran to him, sobbing, but Rob pulled her away. She was able to swipe her hand over his face as she yelled she was sorry and that she loved him.

As quickly as they came they were gone. Julia had never experienced pain like she experienced that night. No matter what Rob said, no words could calm her nerves. She feared something horrible would happen to her son. She laid there all night thinking about what